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Ivory Coast

Sea Invest lobbying on port pays off

Sea Invest has finally managed to retain its hold on the port of Abidjan despite pressure from Pan African Minerals, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.07.2013

SODEMI in for complete makeover

Africa Mining Intelligence has learned that advisers in the Ivory Coast president’s economic unit are preparing a shake-up at Societe [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.07.2013

Dominique's donors get VIP treatment

It was party time at the Hotel Sofitel Ivoire on June 29, when Dominique Ouattara hosted a hosted a gala [...]

Subscribers only Politics 03.07.2013

Hospital renovations spell windfalls

Keen to have something to show for his term in office by the presidential elections in 2015, Alassane Ouattara has greenlit a project to renovate Abidjan’s main hospitals.

Subscribers only Politics 03.07.2013

Bouygues in line for Abidjan hospital contract

French group Bouygues is poised to win the contract to [...]

Subscribers only Business 03.07.2013

Acqua Nova wins case against soccer star Drogba

In a ruling handed down at the end of June, [...]

Subscribers only Business 03.07.2013

Carrefour takes on Prosuma in Abidjan

After monopolizing the supermarket sector in Ivory Coast for two [...]

Subscribers only Business 03.07.2013

Egis in holding pattern on airport city

The Ivorian government and Egis, the French transport, urban planning [...]

Subscribers only Business 03.07.2013

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President Ouattara’s petroleum pals

Eighteen months after Alassane Outtara took office the oil sector remains under the control of just a handful of companies. Russian and Nigerian investments are paying off in Abidjan while Chinese groups are trying to get a foot into the [.

Subscribers only Energy 02.07.2013

Upping the ante with ports

After building the Luba Freeport oil terminal in Equatorial Guinea, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.07.2013

IFC in major loan for Ciprel

After the gas-fired Azito power station went over to a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.07.2013

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Manganese: Chinese back in a big way

India's Dharni Sampda no longer rules the roost in Ivory Coast's manganese industry. Africa Mining Intelligence understands that after a hiatus sparked by the political crisis in 2010 the manganese mine at Lauzoa in the Grand Lahou region in the [.

Subscribers only Mining 25.06.2013

Sudden flurry of gold licenses

The renewal of reconnaissance permits, which have been held up for two years, still remains a problem in Ivory Coast. [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.06.2013

Digbeu Kipre

The Ivory Coast businessman Digbeu Kipre, managing director of the Transland Resources SA mining company, is planning a trip to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.06.2013

Abidjan

Mamadou Sangafowa, Ivory Coast’s farm minister, is working on a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.06.2013

West Africa Newsletter presents "Ivory Coast Insiders"

West Africa Newsletter is carrying out a series of exclusive investigations into Ivory Coast's power players. Our first is devoted [...]

Free access Politics 19.06.2013

ADB behind schedule

Donald Kaberuka was all smiles when he responded to RFI and Jeune Afrique journalists on the radio show Eco d’ici, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 19.06.2013

Bollore deal upsets Bidjans

Trade Minister Jean-Louis Billon is not alone in disapproving of [...]

Subscribers only Politics 19.06.2013

CMI back to school in Abidjan

Franco-Ivorian businessman Bernard Derrien, the founder of Compagnie Metalliques Ivoiriennes [...]

Subscribers only Business 19.06.2013

CMA CGM hires Hery in Abidjan

Retired Colonel Pierre Hery, who was defence attache at the [...]

Subscribers only Business 19.06.2013

CCI-CI seeks new president

Parfait Kouassi, chairman of the drug company GOMPCI-DPCI, is being [...]

Subscribers only Business 19.06.2013

MATHIEU DJEDJERO AKPA (CICO)

The construction company Constructions Cote d’Ivoire (CICO), headed by Mathieu [...]

Subscribers only Business 19.06.2013

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Guillaume Soro, from battle dress to business suit

Guillaume Soro has played numerous roles on his way up from student politics to rebel leader and then president of the National Assembly. In the space of less than a decade, he has been able to forge wide-ranging and varied contacts in the military, institutional and business spheres, making him a rare specimen in post-Félix Houphouët-Boigny Côte d'Ivoire.

Subscribers only 18.06.2013

Questions on Kesnad Oil & Energy

The chief executive of the Ivoirian company Kesnad Oil & Energy, Kouassi Kouame, signed an agreement with the managing director of Petroguin, Antonio Serifo Embalo, on June 7 in unusual circumstances.

Subscribers only Energy 18.06.2013

A Russian leg-up for ex-Vanco

The Panatlantic company is continuing to pick up acreage in Ivory Coast with considerable assistance from Russian interests.

Subscribers only Energy 18.06.2013

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Ivory Coast

Sea Invest lobbying on port pays off

SODEMI in for complete makeover

Dominique's donors get VIP treatment

Hospital renovations spell windfalls

Bouygues in line for Abidjan hospital contract

Acqua Nova wins case against soccer star Drogba

Carrefour takes on Prosuma in Abidjan

Egis in holding pattern on airport city

Spotlight
President Ouattara’s petroleum pals

Upping the ante with ports

IFC in major loan for Ciprel

Spotlight
Manganese: Chinese back in a big way

Sudden flurry of gold licenses

Digbeu Kipre

Abidjan

West Africa Newsletter presents "Ivory Coast Insiders"

ADB behind schedule

Bollore deal upsets Bidjans

CMI back to school in Abidjan

CMA CGM hires Hery in Abidjan

CCI-CI seeks new president

MATHIEU DJEDJERO AKPA (CICO)

Insiders
Guillaume Soro, from battle dress to business suit

Questions on Kesnad Oil & Energy

A Russian leg-up for ex-Vanco

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Ivory Coast

Sea Invest lobbying on port pays off

SODEMI in for complete makeover

Dominique's donors get VIP treatment

Hospital renovations spell windfalls

Bouygues in line for Abidjan hospital contract

Acqua Nova wins case against soccer star Drogba

Carrefour takes on Prosuma in Abidjan

Egis in holding pattern on airport city

Spotlight President Ouattara’s petroleum pals

Upping the ante with ports

IFC in major loan for Ciprel

Spotlight Manganese: Chinese back in a big way

Sudden flurry of gold licenses

Digbeu Kipre

Abidjan

West Africa Newsletter presents "Ivory Coast Insiders"

ADB behind schedule

Bollore deal upsets Bidjans

CMI back to school in Abidjan

CMA CGM hires Hery in Abidjan

CCI-CI seeks new president

MATHIEU DJEDJERO AKPA (CICO)

Insiders Guillaume Soro, from battle dress to business suit

Questions on Kesnad Oil & Energy

A Russian leg-up for ex-Vanco

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Spotlight
President Ouattara’s petroleum pals

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Manganese: Chinese back in a big way

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Guillaume Soro, from battle dress to business suit