Six senior officials from Côte d’Ivoire’s public administration, representing the High Authority for Good Governance (HABG), the Ministry of Interior and Security (MIS), and the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (ARMP), will benefit from high-level capacity-building training sessions in Belgium.
These public servants are being prepared to become future trainers for the Academy of Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Leadership. Their role will be critical in spreading best practices and embedding a strong culture of transparency and integrity across Ivorian public institutions.
The announcement was made on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at the headquarters of HABG in Abidjan-Cocody, during an audience granted by the President of the institution, Epiphane Zoro Bi Ballo, to H.E. Me Carole Van Eyll, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Côte d’Ivoire.
This initiative is part of efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Côte d’Ivoire and Belgium in combating corruption and promoting ethical governance. It follows the official launch of the Academy of Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Leadership held on April 24–25, 2025, in Yamoussoukro, an Ivorian-led initiative to build a pool of experts dedicated to promoting transparency in public administration.
During the meeting, President Zoro Bi Ballo praised the support of the Belgian Government and the Royal Institute for International Relations – Egmont, who facilitated this expert exchange program focused on integrity and anti-corruption practices.
He emphasized the strategic importance of this partnership with Belgium—a country recognized for its strong expertise in public sector governance—and expressed his satisfaction with the growing quality of cooperation between the two nations.
President Zoro Bi Ballo also highlighted the remarkable progress made by Côte d’Ivoire in the fight against corruption, especially its climb in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) from 136th place in 2013 to 69th in 2024.
This meeting marks a pivotal moment in the consolidation of bilateral relations, unified by a shared objective: building public institutions that are ethical, efficient, and worthy of citizens’ trust.