🇨🇮 🇺🇸 Economic Cooperation Côte d’Ivoire – United States : Côte d’Ivoire Signs MCC Implementation Agreement Worth 167 Billion FCFA

On the sidelines of the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, held in Washington, D.C., from April 13 to 18, 2026, Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Economy, Finance and Budget, Adama Coulibaly, signed an implementation agreement for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) program on behalf of the country.

Valued at 300 million US dollars, equivalent to approximately 167 billion FCFA, this agreement reflects the strength of the partnership between Côte d’Ivoire and the United States.

The program aims to strengthen Côte d’Ivoire’s power grid, support the regional electricity market, and position the country as a key energy hub in West Africa.

According to Minister Adama Coulibaly, the signing of this agreement will enable the project team to fully roll out activities at both technical and operational levels, with the objective of establishing Côte d’Ivoire as a regional platform serving the broader West African energy market.

He further emphasized that the MCC regional project will contribute to capacity building in Côte d’Ivoire, alongside the modernization of the country’s energy infrastructure.

In addition, the Minister announced the signing of a 500-million-euro agreement with the ABD Group to finance projects in the health, education, and water sectors.

Also present in the Ivorian delegation in Washington, the Minister of Planning and Development, Souleymane Diarrassouba, took part in a forum dedicated to the National Development Plan (PND) 2026–2030. On this occasion, he called on national, regional, and international private sector actors to mobilize in support of the plan’s financing.

For Minister Diarrassouba, all available instruments must be leveraged to ensure the successful funding of the PND, which justified the organization of the forum.

Throughout their stay, the Ivorian delegation held several high-level meetings, discussions, and engagements focused on economic financing and the continuation of structural reforms.