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Russians make beeline for business

Along with investors from the Gulf, South Korea, and China, Russian business interests have started flocking to Ivory Coast. GPB Global Resources is the latest company staking out the country.

Subscribers only Politics 27.08.2014

Kid glove treatment for Bedie

The Ivorian president's office had one of its Grumann fly [...]

Subscribers only Politics 27.08.2014

Israel deal scuppers gas accord

Qatar's leadership has decided against proceeding with a memorandum of understanding in October 2013 between Societe Nationale d'Operations Petrolieres de [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.2014

Electrification key factor in ballot

Ivory Coast’s presidents is perfectly aware that rural electrification will play a crucial part in his race to win re-election in October, 2015.

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.2014

Washington corners the diamond trade

Thanks to a highly persuasive form of economic diplomacy, the Americans have tightened their grip on Ivory Coast’s diamond market [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.07.2014

Gazprombank Ivory Coast Minerals’ patience runs short

Gazprombank Ivory Coast Minerals, an affiliate of the Russian giant GPB Global Resources (Gazprombank group) is thinking of cancelling its [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.07.2014

International Natural Resources on the offensive

Dubai-based International Natural Resources is speeding up its projects in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.07.2014

Spotlight
Ouattara works African magic on Hollande

With his popularity at its lowest in French opinion polls, François Hollande enjoyed brief spell away from the domestic doldrums in Abidjan, on July 17. In a sign that Franco-African relations do not change, this first visit by a French [.

Subscribers only Politics 23.07.2014

Abidjan strategic for Barkhane

Ivory Coast will play a strategic role in supporting Operation Barkhane, whose command was officially installed in the Chadian capital [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.07.2014

Gbagbo makes president’s office mind language

Alassane Ouattara’s advisors have convinced the presidential communications service to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.07.2014

Sofitel-Ivoire mobilised

The former Hotel Ivoire, which is now run by the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.07.2014

Matiere SAS partners with Ivorian government

Matiere, a French company that makes pre-fabricated reinforced concrete, signed [...]

Subscribers only Business 23.07.2014

Servair and Groupe Franchise together in Ivory Coast

Servair Abidjan, the Air France airline services subsidiary is negotiating [...]

Subscribers only Business 23.07.2014

Bivac Veritas on the mend in Abidjan

After losing a major contract to rival Webb Fontaine, the [...]

Subscribers only Business 23.07.2014

Canal Plus beats back Bein

French pay TV group Canal Plus is maintaining its dominant [...]

Subscribers only Business 23.07.2014

GERVAIS KACOU (OBAMCI)

Gervais Kacou, Ivory Coast’s former foreign minister and ambassador to [...]

Subscribers only Business 23.07.2014

Beijing hones its oil strategy

Several Chinese groups have been trying to win deals to build infrastructure in return for oil and minerals.

Subscribers only Energy 22.07.2014

IS45 looks beyond Nigeria

Now it has acquired OML 29, the Nigerian firm IS45 based in Geneva is sniffing out other investment opportunities in Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 22.07.2014

Better supplies for Ouagadougou

Ivory Coast is going to sell more power to next-door Burkina Faso which pays its bills better than its own citizens do.

Subscribers only Energy 22.07.2014

Buried Hill to finance CI-509

Despite a dispute early this year in Gambia with its [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.07.2014

Hollande in Abidjan: the full Monty!

François Hollande will make his visit to Ivory Coast on July 17 at high speed. At 8 am, two and [...]

Subscribers only 11.07.2014

Bouygues engages Dialogue Production in Abidjan

Socoprim, the Bouygues group subsidiary that is building the Henri [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.07.2014

Vinci wins new contract in Ivory Coast

France's Vinci Construction landed a CFA 29 billion (€44.2 million) [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.07.2014

CGE-BTP lands Abidjan housing project

CGE-BTP, the public works company founded by Burkina Faso businessman [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.07.2014

PHILIPPE KADIE (New Concept)

New Concept, the communications consultancy founded in 2007 and headed [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.07.2014

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