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Afreximbank picks PR firm Concerto for its Ivory Coast branch

The French PR firm Concerto is set to head up institutional communications and carry out some PR work for Afreximbank's Ivory Coast branch.

Subscribers only Finance 27.02.2023

Macron to bring forward statement on French bases in Africa

French president Emmanuel Macron at the military base in Djibouti on 12 March 2019.© Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP

Subscribers only Defence 24.02.2023

Worried Ivorian cocoa traders turn to Ouattara for help

Local cocoa exporters are experiencing significant supply issues and may not manage to honour the contracts that expire when the main 2022-2023 harvest ends this month. Citing lack of action from the cocoa regulatory board, they are asking the president to step in.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 23.02.2023

Chinese defence giant Norinco set to land FACI armoured vehicle contract

The Ivorian army is close to placing a firm order for some 50 Chinese infantry fighting vehicles to boost its capacity to deal with the insurrection threat posed by armed groups. Arms dealers Gaby Peretz and Ben Moctar have quietly gone to work in Abidjan in an effort to take advantage of the demand for new equipment.

Subscribers only Defence 20.02.2023

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Ivorian artist Bruly Bouabré 'fakes' on sale from Abidjan to Venice

The production of fake drawings by Ivorian Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, who died in 2014, is causing concern among experts.© Studio Pachamama // AFP/Sia Kambou/Vincenzo Pinto

Subscribers only Business 20.02.2023

Abidjan keeps close eye on exiled Guillaume Soro

The Ivorian authorities are continuing to monitor closely the movements of the opposition figure, whose Schengen visa and Ivorian passport expire this year. Soro has been spending a good deal of time in Geneva and Dubai, but has also been visiting Cyprus.

Subscribers only Politics 17.02.2023

French armed forces minister Lecornu due in Abidjan and Dakar

France's armed forces minister Sébastien Lecornu will travel to Ivory Coast and Senegal in the coming days, though his schedule has yet to be finalised

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 16.02.2023

BNP Paribas pulls out of Ivory Coast

BNP Paribas's management will leave is Ivorian branch Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l'Industrie de Côte d'Ivoire (BICICI) on 15 February, after it was purchased by the Ivorian state in September.

Subscribers only Finance 15.02.2023

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From Dakar to Algiers, Belgrade's charm offensive in Africa

Serbia is conducting a charm offensive in African capitals in a bid to boost business and persuade them not to recognise Kosovo's independence. The operation is steered behind the scenes by a powerful Serbian businessman with deep links to Africa, working in concert with Belgrade's foreign minister Ivica Dacic.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.02.2023

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic on 26 February 2020.

Otokar's armoured vehicles en route to troubled northern border

The Turkish defence flagship, Otokar, signed two contracts in December to equip the Ivorian army and the gendarmerie with armoured vehicles. Both have put in orders for its Cobra II model to help with their fight against armed groups on Ivory Coast's northern border.

Subscribers only Defence 14.02.2023

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Ahead of polls, Ouattara moves to shore up his base

With local and regional elections eight months away and a presidential poll due in 2025, the Ivorian president is determined to bolster his majority. His RHDP party has launched a massive campaign to drum up support that is dealing unprecedented blows to two of his predecessors.

Subscribers only Politics 07.02.2023

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara in Paris, 11 November 2021.

New candidates mooted for leadership of UN's West Africa and Sahel office

An increasing number of potential candidates for the leadership of the UN's West Africa and Sahel regional office UNOWAS is being put forward.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.02.2023

Veolia loses water deal to local Ivorian firm Sodeci

Despite support from the French finance minister, waste and water management giant Veolia has lost the contract to run the Adzopé drinking water treatment plant on La Mé river in Ivory Coast. Local firm Sodeci, whose boss has friends in high places, has bagged the deal.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 06.02.2023

West Africa ponders choice of next UNOWAS head

The Dakar-based post UN post has been vacant since October and the names of several African diplomats are doing the rounds.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.02.2023

In Focus
Loïc Folloroux, son of Ivorian first lady and behind-the-scenes cocoa trader

Loïc Folloroux, the son of Ivory Coast first lady Dominique Ouattara and owner of Africa Sourcing, has been an effective advocate and a major beneficiary of regulations favouring local players in the country's vital cocoa trade.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 30.01.2023

The discreet businessman Loïc Folloroux, son of First Lady Dominique Ouattara, has established himself in recent decades as the leading local bean trader.

Hollande could join Merkel in Yamoussoukro

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due in Yamoussoukro on 8 February to receive the Félix-Houphouët Boigny Prize from UNESCO at the invitation of President Alassane Ouattara. She may see a familiar face there: that of former French president François Hollande

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.01.2023

African leaders plan trip to Kyiv and Moscow

A handful of African heads of state are planning a joint visit to Moscow and Kyiv to meet Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky. Details could be discussed at the next African Union summit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.01.2023

Diplomat Luc Briard to focus on African diaspora at foreign ministry

The French foreign ministry has recently appointed diplomat Luc Briard to oversee all matters relating to the African diaspora

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.01.2023

Delayed EU anti-piracy cooperation presents Washington and Seoul with opening

SWAIMS, an EU project to fight piracy in the waters off West Africa, is experiencing hold-ups. Washington and Seoul are meanwhile working to counteract Chinese ambitions in the region.

