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Israeli ambassador tightens her security arrangements in Abidjan

Israeli ambassador Rony Yedidia Clein recently moved her offices in Abidjan to the Sofitel Ivoire hotel for security reasons.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.11.2024

Ibrahim Traoré grapples with diaspora

Burkina Faso's junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore in Niamey on 6 July 2024. © Mahamadou Hamidou/Reuters

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 08.11.2024

Ouattara returns to newly renovated palace without his VP

In the past, Daniel Kablan Duncan had an office on the first floor next to Ouattara's.

Subscribers only Politics 07.11.2024

Billionaire Jean-Claude Mimran quietly exits cashew sector

Cashew Industries West Africa is quietly closing its doors. Its billionnaire owner decided to stop investing in the entity earlier in the year.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 05.11.2024

Abidjan racks up unpaid bills with Bouygues and other businesses

For almost 10 months, Abidjan has been unable to pay its bills to natural gas producer Foxtrot International

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy 05.11.2024

Fatoumata Sanogo continues her takeover of Ivory Coast's PETROCI

Petroci's managing director secured the dismissal of both Georges Kam Sié, deputy managing director in charge of operations and production, and Barakissa Bamba, in charge of finance, administration and commercial activities.

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.2024

Miners alarmed by hefty court orders

Mining companies operating in Ivory Coast have grown anxious about the prospect of their relations with local communities ending up in litigation following a series of costly court rulings.

Subscribers only Mining 04.11.2024

Cocoa industry watchdog tightens price controls

With Ivorian traders accusing international firms of overpaying for their cocoa, the industry regulator, Conseil Café-Cacao, led by Yves Brahima Koné, is looking into the matter. The Groupement des Négociants Ivoiriens is also holding talks.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 29.10.2024

China's Huawei and US's Cybastion compete for data centres

The US firm Cybastion gained the upper hand on China's Huawei when it was selected by Abidjan to manage Ivory Coast's national storage infrastructure.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 29.10.2024

Alassane Ouattara to take private trip to France

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is due to visit France in early November on a private trip. A meeting with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron is not currently on the agenda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.10.2024

French ex-minister's venture capital fund for Africa seeks investors

Launched last March by the French firm Ring Capital, the venture capital fund Ring Africa, dedicated to startups in French-speaking Africa, hosted a closed-door presentation in its Paris office in early October with about 20 potential investors in attendan

Subscribers only Finance, Business 28.10.2024

Washington set to open Development Finance Corporation office in Rabat

Washington's most recently created development agency, the US Development Finance Corporation, which was set up in 2019, is to open a new bureau of representation in Rabat, in December.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy 23.10.2024

Tourism minister attempts to revive Yamoussoukro's Hotel Président

An agreement had been signed with the South African company Sun International but it was blocked by the Minister for Assets, the State Portfolio and Public Enterprises Moussa Sanogo.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 22.10.2024

Air Côte d'Ivoire bosses set to visit Airbus

The Ivorian national airline's directors are due to travel to the aircraft manufacturer's headquarters in France at the end of the month to check on their order for an A330neo.

Subscribers only Business 17.10.2024

YARIS marine surveillance platform delivery delayed

The Gulf of Guinea GoGIN II project is running behind schedule.

Subscribers only Defence 17.10.2024

EU to step up anti-terrorism training in northern Ivory Coast

After pledging to finance military equipment for the country's army and training 300 of its gendarmes, the European Union may provide training for forest rangers in the Comoé National Park who face incursions by armed groups.

Subscribers only Defence 16.10.2024

Prosuma's bubbles burst as it loses champagne and spirits distribution

The Prosuma group, controlled by the Kassam and Fakhry families, will no longer be distributing champagnes and spirits in Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Business 14.10.2024

Turkey's Otokar sells more military vehicles to Abidjan

Turkish armoured vehicle manufacturer Otokar was in early September finalising two contracts to provide equipment to the Ivorian military and gendarmerie.

Subscribers only Defence 09.10.2024

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Macron tackles final decisions on military presence in Africa

The French president is due to convene a Defence Council devoted specifically to Africa at the end of October. The initial conclusions of the report he commissioned from his personal envoy, Jean-Marie Bockel, will be presented at the meeting.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 02.10.2024

French general Thierry Burkhard during training exercises at the Raponda Walker Arboretum forest in Akanda, Gabon, 15 April 2022.

