Côte d’Ivoire confirms its role as an economic leader in WAEMU in 2025.

 In 2025, Côte d’Ivoire confirmed its position as one of the most dynamic economies within the UEMOA (West African Economic and Monetary Uni...

South-South Cooperation: DRC Draws on Ivorian Experience for Population and Housing Census

On Monday, March 30, 2026, the Ivorian Minister of Planning and Development, Dr. Souleymane Diarrassouba, received in audience Mr. Guylain Myembo, Minister of State, Minister of Planning and Coordination of Development Aid of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), along with his delegation, on a fact-finding visit from March 30 to April 2, 2026...

Ankara: Minister Adama Dosso Begins Mission in Türkiye Focused on Economic Cooperation

The Minister Delegate to the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in charge of African Integration and Ivorians Abroad, H.E. Adama Dosso, began an official mission in the Republic of Türkiye on Tuesday, aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries.

Arriving in the Turk...

Income Tax: Government Ratifies Agreement to Prevent Double Taxation and Combat Tax Evasion

The Council of Ministers ratified, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan-Plateau, a convention signed on December 7, 2022, in Doha between Côte d’Ivoire and Qatar. The agreement aims to prevent double taxation and combat tax fraud and evasion related to income taxes.

According to government spokes...

Inclusive Growth: Côte d’Ivoire Secures Funding from AfDB and African Development Fund

The African Development Fund and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have granted Côte d’Ivoire CFA 6.389 billion and CFA 19 billion respectively to finance the Governance Support Project for Inclusive Growth.

On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, the Council of Ministers, held at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan-Plateau, adopted tw...

3rd CONECT Forum in Abidjan: Côte d’Ivoire and Tunisia Strengthen Economic Cooperation

Abidjan, March 31, 2026 – From March 30 to 31, 2026, a delegation of Tunisian business leaders, led by the Confederation of Citizen Enterprises of Tunisia (CONECT), conducted an economic mission in Côte d’Ivoire, marked by strategic meetings with both government authorities and the Ivorian private sector.

The delegation...

European Union and EBRD Strengthen Partnership to Support Private Sector Growth and Decent Jobs in Côte d’Ivoire

Abidjan, April 1, 2026 – The European Union (EU) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have announced the launch of the “Côte d’Ivoire Financing Facility,” a funding mechanism that could reach up to 26.5 million euros (approximately 17.4 billion FCFA). This initiative, part of the EU’...

Côte d’Ivoire Secures BOAD Funding for Aircraft Maintenance Center in Abidjan

Air Côte d’Ivoire has secured financing of 35 billion FCFA from the West African Development Bank, a regional development finance institution that supports economic growth and integration across West African countries, for the construction of an aircraft maintenance center in Abidjan.

According to available information, the p...

Ghana Moves Toward Local Takeover of Damang Gold Mine After Gold Fields Exit

Ghana has initiated a process to restructure the operation of the Damang gold mine, previously run by the South African company Gold Fields. Authorities have decided not to renew the mining lease upon its expiration, opening the possibility for local companies to take over the site.

According to multiple consistent sources, the governmen...

Visit to the Algerian Institute of Petroleum (IAP): Sangafowa-Coulibaly Draws Lessons from Algeria’s Energy Sovereignty

Following the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement with Algiers, the Ivorian Minister of Mines, Petroleum, and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly, made a highly symbolic visit to Boumerdès, an hour from the Algerian capital, to the Algerian Institute of Petroleum (IAP). For six decades, this institute has trained the human capita...

WAIIS-2026: Minister of Planning and Development Meets ECOWAS Special Envoy to Prepare West African Summit on Integration and Investment

On Monday, March 30, 2026, the Minister of Planning and Development, Dr. Souleymane Diarrassouba, held a meeting with a delegation led by Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, former Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Special Envoy of the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, H.E. J...

Côte d'Ivoire: Prices of Petrol and Diesel Remain Unchanged at 820 FCFA and 675 FCFA

The prices of petrol (super unleaded) and diesel have remained unchanged at 820 FCFA and 675 FCFA respectively for the month of April 2026, according to an official statement from the Ivorian Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Energy on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, as reported by Abidja...