Ghana has set its cocoa producer price at 42,400 Ghana cedis per tonne for the 2026/27 main crop season, putting the price paid to farmers significantly above the minimum farmgate price set by neighboring Côte d’Ivoire.
The new Ghanaian price took effect on Sept. 25, when the country officially opened its 2026/27 cocoa season...
Published on Sep 28, 2026Côte d’Ivoire has launched a 13.5 billion CFA franc ($24 million) additional financing program to restore forest cover and strengthen the climate resilience of about 30,000 people across five regions in the center of the country.
The financing is part of the Côte d’Ivoire component of the Integrated Development an...
Published on Sep 28, 2026Pan-African banking group Ecobank plans to build a $2.6 billion lending portfolio for women-led businesses and agricultural value chains across Africa by 2030, as it expands financing for sectors it considers important to the continent’s economic development.
The target, announced on Sept. 24 during the bank’s 40th-anniversar...
Published on Sep 28, 2026Canadian mining company Montage Gold has produced its first gold at the Koné mine in northern Côte d’Ivoire, reaching a key milestone ahead of its initial schedule.
The first gold pour took place on Sept. 26, producing approximately 1,140 ounces, according to the company. Construction of the mine began in December 2024...
Published on Sep 28, 2026Côte d’Ivoire and the Republic of the Marshall Islands have established diplomatic relations following the signing of a joint communiqué in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of State and Minister...
Published on Sep 25, 2026Côte d’Ivoire is accelerating the digital transformation of its healthcare system, with an electronic patient record now deployed in more than 265 health facilities and millions of patient records created across the country.
The Digital Patient Record, known as DPI, is designed to replace paper-based medical records with a di...
Published on Sep 24, 2026Côte d’Ivoire has approved the creation of a new research institute dedicated to coffee and cocoa, seeking to strengthen the scientific capacity behind two of the country’s key agricultural commodities.
The Council of Ministers approved the creation of the Institute of Coffee and Cocoa, known as I2C, on Sept. 23, 2026....
Published on Sep 24, 2026Dubai-based Dorado FZCO is seeking a $15 million loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to finance a new cashew processing plant in Yamoussoukro, as the company expands its industrial footprint in Côte d’Ivoire.
The project, operated through Dorado’s Ivorian subsidiary Bluejay Nuts SARL, has an estimated...
Published on Sep 24, 2026Australian gold developer Aurum Resources has secured A$52.5 million, about 21 billion CFA francs, from institutional investors to accelerate early development work at its Boundiali Gold Project in northern Côte d’Ivoire.
The company announced the capital raising on Sept. 23, 2026, as it continues to prepare the project for d...
Published on Sep 23, 2026Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is considering taking his refinery business to a U.S. stock exchange after completing a major expansion of the facility in Lagos, extending the company’s international ambitions beyond its planned listing in Nigeria.
Dangote Refinery launched its initial public offering on the Nigerian Exchange on...
Published on Sep 23, 2026Ghana and Panama have agreed to establish a formal framework for bilateral political consultations, opening a new channel for cooperation in maritime affairs, cocoa production, trade and the extractive sector.
The agreement was formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding signed on Sept. 20, 2026, in New York on the sidelines of the...
Published on Sep 23, 2026Côte d’Ivoire has launched preparations for a new national agriculture census aimed at updating data on the country’s farming sector, a decade after its last census of agricultural operators and farms.
Agriculture Minister Bruno Nabagné Koné and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (...
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