Orange Côte d’Ivoire Business Digital Push: Orange Côte d’Ivoire is expanding its B2B drive with a unified cloud, cybersecurity and connectivity offering, spotlighting OC2S for enterprise digital transformation and launching the OM Business mobile app for companies. Regional Finance & Development: The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) brings in the AfDB as its first external shareholder, with a $30m equity investment plus a $70m long-term credit line aimed at scaling development finance across West Africa, including renewable energy projects. Energy for Industry: Daystar Power Group says it has installed nearly 7MW of solar across four Nestlé facilities in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Senegal to improve energy resilience and cut emissions. Connectivity Watch: Embraer’s Connecting Africa 2026 report warns Africa’s intra-regional connectivity gap is widening, with more unserved route pairs and Abidjan–Douala among routes newly launched. World Cup, Côte d’Ivoire Angle: Liverpool’s pursuit of Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande remains in focus as the club weighs another bid after Leipzig’s valuation signals a higher price. Business-Adjacent Sports Economy: In Philadelphia, Sheraton hotel workers strike over wages and benefits ahead of World Cup match crowds, a reminder of how major events can reshape local labor costs.