Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast is the world’s largest cocoa producer and West Africa’s second-biggest economy. Africaspoint covers Côte d’Ivoire’s agricultural sector, infrastructure expansion, financial markets anchored in Abidjan, and the business environment of a country consolidating its position as the economic heart of Francophone West Africa.

Ivory Coast launches strategic sovereign wealth fund

Ivory Coast approved its Strategic Sovereign Fund for Development on April 15, establishing a three-component state vehicle to channel mining…

Ivory Coast kills 26-year trade barrier with Sahel

Côte d'Ivoire has scrapped a 26-year customs visa requirement on cargo to Mali and Burkina Faso, replacing it with two…

Resolute breaks ground on $539m Ivory Coast gold mine

Australian gold producer Resolute Mining has secured a 14-year mining permit from Côte d'Ivoire's Council of Ministers for its Doropo…

US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…

MTN’s MoMo is going super app

MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…

AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda

The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…

South Africa braces for June 30

South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected…