Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire has strong fundamentals and is fully supported by the IMF. © Shutterstock/SIPA

what's at stake

Premium badgeCôte d’Ivoire: Why the IMF has upped its involvement in Abidjan In the midst of a structural reform programme, Abidjan has reached a $3.5bn financing agreement with the Bretton-Woods institution, compared to the ex...
© Elsmed, based in Tel Aviv, quickly specialised in the construction and renovation of public and private healthcare centres, particularly in Africa. Elsmed

niche market

Premium badgeCancer, hospital renovation, laboratories… Elsmed is on all fronts From Ethiopia to the Côte d’Ivoire, by way of Nigeria (and, soon, DRC), Elsmed is a leading player in the modernisation of Africa’s health care infras...

international intrigue

Premium badgeBurkina Faso, CAR, Côte d’Ivoire… Ari Ben-Menashe, lobbyist for countries in crisis Lieutenant Colonel Damiba, Nabil Karoui, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Laurent Gbagbo, General Hemetti, etc. These are some of the clients of this effective I...
Côte d’Ivoire’s Prime Minister Patrick Achi was present on 14 March at the negotiating table with the IMF. © Facebook Patrick Achi.

Deja vu

Premium badgeCôte d’Ivoire turns to the IMF again, three years after its last loan To stabilise its balance of payments, Abidjan has entered into negotiations with the International Monetary Fund for a $2.6bn loan.

Côte d’Ivoire top stories

Kenyan President William Ruto and other leaders at the close of the African Climate Summit in Nairobi, 6 September 2023. © Luis Tato/AFP

Leading the way

Premium badgeKenya, Morocco, Côte d’Ivoire: Africa’s pioneers in green transition Following the $23bn investment pledges made at the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, we take a look at the continent’s best performers in renewable ene...
Caisse nationale de sécurité sociale Dosso, Niger. (Wikimedia Commons/CC/ Sakou Gado)

pension politics

Premium badgeOp Ed: Francophone Africa coups focus on pension stability Health and pension rights have become a priority for African transitional authorities, who have recognised that social benefits are key to political s...
File photo of supporters at a party rally to celebrate the presidential candidacy of Henri Konan Bédié for the opposition PDCI-RDA party, September 2020) (AP/Diomande Ble Blonde)

keeping strong

Premium badgeCôte d’Ivoire’s PDCI party tries to limit electoral damage after Bédié’s death After the death of PDCI party president Henri Konan Bédié, the party has lost key local polls, but remains the leading opposition regarding numbers of...

Côte d’Ivoire top stories

Kenyan President William Ruto and other leaders at the close of the African Climate Summit in Nairobi, 6 September 2023. © Luis Tato/AFP

Leading the way

Premium badgeKenya, Morocco, Côte d’Ivoire: Africa’s pioneers in green transition Following the $23bn investment pledges made at the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, we take a look at the continent’s best performers in renewable ene...
Caisse nationale de sécurité sociale Dosso, Niger. (Wikimedia Commons/CC/ Sakou Gado)

pension politics

Premium badgeOp Ed: Francophone Africa coups focus on pension stability Health and pension rights have become a priority for African transitional authorities, who have recognised that social benefits are key to political s...
File photo of supporters at a party rally to celebrate the presidential candidacy of Henri Konan Bédié for the opposition PDCI-RDA party, September 2020) (AP/Diomande Ble Blonde)

keeping strong

Premium badgeCôte d’Ivoire’s PDCI party tries to limit electoral damage after Bédié’s death After the death of PDCI party president Henri Konan Bédié, the party has lost key local polls, but remains the leading opposition regarding numbers of...

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© Farmers break cocoa pods at a cocoa farm in Soubre, Côte d’Ivoire January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

BITTERSWEET

Premium badgeCocoa: Ivorian trader Loïc Folloroux’s lost millions The founder of Africa Sourcing has accused certain members of the Federation of Cocoa Commerce of ganging up on him, saying his company was defrauded ...
Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara (L) and his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo (R). ©Jeune Afrique montage: ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP

SOAP OPERA

Premium badgeCôte d’Ivoire: Has the bubble already burst between Gbagbo and Outtara? In Côte d’Ivoire, strong tensions have emerged in recent weeks between the former president’s party and the authorities. The strained atmosphere is un...

Lagos giants

Premium badgeNNPC, Dangote Cement, NLNG… Nigeria rules roost in ranking of West African companies With eight companies in the Top 10 of the leading West African companies, including NNPC and Dangote Cement, Nigeria is positioning itself as the fact...

Ranking Breakdown

Premium badgeTop 500 Companies: A year of rebound as cumulative turnover hits $665bn A fanfare of recovery is how our ranking of the top 500 African companies might be best described, with profits amount to $80,84bn in total. For this ...

THE PILLAR

Premium badgeCôte d’Ivoire: 10 things to know about Nady Bamba, Gbagbo’s strongest supporter Laurent Gbagbo strolls down the steps of the amphitheatre of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation in Yamoussoukro, Central Côte d’Ivoire. In a dark s...
Jérôme Henique, pictured here on 16 February 2023, succeeded Senegalese Alioune Ndiaye as head of Omea activities in July 2022. © Bruno Lévy for JA

multi-service

Premium badgeJérôme Hénique (Orange): “In Africa, FinTech encourages us to open up our ecosystems” Having been the managing director of Orange’s Africa and Middle East divisions since July 2022, Jérôme Hénique, in an exclusive with Jeune Afrique, de...