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Ivory Coast

Main global cocoa buyers refuse poor-quality beans

Three weeks into the largest sales campaign of Ivory Coast's 2025-26 cocoa harvest, the main international traders have turned up their noses at the beans, due to their poor quality.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 24.10.2025

Luxury giant LVMH makes a courtesy visit to Abidjan

Although not very active on the continent, Bernard Arnault's group is nevertheless attempting to maintain contact with a handful of African capitals. To that end, it sent a delegation to Ivory Coast in early October.

Subscribers only Business 23.10.2025

Crucial negotiations in Dakar on banana imports

Discussions are underway between local producers, led by "banana king" Mamadou Omar Sall, and the main importer, the French company La Compagnie Fruitière. Senegal, which has imposed an embargo on these fruits since the beginning of September, is considering extending it.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 20.10.2025

Rabat asks the AES to its conference on terrorism

Moroccan diplomats are organising the Conference on African Victims of Terrorism on 2 and 3 December, and Morocco is particularly keen to involve the Sahelian countries in the event.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.10.2025

Tidjane Thiam launches proceedings in London against two of Alassane Ouattara's ministers

Tidjane Thiam, president of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire, in Paris, April 2025. © Stéphanie Lecocq/Reuters

Subscribers only Politics 15.10.2025

How Accra and Abidjan have coordinated cocoa purchase prices

The Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative was consulted by Presidents Alassane Ouattara and John Dramani Mahama before they announced the new tariffs for cocoa farmers in their respective countries.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 14.10.2025

Alassane Ouattara's electoral map for presidential race

Fifteen days ahead of the vote, the Ivorian president is gearing up for his official campaign launch with a tour that will take him to several regions in the country.

Subscribers only Politics 10.10.2025

Supporters stand next to a photo of Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara during a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of Ivory Coast's independence in Bouaké on 7 August 2025.

Omar Farouk Ibrahim's final mission at the helm of APPO

The Nigerian, secretary general of the African petroleum organisation, is hard at work in the final months of his mandate. He hopes to finally inaugurate the Africa Energy Bank project before his departure in January.

Subscribers only Energy 09.10.2025

Sidi Mohamed Kagnassi wins another major state contract

The Swiss-Malian businessman, owner of SIMDCI, has secured a substantial contract for the renovation and expansion of public universities in Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 08.10.2025

Jihadist attacks impact cross-border distribution of petroleum products

The Société de Gestion des Stocks Pétroliers de Côte d'Ivoire (GESTOCI), an Ivorian public company responsible for the storage and distribution of petroleum products, is suffering the direct consequences of an outbreak of jihadist attacks in Mali.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 08.10.2025

Faced with the drastic fall in harvests, the Conseil Café-Cacao reviews its strategy

The Conseil Café-Cacao has authorised exporters to supply new plants to Ivorian farmers to combat the plummet in cocoa production.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 02.10.2025

Orabank's recapitalisation rejected by the BCEAO

The West African Development Bank's Orabank rescue plan has been rejected by the Central Bank of West African States, which is refusing to let the BOAD finance the group's recovery.

Subscribers only Finance 29.09.2025

Ouattara's party takes presidential campaign to London

The ministers for youth promotion and communication are to meet representatives of the Chatham House think tank.

Subscribers only Politics 25.09.2025

Presidential campaign funding raises difficult questions

Several candidates in the 25 October presidential election have requested state funding for their campaigns. This is a sensitive issue that must be decided by the Ivorian head of state, Alassane Ouattara.

Subscribers only Politics 24.09.2025

China's Ganfeng chooses Abidjan for its Malian lithium exports

The world's third largest lithium producer, the group has chosen the Ivorian port to export its ore from the Goulamina mine. The junta in Bamako has approved this logistical decision, despite its difficult relations with Abidjan.

Subscribers only Mining 19.09.2025

The lithium export route from the Goulamina mine.

President Ouattara's clan scrutinises government negotiations in France

The Ivorian presidency was particularly pleased with the appointment of Sébastien Lecornu as France's new prime minister. Abidjan has a special relationship with Lecornu but is concerned about who the next foreign minister might be.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 19.09.2025

The new French PM (then Defence Minister) Sébastien Lecornu and Ivorian Defence Minister Téné Birahima Ouattara in Abidjan, 20 February 2025.

Presidential candidate Don Mello nurtures Russian network

Ahoua Don Mello, presidential candidate in Ivory Coast, is carefully nurturing his relations with Russian political leaders, hoping that Moscow's support will win him votes.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 18.09.2025

Spotlight
Alassane Ouattara's presidential campaign team conundrum

The president is currently finalising the composition of his team in his campaign for re-election. Keen to maintain balance, he is attempting to reconcile the ambitions of his lieutenants by implementing a carefully calibrated distribution of roles.

Subscribers only Politics 17.09.2025

President Alassane Ouattara at the 65th anniversary of Ivory Coast's independence in Bouaké, on 7 August 2025.

