Ivory Coast

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Egypt

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Ivory CoastAmadou Diawara, putting cyber security at the service of states

Guinea-BissauFatumata Jau, number one partner of international donors

EgyptMostafa Talaat, a gold prospector with big dreams

Ouattara finally entrusts monitoring the Bissau crisis to his VP

The president has entrusted his vice president with overseeing the crisis in Guinea-Bissau, triggered by the 26 November coup.

Singapore firm JB Cocoa's reset on Abidjan processing factory

Instead of a capacity of 50,000 tonnes, as initially announced in 2022, JB Cocoa, led by Tey How Keong, has settled for a grinding capacity of 35,000 tonnes.

Head of Belgian diplomacy sets up West African tour

Maxime Prévot plans to travel to West Africa in 2026. He could notably visit Nigeria, especially as Brussels is set to inaugurate a new embassy there in January.

CNPS fund in talks to increase stake in Eranove power plant

Private sector pension fund Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale has entered into negotiations with French group Eranove in order to double its stake in the Atinkou thermal power plant near Jacqueville.

Ouattara's party puts up Tidjane Thiam's brother as Yamoussoukro candidate

The candidacy of Augustin Thiam in the 27 December legislative elections was not initially planned, but the Rassemblement des Houphouëtistes pour la Démocratie et la Paix was able to position him in the race.

President plans to meet Macron during Paris trip

The Ivorian president could meet with Emmanuel Macron in Paris as part of his trip to France, which began on 14 November with a first stop in Mougins (southeast).

Ouattara gets ready to launch several sovereign funds

Freshly re-elected for a fourth term, the president is speeding up the creation of an arsenal of financial vehicles designed to support the State's strategic investments.

Conseil Café-Cacao sells off beans to close out campaign

Traders are not rushing to respond to the call from the Conseil Café-Cacao, which is trying to finalise its sales in advance.

WAEMU succession battle against backdrop of AES crisis

The departure of Togolese Badanam Patoki from the presidency of the Financial Markets Authority of the West African Economic and Monetary Union has reopened a succession battle within the institution, this time pitting Niger against Benin.

Abidjan responds to Tidjane Thiam's London proceedings

The ministers Amadou Coulibaly and Mamadou Touré have sent a letter to the Ivorian opposition leader, who has begun defamation proceedings against them in the British capital.

Entrepreneur Yérim Sow paves way for Bridge Bank's stock market listing

The founder of the Teyliom Group is planning to float his banking subsidiary on the BRVM stock exchange next year. This should enable him to speed up his expansion in the sub-region.

Facing housing shortage, Abidjan calls on Adhi group and US investors

Adhi is in discussions with the US Treasury and the Ivorian office of the Development Finance Corp to build in Abidjan.

Lomé serves as low-key mediator in the UEMOA crisis

After three months of conflict between Abidjan and the AES countries, Burkinabe Minister of Finance Aboubakar Nacanabo was finally able to assume the chairmanship of the UEMOA Council of Ministers on 6 October.