Abdourahmane Cisse

Ivory Coast
Abdourahmane Cissé prospecting for Lazard in Abidjan

The business bank is counting on the former oil minister to reestablish relations with Ivory Coast. His know-how gained the bank an audience with the head of state.

Inner circles | Congo, Ivory Coast
Banker Ibrahim Magassa dispenses financial advice from Abidjan to Brazzaville

At the comparatively young age of 44, the French-Ivorian banker has established himself as a leading adviser to indebted states, initially to Ivory Coast and then to Congo and Ghana. He can rely on a solid network of contacts in Paris, not least at the investment bank Rothschild.

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, William Ruto, Cyril Ramaphosa

Intrigues big and small – every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Ivory CoastOuattara irked by his advisers

KenyaRuto unhappy about secret meeting between Kindiki and Kenyatta

GhanaRamaphosa angry with John Dramani Mahama

Ivory Coast
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.

Ivory Coast
Ouattara reorganises Treasury management team

Alassane Ouattara is expected to appoint Arthur Augustin Pascale Ahoussi, deputy director general of the Treasury, to replace his former boss Konan Jacques Assahore.

Ivory Coast
Marie-Viviane Ado Gossan takes charge of Millennium Challenge Account

Marie-Viviane Ado Gossan-Coulibaly, chief of staff and right-hand woman to the ex-secretary general in the Office of the President Abdourahmane Cissé, is about to take over as head of the Millennium Challenge Account Côte d'Ivoire.

Ivory Coast
Ouattara allies squabble over Bougouanou bauxite

The mining project launched by Moumouni Bictogo has prompted rifts between shareholders close to the presidential party, and the affair has now gone to court following a complaint by Ivorian businessman Léo Guigui.

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Lula, Mahamadou Issoufou, Florence Parly

Intrigues big and small: every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Ivory CoastPatrick Achi's final tête-à-tête with Alassane Ouattara?

CongoBrazilian president Lula unable to attend Sassou's environmental summit

NigerMahamadou Issoufou, an uncomfortable presence on International Crisis Group's board of trustees

BeninFrance's ex-armed forces minister visits Cotonou

Ivory Coast
French head of Millennium Challenge Account steps down, due to Biden administration's wishes

French national Florence Rajan-Haudebert had been head of Ivory Coast's Millennium Challenge Account, an important tool for cooperation between Washington and Abidjan, since 2018, but was recently forced to step down.

Africa
Ivory Coast, Mali, Uganda, Chad

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.