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Ivory Coast

Loic Folloroux loses another round to RockWinds in marathon cocoa court case

The Bordeaux Court of Appeal has upheld a first instance ruling in the multi-million euro dispute between the French-Ivorian trader and the Bordeaux-based firm.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 18.04.2023

Yacoub Sidya, Russian group Nordgold's invisible partner

Companies linked to Mauritanian businessman Yacoub Sidya are omnipresent around the African operations of Russian miner Nordgold, which was hit by sanctions after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The gold mining firm, however, takes great care to remain in the background.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 17.04.2023

Moroccan group Novamed considers selling its West African clinics

The Moroccan group Novamed is considering selling its eight clinics in West Africa for an estimated price of just over €30m.

Subscribers only Business 17.04.2023

World Bank to appoint new country director for Abidjan office

The World Bank's country director in Abidjan Coralie Gevers's successor will come from the institution's Madagascar office and be appointed in June.

Subscribers only Finance 14.04.2023

Ex-CCC exec Vallet-Coulibaly to support local cocoa traders in new role

Recently appointed as the vice president's chief of staff, Françoise Vallet-Coulibaly has been tasked with tackling the supply difficulties being experienced by Ivorian cocoa bean exporters.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 13.04.2023

Washington provides $1m to help West African states transition back to democracy

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is about to launch a new programme, financed by the State Department, to encourage the return to civilian rule in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Chad.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.04.2023

MRS boss Dantata fails to convince Paris court in dispute with Petroci over Corlay

On 28 March, the Paris appeal court upheld the $14m price tag for Corlay Global's equity investment by Petroci.

Subscribers only Energy 11.04.2023

Thales targets lucrative military radio contract

Thales representatives in Ivory Coast are currently chasing after a contract for military radios that could be worth tens of millions of euros.

Subscribers only Defence 07.04.2023

French defence committee boss Gassilloud due in Dakar and Niamey to discuss military bases

After a trip to Abidjan, the head of the French parliament's armed forces committee, Thomas Gassilloud, will travel to Senegal and Niger this month to discuss the reorganisation of French military deployment in West Africa.

Subscribers only Defence 04.04.2023

Thomas Gassilloud, president of the National Defense and Armed Forces Commission, the 24th of January 2023

From Israeli ships to telecoms, broker Kevin Guyonnet is breaking into all kinds of business

The Ivorian broker Kevin Guyonnet is hugely successful in Abidjan. Having organised, with Gaby Peretz, the order of two Israeli patrol boats for the navy, the businessman is branching out into financial deals, telecoms and health services.

Subscribers only Defence 03.04.2023

Steve Bokhobza brokers helicopters for Ivorian army under alias of David Nakash

Abidjan's recent hiring and acquisition of H125 helicopters for the armed forces was arranged by Magen-ta Solutions, a Spanish firm created by Steve Bokhobza, a controversial defence equipment broker with dual French-Israeli citizenship who now goes by the name of David Nakash.

Subscribers only Defence 31.03.2023

French National Assembly President Yaël Braun-Pivet to travel to Abidjan

French National Assembly President Yaël Braun-Pivet is to travel to Abidjan for a three-day official visit. She will meet with President Alassane Ouattara on 3 April in the economic capital of Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.03.2023

In Bruxelles, Coalition of the Sahel to thrash out new strategy

Members of the Sahel Coalition will meet in Brussels on 27 March under the leadership of Djimet Adoum. The approach to be taken after Mali's withdrawal from the G5 Sahel last year will be on the agenda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.03.2023

Veolia hangs on to Adzopé contract

Alassane Ouattara has opted to extend Veolia's contract to run the Adzopé drinking water plant in the La Mé region of Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 17.03.2023

BICICI's new shareholders appoint their Ivorian directors

Each of the BICICI's new Ivorian shareholders has appointed two or three directors to represent it on the bank's newly constituted board.

