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Ouattara receives his new Airbus A320

On the hunt for a new aircraft since 2019, the Ivorian government turned to a discreet Swiss company to acquire an Airbus A320neo ACJ.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 13.07.2023

Lomé to host Gulf of Guinea's maritime security jamboree

The 7th symposium of Gulf of Guinea navy commanders is scheduled to take place in Lomé on 18 and 19 October.

Subscribers only Defence 13.07.2023

Brussels sceptical of Bola Ahmed Tinubu backing free trade agreement

Nigeria's position on the free trade Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and West African states is 'unlikely to change', according to the EU ambassador to Abuja Samuela Isopi.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.07.2023

Thales rejigs its West Africa operations

Having already closed its Nigerian office, the French electronics flagship is about to shut the doors of its Abidjan branch too. Its modest business activities in the region will henceforward be run from Dakar in Senegal.

Subscribers only Defence 06.07.2023

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy.© Olivier Lejeune/PhotoPQR/Le Parisien/MaxPPP

Sarkozy's discreet trip to Abidjan to talk Sucden with Ouattara

The ex-French president made a low-key visit to Abidjan on 3 July to discuss Sucden, a French company of which he is a board member, with the Ivorian leader Alassane Ouattara.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders, Business 06.07.2023

British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey (L) speaks next to European Council President Charles Michel (R), during the Accra Initiative summit on West Africa counter-terrorism cooperation which gathered heads of state and government in Accra on November 22, 2022.© Nipah Dennis/AFP

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Brussels and London face Accra Initiative headache

The future of the Accra Initiative, a West African security cooperation structure aimed at stemming the spread of rampant Islamist insurgency from the Sahel, remains uncertain. The United Kingdom and the EU, as key partners in the project, are encouraging member states to clarify their positions before unlocking any significant financial support.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 04.07.2023

Local companies say government ignored their demands in tobacco traceability tender

Angry Ivorian companies believe the government has ignored their complaints about the tender to design a traceability system that they say favours international players such as the Swiss firm SICPA at the expense of local firms.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 04.07.2023

Nigerian President Tinubu favourite for ECOWAS chair

Bola Tinubu, Nigeria's new head of state, has emerged as favourite to take the chair of the West African regional organisation as negotiations continue before a decision due on 9 July.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 04.07.2023

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, on June 23, 2023 in Paris.

Hôtel Masseran sale in doubt

The Ivorian notary managing Félix Houphouët-Boigny's inheritance is legally contesting the sale of the luxury Paris townhouse.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 30.06.2023

Confederation of African Football switches AGM to Abidjan

The General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football will not take place at the Sofitel in Cotonou on 13 July, as had been planned, but at the Sofitel in Abidjan.

Subscribers only Business 29.06.2023

Achi delegates management of AFCON budget

The $91m funds to cover delegation expenses for the next Africa Cup of Nations will be controlled by both the Ivorian football federation and the Confederation of African Football, but not the Ivory Coast's AFCON organising committee itself.

Subscribers only Business 28.06.2023

Paris presents military restructuring plan to African presidencies

The Elysée and the defence ministry have been holding discreet consultations with a handful of African "partners" to present the reorganisation of France's military presence on the continent.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.06.2023

Potential buyers waiting for Tullow Oil to pull out of Espoir

Ivory Coast | Oil | The British company Tullow Oil, which owns just over 20% of Ivory Coast's two main crude oil fields, Espoir and Baobab, is looking for buyers for its shares in Espoir.

Subscribers only Energy 27.06.2023

In Focus
Battle over the future chair of ECOWAS

The Guinea-Bissau president's hopes of a second term at the ECOWAS helm could well be dashed. The West African regional group, weakened by a series of coups in its member states and by a spat over whether national presidents should be allowed to serve a third term, is looking at several other potential candidates.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.06.2023

The battle to find the next president of ECOWAS has begun.

Goïta calls on Ouattara to obtain financial support from BCEAO

Bamako is under economic pressure and is asking Abidjan for help in lifting certain measures imposed by the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO).

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 23.06.2023

Gbagbo pays low-profile visit to Brussels

Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo discreetly left Ivory Coast on 16 June and headed to Brussels, where he is currently staying for a 'private trip'.

Subscribers only Politics 23.06.2023

Abidjan stings Cargill with hefty tax fine

Faced with a tax adjustment of over CFA Francs 100bn, the US group, the largest exporter of Ivorian cocoa beans, is trying to negotiate with the Ivorian authorities through the US Chamber of Commerce in Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 21.06.2023

Brussels provides €400,000 to finance Ivorian local elections

With just months to go before municipal and regional elections set for September, the European Union has injected €400,000 into the Ivorian electoral process via the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.06.2023

Former ambassador Jean-Marc Simon gives French construction firm Razel-Bec a helping hand in Abidjan

The French construction firm Razel-Bec has discreetly roped in the former French ambassador to the Ivory Coast, Jean-Marc Simon, to open doors in Abidjan.