Liz Aviation provides an aircraft for Togolese armed forces

Liz Aviation, a company owned by Burkinabe billionaire Mahmadou Bonkoungou, has just agreed to provide one of its aircraft to the Togolese Air Force.

Subscribers only Defence 02.10.2024

EU launches major embassy reshuffle

Half of the European Union's embassies in West Africa are due to change hands by 2025, including those in Abidjan and Accra.

Free access Diplomacy 26.09.2024

Thales keen to dot northern border with its radar

Thales is prospecting in Abidjan in the hope of selling a batch of surveillance radars. This summer, top military brass met a sales team sent by the French defence giant.

Subscribers only Defence 25.09.2024

Tycoon Simon Tiemtoré hoping to buy stake in Novamed healthcare group

Simon Tiemtoré, a US businessman from Burkina Faso and founder of Lilium Capital, pan-African banking conglomerate Vista Bank's holding company, has entered into negotiations to buy the Novamed healthcare group.

Subscribers only Finance 24.09.2024

Abidjan to turn page on miners' tax breaks

Mining companies active in Ivory Coast are worried about plans to end various fiscal exemptions.

Subscribers only Mining 19.09.2024

Two Vista Bank mainstays exit group

The pan-African banking group has just lost two of its mainstays: Stéphane Ouédraogo and Thierry Hott. Ouédraogo and Hott are both well-connected in the sub-region, and had shared their contacts with Vista Bank.

Subscribers only Finance 17.09.2024

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Ivory Coast

Israeli ambassador tightens her security arrangements in Abidjan

Ibrahim Traoré grapples with diaspora

Ouattara returns to newly renovated palace without his VP

Billionaire Jean-Claude Mimran quietly exits cashew sector

Abidjan racks up unpaid bills with Bouygues and other businesses

Fatoumata Sanogo continues her takeover of Ivory Coast's PETROCI

Miners alarmed by hefty court orders

Cocoa industry watchdog tightens price controls

China's Huawei and US's Cybastion compete for data centres

Alassane Ouattara to take private trip to France

French ex-minister's venture capital fund for Africa seeks investors

Washington set to open Development Finance Corporation office in Rabat

Tourism minister attempts to revive Yamoussoukro's Hotel Président

Air Côte d'Ivoire bosses set to visit Airbus

YARIS marine surveillance platform delivery delayed

EU to step up anti-terrorism training in northern Ivory Coast

Prosuma's bubbles burst as it loses champagne and spirits distribution

Turkey's Otokar sells more military vehicles to Abidjan

Spotlight
Macron tackles final decisions on military presence in Africa

Liz Aviation provides an aircraft for Togolese armed forces

EU launches major embassy reshuffle

Thales keen to dot northern border with its radar

Tycoon Simon Tiemtoré hoping to buy stake in Novamed healthcare group

Abidjan to turn page on miners' tax breaks

Two Vista Bank mainstays exit group

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Ivory Coast

Israeli ambassador tightens her security arrangements in Abidjan

Ibrahim Traoré grapples with diaspora

Ouattara returns to newly renovated palace without his VP

Billionaire Jean-Claude Mimran quietly exits cashew sector

Abidjan racks up unpaid bills with Bouygues and other businesses

Fatoumata Sanogo continues her takeover of Ivory Coast's PETROCI

Miners alarmed by hefty court orders

Cocoa industry watchdog tightens price controls

China's Huawei and US's Cybastion compete for data centres

Alassane Ouattara to take private trip to France

French ex-minister's venture capital fund for Africa seeks investors

Washington set to open Development Finance Corporation office in Rabat

Tourism minister attempts to revive Yamoussoukro's Hotel Président

Air Côte d'Ivoire bosses set to visit Airbus

YARIS marine surveillance platform delivery delayed

EU to step up anti-terrorism training in northern Ivory Coast

Prosuma's bubbles burst as it loses champagne and spirits distribution

Turkey's Otokar sells more military vehicles to Abidjan

Spotlight Macron tackles final decisions on military presence in Africa

Liz Aviation provides an aircraft for Togolese armed forces

EU launches major embassy reshuffle

Thales keen to dot northern border with its radar

Tycoon Simon Tiemtoré hoping to buy stake in Novamed healthcare group

Abidjan to turn page on miners' tax breaks

Two Vista Bank mainstays exit group

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Macron tackles final decisions on military presence in Africa