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Ivory Coast

China's CHEC to build Akwaba motorway interchange in Abidjan

China Harbour Engineering Co, which has been present in Ivory Coast since 2015, has just pocketed a new contract estimated at 26bn CFA francs (€39m) in Abidjan.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 28.09.2022

Ivory Coast gives up on second Abidjan metro line

Ivory Coast has given up on building a second metro line for its economic capital Abidjan and has instead plumped for a bus rapid transit (BRT) system.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 27.09.2022

NSIA Banque sells head office to Plateau city council for €21m

The pan-African banking group NSIA Banque, founded by the Ivorian businessman Jean Kacou Diagou has decided to sell its headquarters in Abidjan's administrative and business district, Plateau, to the city council led by Jacques Ehouo.

Subscribers only Finance 22.09.2022

Spotlight
Inside the EU's new security lab

The European Union is drawing up the contours of a new programme to boost the armies of the countries of the Sahel and Gulf of Guinea. Already widely used to support Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion, the European Peace Facility must be at the center of this new West African strategy.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 21.09.2022

French interior minister Gérald Darmanin due to visit Abidjan

French Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin is due to conduct his first official visit to Ivory Coast on 25 September. He'll meet his Ivorian counterpart, Vagondo Diomandé, in Abidjan and later on 26 September he's expected to meet President Alassane Ouattara

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.09.2022

Braun-Pivet invites Bictogo to Palais Bourbon

The speaker of the Ivorian parliament, Adama Bictogo, is to [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.09.2022

Ouattara could win his bet on sale of BNP

The consortium of BNI, CGRAE, CNPS and Caisse des dépôts is in pole position to buy BNP subsidiary BICICI for close to FCFA 80 billion.

Subscribers only Finance 15.09.2022

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara, at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 21 April 2022.

Money laundering investigation rocks Ivorian banking sector

The Ivorian economic and financial criminal division has for several months been investigating suspected money laundering, amounting to nearly 52 billion CFA francs. The case is as spectacular as it is far-reaching, with Société Générale being the most threatened.

Subscribers only Finance 07.09.2022

Bamako and Abidjan agree on release of 49 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali

Alert published on 3/09/22 at 10:00 am - According to Africa Intelligence's sources, Alassane Ouattara and Assimi Goïta reached an agreement on 1 September for the release of 49 Ivorian soldiers arrested on 10 July.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.09.2022

Ivorian soldiers of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali MINUSMA parade as they take part in the celebrations marking the 59th anniversary of Ivory Coast's independence, on August 7, 2019, in Abidjan.

Ouattara flying off for diplomatic missions in the Vatican and UN

Ivorian head of state Alassane Ouattara is due to fly to the Vatican on 11 September to meet the pope, and following that he'll head to New York to attend the UN General Assembly.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.09.2022

Charles Kié's SBNA consortium fails to buy CGRAE's shares of Orabank

Led by Ivorian banker Charles Kié and former AfDB president Donald Kaberuka, the SNBA joint venture has failed to wrap up the takeover of the Caisse générale des agents de l'Etat's (CGRAE) shares in the Orabank group.

Subscribers only Finance 31.08.2022

Aly Badara Bassanté's special gendarmerie forces stock up on Israeli-made equipment

The elite units of the Ivorian gendarmerie are to be equipped with Israeli IWI assault rifles and new armoured vehicles in a €23m contract. The contract was negotiated by Malian Ben Moctar Maouloud.

Subscribers only Defence 30.08.2022

In Focus
High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites

Businessmen in Senegal and Ivory Coast are dreaming of building luxury resorts on sites abandoned by the French operator Club Med. But Covid has hit the tourism sector hard.

Subscribers only Business 29.08.2022

Archive photo of the Club Med Amun hotel in Aswan, Egypt.

UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

The appointment of UN-mandated expert panels is being increasingly hotly debated in New York. On one side are the P3 members of the US, France and UK, and on the other the P2 of Russia and China.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.08.2022

General Bruno Dogbo Blé at the heart of dispute between Gbagbo and Ouattara

Publicly, the current head of state and his predecessor are engaged in an information battle but behind the scenes the communication channels are much smoother, if not for the thorny matter of the imprisonment of soldiers loyal to Laurent Gbagbo.

Subscribers only Politics 23.08.2022

Why the next ECOWAS summit will be held in Abuja

Although he has been president of the Economic Community of West African States since July, Umaro Sissoco Embaló will not host the next summit of the regional organisation in Guinea-Bissau.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.08.2022

Inner circles
New cocoa initiative still far cry from Ouattara and Akufo-Addo's chocolate heaven

The Ivory Coast-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (ICCIG), based in Accra since September 2021 and headed by the experienced Ivorian Alex Assanvo, is struggling to bring multinationals on board. It is also trying to persuade the two regulatory bodies to radically shift their priorities.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 29.07.2022

Alex Pierre-Arnaud Assanvo, secretary-general of the Ivory Coast Ghana Cocoa Initiative.

Ivorian football supremo Idriss Diallo hunts for new sponsors

Elected as the chairman of the Ivorian football federation in April, Yacine Idriss Diallo is in talks with several companies with a view to finalising his budget for the 2022-2023 season. He has been relying on the contacts of his business partner Ahmadou Touré, who is also the Ivorian president's nephew.

Subscribers only Business 28.07.2022

Ivorian Football Federation chairman Yacine Idriss Diallo.