Subscribers only Defence 24.01.2023

Trouble over CAF premises in Abidjan

PM Patrick Achi has ordered his sports minister to remove his staff from the offices donated by Ivory Coast to the Confederation of African Football for the preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Subscribers only Politics 24.01.2023

Ivorian high society haunt Sofitel Abidjan to be closed for renovation

The Accor hotel group plans to close the Sofitel Hotel Ivoire Abidjan for a major renovation before the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which is due to take place in Abidjan in January 2024.

Subscribers only Business 23.01.2023

Ouattara to dine with Macron at Elysée

Dans le cadre de son séjour en France, le président ivoirien rencontrera son homologue à l'Elysée. Les deux hommes doivent se retrouver dans le cadre d'un dîner.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.01.2023

Ivorian employers' association boss Ahmed Cissé selects his team

To assist him throughout his term at the helm of the CGECI, the businessman has handpicked three figures with close connections to the government.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 19.01.2023

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French investigators probe former African logistics giant Necotrans

French financial crimes prosecutors have been investigating Necotrans, a former champion of port logistics in Africa, for the past two years. Brothers Grégory and Emmanuel Quérel and their links with Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo are at the heart of the probe.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 17.01.2023

Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo reconnect in secret

On 10 January, Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara ordered the payment with arrears of the financial sum that Laurent Gbagbo had been claiming for over two years. Shortly afterwards, the two men spoke by telephone, and have agreed to meet in February.

Subscribers only Politics 17.01.2023

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Afreximbank picks PR firm Concerto for its Ivory Coast branch

Macron to bring forward statement on French bases in Africa

Worried Ivorian cocoa traders turn to Ouattara for help

Chinese defence giant Norinco set to land FACI armoured vehicle contract

In Focus
Ivorian artist Bruly Bouabré 'fakes' on sale from Abidjan to Venice

Abidjan keeps close eye on exiled Guillaume Soro

French armed forces minister Lecornu due in Abidjan and Dakar

BNP Paribas pulls out of Ivory Coast

Spotlight
From Dakar to Algiers, Belgrade's charm offensive in Africa

Otokar's armoured vehicles en route to troubled northern border

Spotlight
Ahead of polls, Ouattara moves to shore up his base

New candidates mooted for leadership of UN's West Africa and Sahel office

Veolia loses water deal to local Ivorian firm Sodeci

West Africa ponders choice of next UNOWAS head

In Focus
Loïc Folloroux, son of Ivorian first lady and behind-the-scenes cocoa trader

Hollande could join Merkel in Yamoussoukro

African leaders plan trip to Kyiv and Moscow

Diplomat Luc Briard to focus on African diaspora at foreign ministry

Delayed EU anti-piracy cooperation presents Washington and Seoul with opening

Trouble over CAF premises in Abidjan

Ivorian high society haunt Sofitel Abidjan to be closed for renovation

Ouattara to dine with Macron at Elysée

Ivorian employers' association boss Ahmed Cissé selects his team

Spotlight
French investigators probe former African logistics giant Necotrans

Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo reconnect in secret

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Afreximbank picks PR firm Concerto for its Ivory Coast branch

Macron to bring forward statement on French bases in Africa

Worried Ivorian cocoa traders turn to Ouattara for help

Chinese defence giant Norinco set to land FACI armoured vehicle contract

In Focus Ivorian artist Bruly Bouabré 'fakes' on sale from Abidjan to Venice

Abidjan keeps close eye on exiled Guillaume Soro

French armed forces minister Lecornu due in Abidjan and Dakar

BNP Paribas pulls out of Ivory Coast

Spotlight From Dakar to Algiers, Belgrade's charm offensive in Africa

Otokar's armoured vehicles en route to troubled northern border

Spotlight Ahead of polls, Ouattara moves to shore up his base

New candidates mooted for leadership of UN's West Africa and Sahel office

Veolia loses water deal to local Ivorian firm Sodeci

West Africa ponders choice of next UNOWAS head

In Focus Loïc Folloroux, son of Ivorian first lady and behind-the-scenes cocoa trader

Hollande could join Merkel in Yamoussoukro

African leaders plan trip to Kyiv and Moscow

Diplomat Luc Briard to focus on African diaspora at foreign ministry

Delayed EU anti-piracy cooperation presents Washington and Seoul with opening

Trouble over CAF premises in Abidjan

Ivorian high society haunt Sofitel Abidjan to be closed for renovation

Ouattara to dine with Macron at Elysée

Ivorian employers' association boss Ahmed Cissé selects his team

Spotlight French investigators probe former African logistics giant Necotrans

Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo reconnect in secret

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In Focus
Ivorian artist Bruly Bouabré 'fakes' on sale from Abidjan to Venice

Spotlight
From Dakar to Algiers, Belgrade's charm offensive in Africa

Spotlight
Ahead of polls, Ouattara moves to shore up his base

In Focus
Loïc Folloroux, son of Ivorian first lady and behind-the-scenes cocoa trader

Spotlight
French investigators probe former African logistics giant Necotrans