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Ivory Coast has sold 850,000 tons of cocoa export contracts, say sources
Times LIVE
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Ivory Coast's Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) regulator has sold 850,000 metric tons of cocoa export contracts for the coming 2025/26 season, one month ahead of its target, two sources at the CCC told Reuters on Thursday. The sales, which cover...
Ivory Coast Inaugurates Major Cocoa Processing Plant to Boost Value Addition
News Ghana
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July 9, 2025
Côte d’Ivoire has commissioned a $233 million cocoa processing facility, marking a strategic advancement in its plan to transform from raw cocoa exporter to industrial producer. The newly opened complex represents one of the largest such...
Cote d'Ivoire inaugurates China-backed cocoa complex
Global Times
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Vice President of Cote d'Ivoire Tiemoko Meyliet Kone (3rd L, front) and Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani (2nd L, front), minister of state and minister of agriculture and rural development, attend the handover ceremony in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, June 26,...
Benin, Ivory Coast join AFN/Dynamic Meet
Punch
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July 8, 2025
More than 700 athletes including those from the Benin Republic and Ivory Coast are set to compete at the 2025 AFN/Dynamic Athletics Meet scheduled for Thursday, July 10 at the Yabatech Sports Complex in Lagos, The PUNCH reports. The international...
Ivory Coast Approves African Energy Bank Ratification
News Ghana
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July 6, 2025
Côte d’Ivoire’s government has endorsed the ratification of the African Energy Bank (BAE), marking a pivotal advancement for continental energy sovereignty. Government Spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly announced the cabinet’s approval Saturday,...
Cote d'Ivoire approves ratification of African Energy Bank creation
The Malaysian Star
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July 5, 2025
ABIDJAN, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The government of Cote d'Ivoire has approved a draft law ratifying the creation of the African Energy Bank (BAE), government spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly announced Saturday following a Cabinet meeting. The agreement,...
Ivory Coast cocoa farmers see abundant flowering despite below-average rains
Times LIVE
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Adequate soil moisture is fostering abundant flowering on trees, signaling a healthy October-to-March main crop, despite mainly below average rains in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions last week, farmers said on Monday. Ivory Coast,...
Côte d'Ivoire launches innovative financing linking millions to ambitious sustainability goals
Panapress
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July 3, 2025
03 july 2025 - 07:40:25 MA/AR 144 Views Panafrican News Agency Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - In a move poised to reshape sustainable development financing in Africa, Côte d’Ivoire has announced the launch of its innovative Sustainability-Linked...
ECOWAS kicks off Lomé phase of Abidjan-Lagos corridor trader empowerment
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 9, 2025
As part of implementing the third edition of the information and awareness campaign for small cross-border traders along the Abidjan-Lagos corridor, the Department of Human Development and Social Affairs, in collaboration with the Department of...
Ivory Coast inaugurates first archaeological museum
The Peninsula
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June 30, 2025
Swiss Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider (second left) cuts an inaugural band flanked by Ivorian Minister of Culture and Francophonie Françoise Remarck (centre), Ivorian Minister of Health Pierre Demba (right) during the inauguration of...
World Bank praises Cote d'Ivoire for effective use of development funding
Xinhua News Agency
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ABIDJAN, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank is satisfied with the management of its project portfolio in Cote d'Ivoire, which totals 5 billion U.S. dollars, Ousmane Diagana, the bank's regional vice president for Western and Central Africa, said on...
Cote d'Ivoire inaugurates China-backed cocoa complex
Xinhua News Agency
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ABIDJAN, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Vice President of Cote d'Ivoire Tiemoko Meyliet Kone on Thursday thanked China for its support during the inauguration of a cocoa processing industrial complex backed by Beijing. "I seize this opportunity to thank the...
IsDB Approves US$277 Million to Foster Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Member Countries
Islamic Development Bank
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Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 07 July 2025 – The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has approved over US$277 million in new development financing to help create jobs, improve access to essential services, and support inclusive, sustainable growth...
Climate and empowering women must be a priority, development bank bosses say
WKZO - Michigan
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July 2, 2025
(Corrects spelling to “Liqun” not “Liqung” in paragraph 2) By David Latona SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) -Multilateral development banks need to sharpen their focus on delivering climate action and on empowering women, the heads of two major MDBs in...
Marie Kore International Tournament set to ignite Rugby fever in Abidjan
Joy FM
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July 5, 2025
The 1st Edition of the Marie Kore International Tournament is set to kick off on July 5th and 6th, 2025, at the Technical High School in Abidjan. This highly anticipated event will feature young rugby talents from around Africa, with national...
Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo and Tidjane Thiam's parties form a united opposition front
Africanews
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June 21, 2025
The two opposition parties excluded from the forthcoming presidential election in Ivory Coast have formed an alliance demanding to be allowed to participate in the polls. The alliance aims to demand that its leaders, Laurent Gbagbo and Tidjane...
New EUMETSAT satellites set to sharpen Africa’s weather forecast
Switch TV
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July 4, 2025
EUMETSAT Satellites Set to Sharpen Africa’s Weather Forecasting Tools WINDHOEK —Africa’s capacity to respond to extreme weather and climate shifts is set to improve, following new satellite support from the European Organisation for the...
Neutron Engineering Expands Operations to West Africa Following Strategic Delegation to Côte d'Ivoire
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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Neutron Joins U.S. Chamber of Commerce/Africa Business Center's May 2025 Delegation, Announces Key Investments in West African Market COLUMBIA, Md., June 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Neutron Engineering, a leading provider of innovative IT services...
World Reuters Climate and empowering women must be a priority, development bank bosses say
Yahoo News
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(Corrects spelling to "Liqun" not "Liqung" in paragraph 2) By David Latona SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) -Multilateral development banks need to sharpen their focus on delivering climate action and on empowering women, the heads of two major MDBs in...
Ojadah Appointed as Special Representative to Ivory Coast Presidential Candidate
This Day
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June 19, 2025
Onuminya Innocent In a move aimed at strengthening diplomatic ties and fostering cooperation, Ambassador Dr. Marshall Jonathan Ojadah has been appointed as the Special Representative, Counsellor, and Advisor to Ivory Coast Presidential Candidate,...