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IsDB grants Côte d’Ivoire $195m credit facility for road construction project

Côte d’Ivoire has received from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) a financing credit worth $195 million for the construction of a 74km-long road inscribed in the National plan of development, Sika reports. The credit line will finance Bouake-Darakokaha express road, a section of the planned 1,300 km long road project Abidjan-Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), to cost […]

Burkina Faso denies paying Russian mercenaries with gold mine rights granted to Nordgold

Burkina Faso has denied claims that it awarded a mining permit to Nordgold just because it is a Russian company, its mines minister told the media on Sunday (5 February), rebuffing Western concerns that the ruling junta is seeking closer ties with Moscow. Burkina Faso allows all companies to operate in the west African country […]

Côte d’Ivoire: A new ECOWAS diplomatic mission to find a solution to the crisis

A ministerial mission of ECOWAS arrived in Côte d’Ivoire to meet the various political actors. The opposition no longer recognized the legitimacy of the institutions in charge of organizing and validating the elections, scheduled for October 31, and demanded the withdrawal of the candidacy of outgoing President Alassane Ouattara for a third term. Will this […]