The 12th edition of the Africa CEO Forum opened on Monday in Abidjan, under the theme “Can a New Deal Between the State and Private Sector Deliver the Continent a Winning Hand?” Nearly 2,500 business leaders and public officials from more than 75 countries are participating in this annualContinue Reading
A canoe carrying a group of people capsized on Monday in a lagoon in Dabou department, about 50 km from Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire’s economic capital, resulting in at least 12 deaths, a security source told Xinhua on Tuesday. The passengers, all from the village of Tiaha, had traveled byContinue Reading
The Ivorian government has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting local products and enhancing local industrial processing during the third edition of the “Made in Cote d’Ivoire” Fair, which opened Wednesday in Abidjan. With around 20 sectors on display and 160 exhibitors at about 100 stands, the Abidjan exhibition centerContinue Reading
The purchase price of cocoa beans for farmers in Cote d’Ivoire will increase to 2,200 CFA francs (3.63 U.S. dollars) per kilogram for the mid-season this year which officially started nationwide on Wednesday, the government announced. Cote d’Ivoire has two cocoa harvest seasons per year: a main harvest fromContinue Reading
