Côte d’Ivoire: Foreign Trade Strategy Turns to the South Korean Model to Drive Diversification

Côte d’Ivoire is undertaking a deep restructuring of its senior civil servants' technical capabilities to optimize the management of its international trade flows. As part of this push, central authorities have approved a strategic two-week...

Côte d’Ivoire Seeks Chinese Capital to Drive Local Cotton Processing

Côte d’Ivoire ranks among West Africa’s top cotton producers alongside Benin, Mali, and Burkina Faso. However, downstream processing within the value chain remains limited. To shift this dynamic, Abidjan is actively pursuing the expan...

Côte d’Ivoire and Vietnam seek deeper agricultural ties through Can Tho

Côte d’Ivoire and Vietnam are seeking to deepen agricultural and economic cooperation, with the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho emerging as a potential hub for partnerships in rice production, aquaculture, agricultural processing and technology.

The discussions took place on August 25 during an official visit to Vietnam by C&oci...

Côte d’Ivoire remains UEMOA’s leading economy as AfDB urges faster industrialisation

Côte d’Ivoire remains the largest economy in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), with economic growth estimated at 6.5% in 2025, according to the African Development Bank’s 2026 country outlook. 

The performance reinforces Côte d’Ivoire’s position as one of West Africa’s ma...

BOAD assesses climate and environmental impact of projects in Niger and Togo

The West African Development Bank (BOAD) carried out climate and environmental assessments in 2025 to measure the results and impacts of projects it financed across West Africa, focusing on climate adaptation, greenhouse gas emissions reduction and the preservation of natural resources.

The assessments used methodologies based on geospat...

Côte d’Ivoire: PETROCI to transform SOCOPAO quay into petroleum terminal

Côte d’Ivoire is set to strengthen its petroleum supply infrastructure through a project led by state-owned oil company PETROCI to transform the SOCOPAO quay into a petroleum landing facility, with a particular focus on improving supplies of liquefied petroleum gas, commonly known as butane.

The project is designed to reinfor...

Côte d’Ivoire and China sign textile partnership in Shanghai

Côte d’Ivoire and China signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Shanghai on Tuesday, August 25, aimed at strengthening the West African country’s textile industry and attracting investment into local cotton processing.

The agreement was signed by Côte d’Ivoire’s Conseil Coton, Anacarde et Karit&eac...

Côte d’Ivoire looks to diversify revenue from rubber industry

Côte d’Ivoire is seeking to generate more value from its rubber industry by developing new sources of revenue beyond natural rubber production, as the country looks to strengthen the incomes of farmers and expand the sector’s economic potential.

The West African country is Africa’s leading producer and the world&r...

Côte d’Ivoire’s cocoa arrivals rise 20.8% as 2025/26 season nears end

Cocoa arrivals at Côte d’Ivoire’s main ports have risen by 20.8% during the 2025/26 season, highlighting stronger supply flows for the world’s leading cocoa producer as the campaign approaches its end.

Around 1.996 million tonnes of cocoa beans had been delivered to the ports of Abidjan and San Pedro by August 16,...

Côte d’Ivoire strengthens its position as a regional digital hub with resilient Internet infrastructure

Côte d’Ivoire is emerging as one of West Africa’s stronger digital markets, scoring 51 out of 100 on the Internet Society’s Internet Resilience Index, well above the regional average of 39.

The index measures the ability of a country’s Internet ecosystem to withstand disruptions and maintain reliable connect...

Côte d’Ivoire: Resolute Mining accelerates construction of Doropo gold mine

The Doropo gold project in northeastern Côte d’Ivoire is entering an active construction phase following Australian miner Resolute Mining’s final investment decision on March 12. The company is targeting first gold production in 2028 and expects Doropo to become one of the main drivers of its growth in West Africa.

The...

Chinese investment in Africa surges 254% to $33.5 billion in first half of 2026

Chinese investment announcements in Africa under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) surged 254% year-on-year to $33.5 billion in the first half of 2026, making the continent the largest regional destination for Chinese BRI investment during the period.

The figures come from a joint analysis by the University of Queensland and Fudan Unive...