Ivory Coast
Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly revamps ministry of mines

Ivory Coast
Oil giant Vitol makes official its comeback to Ivorian offshore market

Oil trading giant Vitol makes a comeback in the Ivorian offshore market by acquiring 30% of the Baleine field.

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.

Palace Intrigues
Robert Friedland, Mamadi Doumbouya, Modeste Bahati Lukwebo, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly

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

GuineaDoumbouya snubs Friedland in NYC

DRCModeste Bahati Lukwebo acquires luxury Bukavu hotel

EgyptSisi lays on elite judo training for grandson

Ivory CoastOnly first class will do for Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly

Ivory Coast
Cybersecurity: Foxtrot International hit by $200,000 fraud

French group Bouygues has ordered a cyber-security audit after its Ivorian subsidiary was the victim of a massive bank transfer fraud.

Ivory Coast
Ouattara mandates Standard Chartered to raise €813m

Ivory Coast plans to raise more than €800m in syndicated debt at a time when the country's public finances are in difficulty and the government is struggling to pay its domestic debt.

Ivory Coast
T. Tanoh tries to sidestep Toungara's oil networks

Ivorian minister of oil, energy and the development of renewable energy, Thierry Tanoh, has a somewhat solitary task ahead of [...]