Subscribers only Business 14.06.2023

Local cocoa firms battle for slice of sustainable beans pie

The Groupement des Négociants Ivoiriens (GNI), which brings together the main national cocoa traders in Ivory Coast, has undertaken to convince the government to introduce a mandatory percentage of certified sustainable beans in the 20% of international contracts reserved for them.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 13.06.2023

EU defence attachés to reinforce military diplomacy in coastal countries

The European External Action Service aims to create four new defence attaché posts to increase Brussels' security cooperation with four coastal countries of West Africa by the end of the year.

Subscribers only Defence 12.06.2023

Tobacco traceability tender call raises hackles of local manufacturers

Ivorian tobacco companies consider that the government's call for tenders to design an authentication and tracking system is likely to favour international players like the Swiss firm SICPA at the expense of local operators.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders, Business 09.06.2023

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Abidjan puts former Ivorian president's Paris mansion on the market for €150m

The Hôtel de Masseran, acquired by former Ivorian president Félix Houphouët-Boigny in 1978, has been discreetly put up for sale. The world's richest man, LVMH boss Bernard Arnault, has already visited the sumptuous Paris townhouse and some Gulf nabobs are also interested.

Subscribers only Business 08.06.2023

Former Ivorian president Félix Houphouët-Boigny.

PM Achi puts plan for difficult districts' urban renewal on back burner

Ivorian prime minister Patrick Achi has postponed the plan to clean up Abidjan's 'challenging' neighbourhoods. Several of the suggestions required expropriation, which was deemed complicated, and too delicate to undertake shortly before the local elections.

Subscribers only Politics 07.06.2023

Gide, Mazars and Titane compete for fibre optics feasibility study

French firms Gide Loyrette Nouel, Mazars and Titane are currently bidding for a feasibility study contract for an extension of Mauritania's backbone, a major project aiming to equip the country with fibre optics.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 07.06.2023

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Ivory Coast

Ouattara receives his new Airbus A320

Lomé to host Gulf of Guinea's maritime security jamboree

Brussels sceptical of Bola Ahmed Tinubu backing free trade agreement

Thales rejigs its West Africa operations

Sarkozy's discreet trip to Abidjan to talk Sucden with Ouattara

Spotlight
Brussels and London face Accra Initiative headache

Local companies say government ignored their demands in tobacco traceability tender

Nigerian President Tinubu favourite for ECOWAS chair

Hôtel Masseran sale in doubt

Confederation of African Football switches AGM to Abidjan

Achi delegates management of AFCON budget

Paris presents military restructuring plan to African presidencies

Potential buyers waiting for Tullow Oil to pull out of Espoir

In Focus
Battle over the future chair of ECOWAS

Goïta calls on Ouattara to obtain financial support from BCEAO

Gbagbo pays low-profile visit to Brussels

Abidjan stings Cargill with hefty tax fine

Brussels provides €400,000 to finance Ivorian local elections

Former ambassador Jean-Marc Simon gives French construction firm Razel-Bec a helping hand in Abidjan

Local cocoa firms battle for slice of sustainable beans pie

EU defence attachés to reinforce military diplomacy in coastal countries

Tobacco traceability tender call raises hackles of local manufacturers

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Abidjan puts former Ivorian president's Paris mansion on the market for €150m

PM Achi puts plan for difficult districts' urban renewal on back burner

Gide, Mazars and Titane compete for fibre optics feasibility study

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Ivory Coast

Ouattara receives his new Airbus A320

Lomé to host Gulf of Guinea's maritime security jamboree

Brussels sceptical of Bola Ahmed Tinubu backing free trade agreement

Thales rejigs its West Africa operations

Sarkozy's discreet trip to Abidjan to talk Sucden with Ouattara

Spotlight Brussels and London face Accra Initiative headache

Local companies say government ignored their demands in tobacco traceability tender

Nigerian President Tinubu favourite for ECOWAS chair

Hôtel Masseran sale in doubt

Confederation of African Football switches AGM to Abidjan

Achi delegates management of AFCON budget

Paris presents military restructuring plan to African presidencies

Potential buyers waiting for Tullow Oil to pull out of Espoir

In Focus Battle over the future chair of ECOWAS

Goïta calls on Ouattara to obtain financial support from BCEAO

Gbagbo pays low-profile visit to Brussels

Abidjan stings Cargill with hefty tax fine

Brussels provides €400,000 to finance Ivorian local elections

Former ambassador Jean-Marc Simon gives French construction firm Razel-Bec a helping hand in Abidjan

Local cocoa firms battle for slice of sustainable beans pie

EU defence attachés to reinforce military diplomacy in coastal countries

Tobacco traceability tender call raises hackles of local manufacturers

Spotlight Abidjan puts former Ivorian president's Paris mansion on the market for €150m

PM Achi puts plan for difficult districts' urban renewal on back burner

Gide, Mazars and Titane compete for fibre optics feasibility study

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Brussels and London face Accra Initiative headache

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Battle over the future chair of ECOWAS

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Abidjan puts former Ivorian president's Paris mansion on the market for €150m