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Ivory Coast

Coca-Cola restructures Ivoirian bottling partnership

The Atlanta-based soft drinks company has been dissolving several of its African partnerships and is currently preparing to part ways with its bottler in Ivory Coast.

Free access Business 05.05.2022

ENI's Baleine discovery promises to be game changer for Ivory Coast

The deepwater Baleine find is widely regarded as a game changer in the Gulf of Guinea, an area that has been lacking in discoveries in recent years. It could triple Ivory Coast's current oil production of 30,000 bpd.

Subscribers only Energy 29.04.2022

Ouattara takes keen interest in French tax probe into Propharmed

Propharmed, a pharmaceutical wholesaler being probed by the French tax authorities for not paying VAT on drugs it exports to Africa, has close links to the Ivorian president's office, which is anxiously monitoring the investigation.

Subscribers only Business 28.04.2022

How EU plans to allocate $600m military support package within the AU

On 21 April, the European Union adopted an assistance measure to provide the African Union with €600m in aid over three years. A €170m package has already been set aside for 2022. The package should be put towards the fight against Boko Haram and the AU mission in Somalia but leaves out the G5 Sahel.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.04.2022

French tax investigators target pharma wholesalers over unpaid VAT

Operating between Geneva, Abidjan and the Parisian suburbs, Ivorian businessman Ahmadou Touré and other shareholders of pharmaceutical wholesalers Propharmed and Ressourcethica are battling in court to have the proceedings brought against them by the French tax authorities quashed.

Subscribers only Business 25.04.2022

Ouattara makes key new appointments at his embassy in Paris

Following his appointment of a new consul general at the French embassy in Paris in February, Alassane Ouattara has promoted one of his generals as head of the military mission there.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.04.2022

How politics is playing out in Ivorian football election

Officially, the Ouattaras are remaining entirely impartial with regards to the 23 April election for the next president of the Ivorian Football Federation. Candidates Sory Diabaté, Idriss Diallo and Didier Drogba are nonetheless vying for their support via political VIPs.

Subscribers only Politics 21.04.2022

Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara and his wife Dominique.

How Dakar became West Africa's 'strategic thinking' capital

Over the last decade, Dakar has established itself as the centre of 'strategic thinking' in West Africa. The city boasts a think tank ecosystem where ministers, former generals, researchers and donors mingle.

Free access Diplomacy 20.04.2022

Gilles Huberson challenges forced retirement and plots comeback in private sector

The former French ambassador to Ivory Coast, Gilles Huberson, has mounted a legal case to have the decree that forced him into retirement in 2021 annulled. He is also planning his return in the private sector.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.04.2022

The former ambassador of France in Ivory Coast, Gilles Huberson.

Dakar, the post-Barkhane experiment

In parallel with the withdrawal from Mali, the French army will strengthen the role the Eléments Français au Sénégal's 400 soldiers, whose current boss, General Michel Delpit, will leave his post in the middle of this year.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 19.04.2022

Dakar is home to 350 French soldiers from the EFS.

Between Mali pullout and Ukraine, French military cooperation budget reaches delicate equilibrium

Despite the reallocation of European security cooperation funds to Ukraine, Paris has made a point of reassuring its West African partners by releasing other funds their way.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 15.04.2022

Sport ministry and prime minister battle over Ebimpé stadium revamp contract

The Olympic stadium, an emblem of Alassane Ouattara's presidency, must be refurbished before 2023. The sports ministry is lobbying for a no-bid contract to be given to Egyptian construction group Arab Contractors, while the prime minister's office want to launch an international tender

Subscribers only Business 15.04.2022

From Bamako to Bangui, Walid Arem takes over Libya's problem hotels

Walid Arem has taken over the famed Ledger Plaza hotel in Bangui, which is owned by the Libyan state through its Laico fund and is at the centre of a bitter power struggle. Arem was already running two other Laico hotels in Bamako, as well as a seaside resort in Tunisia.

Subscribers only Business 15.04.2022

Burkinabe business leaders in three-way fight for Orabank

Orabank's re-entry into the market has resulted in three Burkina Faso business leaders battling it out to buy the Togo-based regional banking group.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 14.04.2022

Competition hots up for Northwestern African constituency between Pro-Macron candidates

The former Maghreb representative of Emmanuel Macron's LREM party, Mehdi Reddad, is gearing up to run for the presidential majority's nomination for the seat of MP for the French nationals in the Maghreb and West Africa.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 13.04.2022

Mehdi Reddad (left) and M'Jid El Guerrab (right).

