Tag: Abidjan

West Africa: IFC, Orange Bank Africa ink partnership deal to increase digital lending for Small Businesses

July 5, 2023

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s arm for the development of the private sector in developing countries, has signed a partnership agreement with ... Read More

Côte d’Ivoire: SUNU Group withdraws from State-controlled BICICI

July 4, 2023

Sunu Finance group has pulled out as main shareholder from Cote Ivoire’s trade and industry bank BICICI now controlled by a State-run consortium, "Sika Finance" ... Read More

Five dead in landslide in Côte d’Ivoire

June 12, 2023

Five people were killed Sunday in a landslide in the popular Commune of Yopougon of the Ivorian economic capital Abidjan washed by heavy rains. “On ... Read More

Côte d’Ivoire gets $450m investment for three projects on sidelines of Africa CEO Summit 2023

June 7, 2023

The Ivorian Government inked Tuesday three Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth $450 million for three projects to increase sustainable economic growth, job creation and private ... Read More

Morocco’s Saharan Dakhla Oued Ed-Dahab Region Adds Senegal’s Mbour to Its Partner Cities

May 18, 2023

Morocco’s Saharan region of Dakhla Oued-Edahab is expanding the circle of its regional and international alliance for shared progress and prosperity in the new world ... Read More

Abidjan to host African Circular Economy Summit in October

May 12, 2023

Cote d’Ivoire’s economic capital Abidjan will on October 04-07 “ECO CIR 2023”; the African continent’s summit on Circular Economy. The event is backed by the ... Read More

Morocco’s Arma seeks African expansion

March 20, 2023

Like many state and private Moroccan companies, waste management company Arma said it plans to set up a waste management plant in Abidjan where it ... Read More

France to review presence in Africa amid growing discontent

February 21, 2023

France’s minister of Armed forces Sébastien Lecornu revealed Monday in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, that the European country is going to review its presence in Africa, ... Read More

AfDB loans Tunisia $80m for food security project

November 4, 2022

The African Development Bank, AfDB, has accorded $80 million credit facility earmarked to enhance food self-sufficiency and security, through securing the supply of soft wheat, ... Read More

Africa Investment Forum kicks off in Abidjan

November 2, 2022

The third edition of the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) kicked off Wednesday in Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire, with the participation of officials ... Read More