Abdourahmane Cissé Joins Lazard as Senior Advisor

Lazard has announced the appointment of Abdourahmane Cissé as Senior Advisor within its Government Advisory team. A former minister in Côte d'Ivoire and expert in public finance, Cissé will leverage his experience to supp...

ECOWAS Grants $2.2 Million for Agricultural Training of West African Youth

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has granted a $2.238 million funding to 15 agricultural centers across the region to enhance youth employment within agricultural value chains.

Published on Feb 27, 2025

Artificial Intelligence and Prospects: Minister Sidi Tiémoko Touré Calls on Africa to Shape Its Own Digital Destiny

Sidi Tiémoko Touré, the Ivorian Minister of Animal and Fisheries Resources, and President of the Center for Prospective Studies (CEP), shared his vision of an Africa that shapes its own digital destiny in the era of Artificial Intelligenc...

61st Edition of SIA: Minister Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani Explores New Market Opportunities for Locally Processed Agricultural Products

Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani, Minister of State for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food Production, led a strong Ivorian delegation to the 61st edition of the International Agricultural Show in Paris (SIA 2025), taking place from February 22 to March...

Official list of candidates for the election of the next President of the African Development Bank

The Steering Committee of the Board of Governors on the Election of the President of the African Development Bank met on 11 and 12 February 2025 at the Bank Group’s headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Steering Committee, after examining the candidatures c...

SARA 2025: Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé Officially Launches the 7th Edition Scheduled for May 23 to June 1

Prime Minister Dr. Beugré Mambé officially launched the preparatory work for the 7th edition of the International Agriculture and Livestock Resources Exhibition of Abidjan (SARA), which will take place from May 23 to June 1, 2025, at the...

Closing of the Government Seminar on the Preparation of the 2026-2030 National Development Plan (PND): Strong Recommendations Made

The two-day government seminar dedicated to preparing the 2026-2030 National Development Plan (PND) on the theme: "Côte d'Ivoire's Trajectory towards the Status of a High-Middle-Income Country by 2035" concluded with a set of strong recommendatio...

DGBF 2024 Review: Minister Adama Coulibaly Calls for Greater Rigor in Budget Management

On Friday, February 14, Minister of Finance and Budget, Adama Coulibaly, officially opened the 2024 review seminar and 2025 outlook of the Directorate General of Budget and Finance (DGBF) in Yamoussoukro. While satisfied with the remarkable progress ma...

Mining Sector: In Cape Town, the Ivorian Government Reaffirms Its Commitment to Offering Investors a Favorable Framework for Profitable Investments

The Ivorian government has reaffirmed its commitment to providing investors with a favorable framework for profitable investments in the Ivorian mining sector. This was highlighted during the 31st Annual International Forum, "Investing in African Minin...

Africa’s risk is not different from any part of the world

President and Chair of the Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi...

Bouaké-Kanawolo Highway Construction Project, Bouaké-Kobo Section (69.5 km): BOAD Grants a 30 Billion CFA Loan

Côte d'Ivoire has received a loan of 30 billion CFA francs from the West African Development Bank (BOAD) for the partial financing of the Bouaké-Kanawolo highway construction project, specifically for the Bouaké-Kobo section, which is 69.5 km lon...

African Heads of State Summit on Energy in Dar es Salaam: Government Reviews Côte d'Ivoire’s Participation

The Council of Ministers adopted, on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan-Plateau, a communication regarding the African Heads of State Summit on Energy in Dar es Salaam, within the framework of the "Mission 300" initiative, as announced by the Minis...