Young and old Côte d’Ivoire: 88-yr old Henri Konan Bédié confronts young & discontented PDCI activists The PDCI, Côte d'Ivoire’s oldest party, is still led by 88-year-old Henri Konan Bédié. Part of the younger generation want him gone before ... the next elections.
different model Jean-Louis Menann-Kouamé: ‘Our success is based on that of Orange Money’ Orange Bank Africa still does not have the authorisation to launch in Senegal, Mali, or Burkina Faso, but its managing director agreed to explain ... the progress of the African digital bank in Côte d'Ivoire, where it has already attracted 800,000 customers.
Bringing reform Côte d’Ivoire: Yves Brahima Koné, head of the Coffee & Cocoa Council, sets his sights on the East Yves Brahima Koné is working hard to consolidate and reform Côte d'Ivoire’s coffee and cocoa sector by improving farmers' wages, traceability, ... forest protection, finding new markets and fighting against child labour.
Connecting Africa Côte d’Ivoire: Alassane Ouattara is working to strengthen the national airline’s connections Solicited by several of his counterparts who would like to see Ivorian planes land in their respective countries, Côte d'Ivoire’s President ... Alassane Ouattara is preparing to open a line to Paris.
Change of tactics Ghana, Mozambique… US looks to unshackle aid and investment for states with ‘weak governance’
Change of tactics Ghana, Mozambique… US looks to unshackle aid and investment for states with ‘weak governance’
Full house Insurance: Sanlam-Allianz partnership reshuffles the cards in Francophone Africa In a press release dated 4 May, the German group Allianz announced that it had entered into a partnership with the pan-African giant Sanlam in ... order to form a joint venture that will bring together their assets on the continent, excluding South Africa.
different crops Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire: Cocoa farmers struggle to diversify due to chocolate industry The chocolate industry is worth more than $80 bn a year. But some cocoa farmers in parts of West Africa are poorer now than they were in the ... 1970s or 1980s.
New and old Côte d’Ivoire: Achi is reappointed as Prime Minister, Koné as Vice-President Before the Congress meeting in Yamoussoukro on 19 April, Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara announced that Patrick Achi had been reappointed ... prime minister and that Tiémoko Meyliet Koné would be taking over as vice-president.
Government reshuffle Côte d’Ivoire: Prime Minister Patrick Achi has resigned The next head of the Ivorian government is expected to be announced next week. He or she will have the task of forming a tightly-knit government ... consisting of around 30 members.
Nod to history Côte d’Ivoire: Laurent Gbagbo in Duékoué, where ‘Ivorians went mad’ Since returning to Côte d'Ivoire on 17 June 2021, Laurent Gbagbo has embarked on an increasing number of symbolic acts and nods to history ...
Going for Gold Egyptian gold-miner Centamin considers debt facilities for acquisitions, says CEO Centamin, which operates Egypt’s only gold mine, is reviewing its capital structure with a view to creating flexibility for possible acquisitions, ... CEO Martin Horgan tells The Africa Report.
