Côte d’Ivoire: Aeria injects $67 mln for airport renovation
The Félix Houphouet-Boigny International Airport will get a $67 million makeover to boost it as a regional hub, the chairman of the board of operator […]
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Ivory Coast: Oct-Dec. cocoa harvest drops
Output from Ivory Coast’s October-to-December cocoa mid-crop falls short of last year’s harvest, Reuters reported on Monday. By Dec. 27, cocoa port arrivals had reached […]
Air France-KLM to make Abidjan a regional hub by 2025
Air France-KLM group on Tuesday said it expects to turn Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan into its West African regional hub within a decade. “In […]
Africa does not need assistance but a mutually beneficial partnership, King of Morocco
King Mohammed VI has reaffirmed that Africa does not need assistance but rather a mutually beneficial partnership that is likely to unleash its huge potential […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Incumbent Ouattara promises new constitution if re-elected
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said on Monday he would push for constitutional reform if he wins re-election this week to scrap a nationality clause that […]
Cote d’Ivoire-Burkina rail link: Bolloré Africa Logistics injects €30 Mln
The French company Bolloré Africa Logistics said it had invested €30 million to buy new trains for the freight and passenger line it operates between […]
Cote d’Ivoire: New AfDB boss to focus on economic empowerment of women, youth
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the new boss of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said he will focus his first term on expanding opportunities and unleashing economic […]
Côte d’Ivoire signs concession deal for Abidjan urban rail line
Côte d’Ivoire has launched massive upgrades to its roads infrastructures and the government in this vision signed on Monday a concession agreement with France’s Bouygues […]
West-Africa: Akon Lighting Africa to invest $ 200,000 in Energy
The Akon Lighting Africa initiative will give $200 000 dollars to support the newly created Western African Energy Leaders Group. The financial commitment was made by the […]
Côte D’Ivoire: Standard to open a branch in Abidjan
The South African banking group Standard Bank has announced recently that it would convert its representative office in Côte d’Ivoire into a Branch to expand […]