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Ivory Coast

Swiss trader Oryx Energies signs huge deal on Baleine oilfield with PETROCI

The agreement is worth several hundred million dollars.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 12.12.2024

Spotlight
The secrets behind the Abidjan-Ouagadougou prisoner exchange

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara (right) welcomes Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé to Abidjan, 28 January 2019. © Luc Gnago/Reuters

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.12.2024

Sonangol maintains foothold in Ivory Coast despite divestment

In November, the Angolan state-owned company Sonangol signed a preliminary agreement with its Ivorian counterpart Petroci for the construction of an oil services base in Abidjan.

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.2024

International Finance Corporation mulls major loan to Swiss cocoa trader Ecom

The sum in question is $230m.

Subscribers only Finance, Commodity traders Running story - Cocoa cartel v traders 05.12.2024

Alassane Ouattara's team buys up football clubs, hoping to score goals... and votes

With the presidential election in mind, a handful of ruling party heads are buying up clubs in the Ivorian league. Among them are several ministers and even the president's brother.

Subscribers only Politics 04.12.2024

French defence firm Soframe wins first African contract

The French armoured vehicle manufacturer will beef up the Ivorian gendarmerie's capabilities with new military vehicles, coming ahead of next year's presidential election.

Subscribers only Defence 02.12.2024

Ouattara abolishes tax exemptions for multinational cocoa manufacturers operating locally

Multinationals that own cocoa bean processing plants in Ivory Coast will no longer benefit from a tax exemption on the droit unique de sortie (DUS, single exit tax), the main state tax on exports.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 02.12.2024

Ouattara set to release final 2024 defence funds

The disbursement comes after multiple delays.

Subscribers only Defence 29.11.2024

Macron envoy to present French military cuts in Africa to European partners

Jean-Marie Bockel submitted a report to the French president on 25 November.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 28.11.2024

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ECOWAS set to formalise departure of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger

The heads of state of the West African regional organisation will meet next month in Abuja. The main issue at their summit will be the ratification of the withdrawal from ECOWAS of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, which are all now run by military juntas.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.11.2024

ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray in Abuja, on 24 February 2024.

Sidi Mohamed Kagnassi well placed to buy Ivoire Coton

He is set to acquire one of the flagships of Industrial Promotion Services West Africa.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 21.11.2024

Spotlight
Africa Energy Bank hampered at the starting blocks

African governments have been slow in releasing the funds promised for the future African hydrocarbon bank. The project, led by Nigeria's Omar Farouk Ibrahim, is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2025, but only a portion of the financing it needs has been raised.

Subscribers only Energy 19.11.2024

Omar Farouk Ibrahim, Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers' Organization, in Cairo, on 14 February 2022.

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

Moumouni Bictogo keen to take over mining employers' association chair from Jean-Claude Diplo

Adama Bictogo, founder of the family firm Lagune Exploration and brother of the National Assembly's president, is in the running to take over as chair of the GPMCI from the boss in Ivory Coast of Canada's Allied Group.

Subscribers only Mining 18.11.2024

Ibrahim Traoré grapples with diaspora

The Burkinabe community in Ivory Coast has been quietly boycotting efforts by the junta to raise funds to combat jihadist insurgents back home. They are unhappy about a perceived lack of transparency over how the money is being spent.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 08.11.2024

Burkina Faso's junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore in Niamey on 6 July 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

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Ivory Coast

Swiss trader Oryx Energies signs huge deal on Baleine oilfield with PETROCI

Spotlight
The secrets behind the Abidjan-Ouagadougou prisoner exchange

Sonangol maintains foothold in Ivory Coast despite divestment

International Finance Corporation mulls major loan to Swiss cocoa trader Ecom

Alassane Ouattara's team buys up football clubs, hoping to score goals... and votes

French defence firm Soframe wins first African contract

Ouattara abolishes tax exemptions for multinational cocoa manufacturers operating locally

Ouattara set to release final 2024 defence funds

Macron envoy to present French military cuts in Africa to European partners

Spotlight
ECOWAS set to formalise departure of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger

Sidi Mohamed Kagnassi well placed to buy Ivoire Coton

Spotlight
Africa Energy Bank hampered at the starting blocks

Israeli ambassador tightens her security arrangements in Abidjan

Moumouni Bictogo keen to take over mining employers' association chair from Jean-Claude Diplo

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

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Ivory Coast

Swiss trader Oryx Energies signs huge deal on Baleine oilfield with PETROCI

Spotlight The secrets behind the Abidjan-Ouagadougou prisoner exchange

Sonangol maintains foothold in Ivory Coast despite divestment

International Finance Corporation mulls major loan to Swiss cocoa trader Ecom

Alassane Ouattara's team buys up football clubs, hoping to score goals... and votes

French defence firm Soframe wins first African contract

Ouattara abolishes tax exemptions for multinational cocoa manufacturers operating locally

Ouattara set to release final 2024 defence funds

Macron envoy to present French military cuts in Africa to European partners

Spotlight ECOWAS set to formalise departure of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger

Sidi Mohamed Kagnassi well placed to buy Ivoire Coton

Spotlight Africa Energy Bank hampered at the starting blocks

Israeli ambassador tightens her security arrangements in Abidjan

Moumouni Bictogo keen to take over mining employers' association chair from Jean-Claude Diplo

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

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Spotlight
The secrets behind the Abidjan-Ouagadougou prisoner exchange

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ECOWAS set to formalise departure of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger

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Africa Energy Bank hampered at the starting blocks