Ill-gotten gains inquiry focuses on Dominique Ouattara's estate agency

A Parisian judge questioned several of the late Omar Bongo's adult children in June and July about their links with the AICI real estate agency founded by Dominique Ouattara. The Ivorian first lady's name appears many times in the minutes of the interrogations.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 27.07.2022

Dominique Ouattara, First Lady of Ivory Coast.

Mohamed Nientao, political baron in Mali, dabbles in defence in Ivory Coast

UDD representative in Mopti, Mali, Mohamed Sanous Nientao is also a key player in Abidjan in healthcare, construction and military supplies.

Subscribers only Defence 26.07.2022

French ex-foreign minister coaches successor and new defence minister on African issues

French President Emmanuel Macron has asked his ex-minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to brief the new defence minister Sébastien Lecornu and the new foreign minister Catherine Colonna on African issues.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.07.2022

Ivorian cocoa industry leaders receive last-minute invite to Johannesburg

A business forum is being organised in Johannesburg to promote partnerships between South Africa and Ivory Coast during Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara's South African visit of 18 to 22 July to his counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Diplomacy 20.07.2022

Volion Global Logistics gears up to take post-Antonov African pickings

The fledgling company found by a pool of military veterans and Africa experts is hoping to provide solutions to the shortage of wide-body cargo planes caused by the war in Ukraine. It is exploring several options, including a highly hypothetical plan to refit certain US military aircraft for civilian use.

Free access Defence 18.07.2022

Ouattara speeds up wheels of justice in cocaine trafficking affair

The first trials related to the dismantling of the network accused of cocaine trafficking following the record seizure of two tonnes in Abidjan and San Pedro in May may be held as early as mid-July.

Subscribers only Politics 13.07.2022

Abidjan and Accra allied against multinationals in new cocoa war

The heads of Ghana Cocobod and Ivory Coast's Conseil Café Cacao were in Accra last week to refine their joint strategy in the face of the industry's trading giants and industrialists, who are considering diversifying their supplies elsewhere.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 12.07.2022

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Ivory Coast

China's CHEC to build Akwaba motorway interchange in Abidjan

Ivory Coast gives up on second Abidjan metro line

NSIA Banque sells head office to Plateau city council for €21m

Spotlight
Inside the EU's new security lab

French interior minister Gérald Darmanin due to visit Abidjan

Braun-Pivet invites Bictogo to Palais Bourbon

Ouattara could win his bet on sale of BNP

Money laundering investigation rocks Ivorian banking sector

Bamako and Abidjan agree on release of 49 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali

Ouattara flying off for diplomatic missions in the Vatican and UN

Charles Kié's SBNA consortium fails to buy CGRAE's shares of Orabank

Aly Badara Bassanté's special gendarmerie forces stock up on Israeli-made equipment

In Focus
High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites

UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

General Bruno Dogbo Blé at the heart of dispute between Gbagbo and Ouattara

Why the next ECOWAS summit will be held in Abuja

Inner circles
New cocoa initiative still far cry from Ouattara and Akufo-Addo's chocolate heaven

Ivorian football supremo Idriss Diallo hunts for new sponsors

Ill-gotten gains inquiry focuses on Dominique Ouattara's estate agency

Mohamed Nientao, political baron in Mali, dabbles in defence in Ivory Coast

French ex-foreign minister coaches successor and new defence minister on African issues

Ivorian cocoa industry leaders receive last-minute invite to Johannesburg

Volion Global Logistics gears up to take post-Antonov African pickings

Ouattara speeds up wheels of justice in cocaine trafficking affair

Abidjan and Accra allied against multinationals in new cocoa war

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Ivory Coast

China's CHEC to build Akwaba motorway interchange in Abidjan

Ivory Coast gives up on second Abidjan metro line

NSIA Banque sells head office to Plateau city council for €21m

Spotlight Inside the EU's new security lab

French interior minister Gérald Darmanin due to visit Abidjan

Braun-Pivet invites Bictogo to Palais Bourbon

Ouattara could win his bet on sale of BNP

Money laundering investigation rocks Ivorian banking sector

Bamako and Abidjan agree on release of 49 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali

Ouattara flying off for diplomatic missions in the Vatican and UN

Charles Kié's SBNA consortium fails to buy CGRAE's shares of Orabank

Aly Badara Bassanté's special gendarmerie forces stock up on Israeli-made equipment

In Focus High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites

UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

General Bruno Dogbo Blé at the heart of dispute between Gbagbo and Ouattara

Why the next ECOWAS summit will be held in Abuja

Inner circles New cocoa initiative still far cry from Ouattara and Akufo-Addo's chocolate heaven

Ivorian football supremo Idriss Diallo hunts for new sponsors

Ill-gotten gains inquiry focuses on Dominique Ouattara's estate agency

Mohamed Nientao, political baron in Mali, dabbles in defence in Ivory Coast

French ex-foreign minister coaches successor and new defence minister on African issues

Ivorian cocoa industry leaders receive last-minute invite to Johannesburg

Volion Global Logistics gears up to take post-Antonov African pickings

Ouattara speeds up wheels of justice in cocaine trafficking affair

Abidjan and Accra allied against multinationals in new cocoa war

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Spotlight
Inside the EU's new security lab

In Focus
High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites

Inner circles
New cocoa initiative still far cry from Ouattara and Akufo-Addo's chocolate heaven