Subscribers only Finance 14.03.2023

Cargill granted extra cocoa beans quota

Despite the Cocoa and Coffee Council's decision in February to limit sales to large traders, the head of the US trading giant's regional office was able to bargain for an additional quota of around 10,000 tonnes of cocoa beans, of which Cargill is the Ivory Coast's largest exporter.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 13.03.2023

A farm worker with cacoa beans at a farm in Ivory Coast.

French appeal court upholds seizure of Guillaume Soro's life insurance policy

France's highest court of appeal ruled on 1 February that charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity brought against the Ivorian opposition leader Guillaume Soro are legally valid.

Subscribers only Politics 10.03.2023

Cogitech is army's preferred supplier for northern border protection

Cogitech, a company headed by Abdoulaye Zeba, is working with the Ivorian army general staff to install military surveillance equipment on the country's borders. It has signed new agreements with Chinese group Huawei, Motorola and American drone manufacturer Skydio.

Subscribers only Defence 08.03.2023

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Ivory Coast

Loic Folloroux loses another round to RockWinds in marathon cocoa court case

Yacoub Sidya, Russian group Nordgold's invisible partner

Moroccan group Novamed considers selling its West African clinics

World Bank to appoint new country director for Abidjan office

Ex-CCC exec Vallet-Coulibaly to support local cocoa traders in new role

Washington provides $1m to help West African states transition back to democracy

MRS boss Dantata fails to convince Paris court in dispute with Petroci over Corlay

Thales targets lucrative military radio contract

French defence committee boss Gassilloud due in Dakar and Niamey to discuss military bases

From Israeli ships to telecoms, broker Kevin Guyonnet is breaking into all kinds of business

Steve Bokhobza brokers helicopters for Ivorian army under alias of David Nakash

French National Assembly President Yaël Braun-Pivet to travel to Abidjan

In Bruxelles, Coalition of the Sahel to thrash out new strategy

Veolia hangs on to Adzopé contract

BICICI's new shareholders appoint their Ivorian directors

Cargill granted extra cocoa beans quota

French appeal court upholds seizure of Guillaume Soro's life insurance policy

Cogitech is army's preferred supplier for northern border protection

Bpifrance 'speed dating' event set to boost French defence industry

Codimex banned from public contracts for two years

Intelligence chief Vassiriki Traoré in Paris

New WFP aid package for Ouagadougou, Abuja and N'Djamena

Abidjan and Paris discuss AFCON 2024 security

Afreximbank picks PR firm Concerto for its Ivory Coast branch

Macron to bring forward statement on French bases in Africa

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Ivory Coast

Loic Folloroux loses another round to RockWinds in marathon cocoa court case

Yacoub Sidya, Russian group Nordgold's invisible partner

Moroccan group Novamed considers selling its West African clinics

World Bank to appoint new country director for Abidjan office

Ex-CCC exec Vallet-Coulibaly to support local cocoa traders in new role

Washington provides $1m to help West African states transition back to democracy

MRS boss Dantata fails to convince Paris court in dispute with Petroci over Corlay

Thales targets lucrative military radio contract

French defence committee boss Gassilloud due in Dakar and Niamey to discuss military bases

From Israeli ships to telecoms, broker Kevin Guyonnet is breaking into all kinds of business

Steve Bokhobza brokers helicopters for Ivorian army under alias of David Nakash

French National Assembly President Yaël Braun-Pivet to travel to Abidjan

In Bruxelles, Coalition of the Sahel to thrash out new strategy

Veolia hangs on to Adzopé contract

BICICI's new shareholders appoint their Ivorian directors

Cargill granted extra cocoa beans quota

French appeal court upholds seizure of Guillaume Soro's life insurance policy

Cogitech is army's preferred supplier for northern border protection

Bpifrance 'speed dating' event set to boost French defence industry

Codimex banned from public contracts for two years

Intelligence chief Vassiriki Traoré in Paris

New WFP aid package for Ouagadougou, Abuja and N'Djamena

Abidjan and Paris discuss AFCON 2024 security

Afreximbank picks PR firm Concerto for its Ivory Coast branch

Macron to bring forward statement on French bases in Africa

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