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Energy Business 17/03/2023

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.

Finance 14/03/2023

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.

Commodity traders 13/03/2023

Cargill granted extra cocoa beans quota

A farm worker with cacoa beans at a farm in Ivory Coast. © Legnan Koula/EPA/MaxPPP

Cocoa cartel v traders

Politics 10/03/2023

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.

Defence 08/03/2023

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.

Defence 07/03/2023

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

A defence security meeting in Abidjan scheduled for 13 to 16 March aims to match around 30 French companies with securocrats from Ivory Coast. The event will be headed up by Bpifrance and overseen by Paris.

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Infrastructure 03/03/2023

Codimex banned from public contracts for two years

The Ivorian subsidiary of the Attie brothers' company has had its contract rescinded after failing to construct a number of schools on time.

Diplomacy 03/03/2023

Intelligence chief Vassiriki Traoré in Paris

Le chef de la Direction des services extérieurs (DSE) a discrètement séjourné en France fin février.

Diplomacy 02/03/2023

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

The UN World Food Programme decided on a new support plan for Africa in early February. The budget is close to €30m.

Business Diplomacy 28/02/2023

Abidjan and Paris discuss AFCON 2024 security

When in Paris last week, Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi discussed the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which his country is to host in January 2024.

Finance 27/02/2023

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.

Defence 24/02/2023

Macron to bring forward statement on French bases in Africa

The French president is about to catch everyone off guard with an early unveiling of his plans to reorganise the French military in Africa. He initially planned to make this announcement during his tour of Central Africa next month.

French president Emmanuel Macron at the military base in Djibouti on 12 March 2019.

Commodity traders 23/02/2023

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.

In Focus Business 20/02/2023

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

On the contemporary African art market, a flood of previously unknown works by the late Ivorian Bruly Bouabré has aroused suspicion. Africa Intelligence investigated this industry of fake works purported to be by this internationally renowned artist.

The production of fake drawings by Ivorian Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, who died in 2014, is causing concern among experts.

Defence 20/02/2023

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.

Politics 17/02/2023

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.

Defence Diplomacy 16/02/2023

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

Finance 15/02/2023

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.

SpotlightDiplomacy 14/02/2023

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.

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic on 26 February 2020.

Defence 14/02/2023

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.

SpotlightPolitics 07/02/2023

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.

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

Diplomacy 07/02/2023

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.

Business Diplomacy 06/02/2023

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.

Diplomacy 02/02/2023

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.

Diplomacy 30/01/2023

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

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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

Worried Ivorian cocoa traders turn to Ouattara for help

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

Chinese defence giant Norinco set to land FACI armoured vehicle contract

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

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

Otokar's armoured vehicles en route to troubled northern border

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

Hollande could join Merkel in Yamoussoukro

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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

Worried Ivorian cocoa traders turn to Ouattara for help

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

Chinese defence giant Norinco set to land FACI armoured vehicle contract

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

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

Otokar's armoured vehicles en route to troubled northern border

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

Hollande could join Merkel in Yamoussoukro

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