Running story
West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

By jointly introducing a premium of $400 per tonne on cocoa beans in autumn 2020, Ivory Coast and Ghana were seeking to ensure that cocoa producers' revenues were maintained. In so doing, however, they sparked off an open war with the big commodity traders, who have since taken steps to get round the measure and avoid paying the premium.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 12.09.2025

Cocoa beans drying in the sun in Ivory Coast.

Cargill among cocoa grinders in difficulty in Abidjan

Manufacturers in the sector, most of whom are subsidiaries of international groups, are struggling to keep afloat their businesses, which constitute the first link in the chocolate production chain.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 12.09.2025

Ouattara aims to relaunch ECOWAS common currency project

Announced in 2019 in Abidjan by Alassane Ouattara and Emmanuel Macron, the eco project has stalled. While the WAEMU zone is going through a turbulent period, the Ivorian president wants to revive the project.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 11.09.2025

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara (right) welcomes Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama in Abidjan, 5 March 2025.

Blaise Compaoré's daughter takes up farming

Djamila Compaoré has set her sights on the lands of her maternal grandfather, Jean Kourouma Terrasson de Fougères, in the Tiassalé region.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 09.09.2025

Alassane Ouattara due in New York for UN General Assembly

The Ivorian president will travel to the United Nations headquarters in person for the first time in three years. He is expected to attend the conference for the recognition of Palestine, co-chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.09.2025

Alassane Ouattara speaking at the UN in New York, 21 September 2022.

Moussa Faki up for possible position at Enko Capital

The former chair of the AU Commission has been in talks for several weeks with the investment fund run by brothers Cyrille and Alain Nkontchou.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 05.09.2025

Former African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki in Addis Ababa, 16 February 2025.

Interior minister selects expat ID card manufacturer

The identity document contract covering 1.3m Ivorians living abroad has been awarded to the holding company Mayelia Participations, headed by businessman David Fofana.

Subscribers only Business 04.09.2025

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Ivory Coast

Main global cocoa buyers refuse poor-quality beans

Luxury giant LVMH makes a courtesy visit to Abidjan

Crucial negotiations in Dakar on banana imports

Rabat asks the AES to its conference on terrorism

Tidjane Thiam launches proceedings in London against two of Alassane Ouattara's ministers

How Accra and Abidjan have coordinated cocoa purchase prices

Alassane Ouattara's electoral map for presidential race

Omar Farouk Ibrahim's final mission at the helm of APPO

Sidi Mohamed Kagnassi wins another major state contract

Jihadist attacks impact cross-border distribution of petroleum products

Faced with the drastic fall in harvests, the Conseil Café-Cacao reviews its strategy

Orabank's recapitalisation rejected by the BCEAO

Ouattara's party takes presidential campaign to London

Presidential campaign funding raises difficult questions

China's Ganfeng chooses Abidjan for its Malian lithium exports

President Ouattara's clan scrutinises government negotiations in France

Presidential candidate Don Mello nurtures Russian network

Spotlight
Alassane Ouattara's presidential campaign team conundrum

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West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Cargill among cocoa grinders in difficulty in Abidjan

Ouattara aims to relaunch ECOWAS common currency project

Blaise Compaoré's daughter takes up farming

Alassane Ouattara due in New York for UN General Assembly

Moussa Faki up for possible position at Enko Capital

Interior minister selects expat ID card manufacturer

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Ivory Coast

Main global cocoa buyers refuse poor-quality beans

Luxury giant LVMH makes a courtesy visit to Abidjan

Crucial negotiations in Dakar on banana imports

Rabat asks the AES to its conference on terrorism

Tidjane Thiam launches proceedings in London against two of Alassane Ouattara's ministers

How Accra and Abidjan have coordinated cocoa purchase prices

Alassane Ouattara's electoral map for presidential race

Omar Farouk Ibrahim's final mission at the helm of APPO

Sidi Mohamed Kagnassi wins another major state contract

Jihadist attacks impact cross-border distribution of petroleum products

Faced with the drastic fall in harvests, the Conseil Café-Cacao reviews its strategy

Orabank's recapitalisation rejected by the BCEAO

Ouattara's party takes presidential campaign to London

Presidential campaign funding raises difficult questions

China's Ganfeng chooses Abidjan for its Malian lithium exports

President Ouattara's clan scrutinises government negotiations in France

Presidential candidate Don Mello nurtures Russian network

Spotlight Alassane Ouattara's presidential campaign team conundrum

Running story West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Cargill among cocoa grinders in difficulty in Abidjan

Ouattara aims to relaunch ECOWAS common currency project

Blaise Compaoré's daughter takes up farming

Alassane Ouattara due in New York for UN General Assembly

Moussa Faki up for possible position at Enko Capital

Interior minister selects expat ID card manufacturer

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Spotlight
Alassane Ouattara's presidential campaign team conundrum

Running story
West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders