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Ivory Coast

Events giant GL Events sets ups in Abidjan

Alassane Ouattara has chosen the French multinational GL Events to operate the giant exhibition centre near Abidjan airport. The company will link up with the Ivorian conglomerate PFO Africa.

Subscribers only Business 09.01.2025

Army returns leased Airbus helicopters to rightful owners

Ivory Coast's armed forces recently terminated their lease on three Airbus H125 helicopters, returning them to their respective owners.

Subscribers only Defence 08.01.2025

Alassane Ouattara to take private trip to France

The Ivorian president will head to France on 15 January for personal reasons on a visit that coincides with his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço's state visit to Paris.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.01.2025

In Focus
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

© Illustration : Julien Pacaud. Photos : S. Kambou/AFP ; G. Julien /AFP ; É. Beracassat/Hans Lucas/AFP ; NurPhoto/AFP

Subscribers only Politics, Business 23.12.2024

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West African leaders meet to address financial turmoil

The Ivorian leader and current WAEMU president Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan on 5 December 2022. © Legnan Koula/EPA/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 13.12.2024

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

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The secrets behind the Abidjan-Ouagadougou prisoner exchange

Africa Intelligence has details of the behind-the-scenes talks that led to an unprecedented agreement between Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso for the exchange of prisoners in late November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.12.2024

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

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 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

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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.

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Ivory Coast

Events giant GL Events sets ups in Abidjan

Army returns leased Airbus helicopters to rightful owners

Alassane Ouattara to take private trip to France

In Focus
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Spotlight
West African leaders meet to address financial turmoil

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

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Ivory Coast

Events giant GL Events sets ups in Abidjan

Army returns leased Airbus helicopters to rightful owners

Alassane Ouattara to take private trip to France

In Focus French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Spotlight West African leaders meet to address financial turmoil

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

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In Focus
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Spotlight
West African leaders meet to address financial turmoil

Spotlight
The secrets behind the Abidjan-Ouagadougou prisoner exchange

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

Spotlight
Africa Energy Bank hampered at the starting blocks