The secrets behind Ouattara's succession plan

The Ivorian head of state plans a shake up at the top by appointing a vice-president, a position that has been vacant for two years. This move will have a knock-on effect on the government's balance of power.

Subscribers only Politics 13.04.2022

Ivorian state to make surprise bid for BICICI's sale

Private investors keen to purchase shares in the capital of French bank BNP Paribas's lucrative subsidiary in Ivory Coast, the Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l'Industrie de Côte d'Ivoire (BICICI), are readying themselves for battle.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 08.04.2022

Bidders face fierce competition for BNP's Ivory Coast subsidiary BICICI

Two West African moguls are poised to make an offer to buy French bank BNP Paribas' lucrative subsidiary in Ivory Coast, the Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et pour l'Industrie de Côte d'Ivoire (BICICI), in what promises to be a bitter battle for its aquisition.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 07.04.2022

BICICI's headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Bolloré's French army foreign operations' contract renewed for over €200m

After much hemming and hawing, French Bolloré Logistics has renewed its contract with the French army in Sahel.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 07.04.2022

France redeploys its military staff after Mali withdrawal

As the Barkhane convoys leave Mali one after the other, France has already begun to prepare its next steps in the Sahel.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 05.04.2022

Busy businessman Idriss Diallo hopes to net top football federation post

In the running to head the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF), which will elect its new president on 23 April, Idriss Diallo, who is competing against his former business partner, ex-Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, is a businessman involved in a number of sectors.

Subscribers only Business 04.04.2022

Yacine Idriss Diallo, candidate for the presidency of the Ivorian Football Federation.

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Ivory Coast

Coca-Cola restructures Ivoirian bottling partnership

ENI's Baleine discovery promises to be game changer for Ivory Coast

Ouattara takes keen interest in French tax probe into Propharmed

How EU plans to allocate $600m military support package within the AU

French tax investigators target pharma wholesalers over unpaid VAT

Ouattara makes key new appointments at his embassy in Paris

How politics is playing out in Ivorian football election

How Dakar became West Africa's 'strategic thinking' capital

Gilles Huberson challenges forced retirement and plots comeback in private sector

Dakar, the post-Barkhane experiment

Between Mali pullout and Ukraine, French military cooperation budget reaches delicate equilibrium

Sport ministry and prime minister battle over Ebimpé stadium revamp contract

From Bamako to Bangui, Walid Arem takes over Libya's problem hotels

Burkinabe business leaders in three-way fight for Orabank

Competition hots up for Northwestern African constituency between Pro-Macron candidates

The secrets behind Ouattara's succession plan

Ivorian state to make surprise bid for BICICI's sale

Bidders face fierce competition for BNP's Ivory Coast subsidiary BICICI

Bolloré's French army foreign operations' contract renewed for over €200m

France redeploys its military staff after Mali withdrawal

Busy businessman Idriss Diallo hopes to net top football federation post

Obiang plans his AU summit in Malabo

Industrial Development Fund's phantom industrial zones loan

International Counter-Terrorism Academy looks to US, Canada and Australia for fresh funding

After Friedland, Salle-Audet duo's projects spark interest of Sawiris and Eramet

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Ivory Coast

Coca-Cola restructures Ivoirian bottling partnership

ENI's Baleine discovery promises to be game changer for Ivory Coast

Ouattara takes keen interest in French tax probe into Propharmed

How EU plans to allocate $600m military support package within the AU

French tax investigators target pharma wholesalers over unpaid VAT

Ouattara makes key new appointments at his embassy in Paris

How politics is playing out in Ivorian football election

How Dakar became West Africa's 'strategic thinking' capital

Gilles Huberson challenges forced retirement and plots comeback in private sector

Dakar, the post-Barkhane experiment

Between Mali pullout and Ukraine, French military cooperation budget reaches delicate equilibrium

Sport ministry and prime minister battle over Ebimpé stadium revamp contract

From Bamako to Bangui, Walid Arem takes over Libya's problem hotels

Burkinabe business leaders in three-way fight for Orabank

Competition hots up for Northwestern African constituency between Pro-Macron candidates

The secrets behind Ouattara's succession plan

Ivorian state to make surprise bid for BICICI's sale

Bidders face fierce competition for BNP's Ivory Coast subsidiary BICICI

Bolloré's French army foreign operations' contract renewed for over €200m

France redeploys its military staff after Mali withdrawal

Busy businessman Idriss Diallo hopes to net top football federation post

Obiang plans his AU summit in Malabo

Industrial Development Fund's phantom industrial zones loan

International Counter-Terrorism Academy looks to US, Canada and Australia for fresh funding

After Friedland, Salle-Audet duo's projects spark interest of Sawiris and Eramet

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