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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...
Africa’s Next Move: At Abidjan’s SICA, a New Treaty and Clear Talk Signal a New Era for Co-Productions
Variety
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July 3, 2025
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – At the International Salon for Audiovisual Content (SICA), a panel on co-production models became more than just a roundtable: it became a launchpad. The event culminated in the signing of a landmark co-production treaty...
Clarion unveils first indigenous container ship, targets regional, China trade
The Sun Nigeria
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July 3, 2025
By Steve Agbota Clarion Shipping West Africa Limited has unveiled MV Clarion Ocean Dragon, the country’s first fully indigenous container vessel, marking a historic milestone in domestic shipping and regional trade integration. Unveiled on...
Customs hinges poor trade facilitation on multiple agency operations at borders
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 3, 2025
The multiple checkpoints mounted on the Lagos-Abidjan trade corridor are soiling Nigeria’s reputation in trade facilitation, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command has revealed. The Customs Area Controller, Dr Ben Oramalugo, noted a...
Ivory Coast Storytelling Takes Center Stage at SICA as Government Backs Next-Gen Creators
Variety
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July 2, 2025
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — In the glittering ballroom of Abidjan’s Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire, the pulse of Ivorian creativity was palpable as the 2025 edition of the International Salon for Audiovisual Content (SICA) came to a close with the...
Ghana court orders deportation of Nigerian fake currency smuggler
New National Star
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July 2, 2025
A Ghanaian court has ordered the deportation of a Nigerian, Aremu Adegboyega, who was convicted for smuggling counterfeit currency valued at over $100,000 into the country through an illegal border. Justice Christiana Cann of the Accra Circuit...
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...
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...
Clarion Shipping unveils Nigeria’s first indigenous container vessel, eyes regional, China trade routes
The Sun Nigeria
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July 2, 2025
By Steve Agbota In a major leap for Nigeria’s maritime industry, Clarion Shipping West Africa Limited unveiled the MV Clarion Ocean Dragon, the country’s first fully indigenous container vessel, marking a historic milestone in domestic shipping...
West Africa Must Trade Its Way To Prosperity
The Nigerian Voice
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For all the ambition that has long swirled around regional integration in West Africa, the reality has remained underwhelming. Trade among ECOWAS member states still lags just below 10%. In an era where continents compete not just on GDP but on...
First Nigerian-owned vessel berths in Lagos port to service AfCFTA market
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 2, 2025
The first fully Nigerian-owned container vessel, the Clarion MV Ocean Dragon, has berthed at Tin Can Island Port to transport cargoes across Nigerian ports and West African trade corridors, as well as to deepen trade under the African Continental...
Kenya to host European Development Bank regional headquarters
The Standard
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A view from the annual meeting of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) held in Canary Wharf in London, United Kingdom on May 14, 2025.[AFP] Kenya has ratified an agreement to establish the European Bank for Reconstruction and...
Cocoa sector studies forecast key growth into the 2030’s, despite market tests
Confectionery Production
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Cocoa farming in West Africa, pic Koa/Ben Rotthoff Share this page A fresh industry study has forecast the global cocoa bean market to expand towards a total of $20.8 billion by 2032, growing annually at 4.9% and up from a figure of $13.5 billion...
AfDB cuts South Africa growth outlook by half on trade concerns
Engineering News
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South Africa must accelerate structural reforms to offset global challenges that include US President Donald Trump’s trade war, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said as it cut the nation’s economic forecast. It lowered its forecast for Africa’s...
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...
World Bank Hails Côte d’Ivoire’s Management of US$5 Billion Portfolio
News Ghana
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July 2, 2025
World Bank officials expressed strong approval for Côte d’Ivoire’s handling of its $5 billion project portfolio following high-level talks in Abidjan. Ousmane Diagana, World Bank Regional Vice President for Western and Central Africa, commended...
Switzerland and Ivory Coast sign agreement on cultural assets
Swissinfo
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July 1, 2025
Françoise Remarck (left) and Elisabeth Baume-Schneider in Ivory Coast on Monday. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial...
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...
Nigeria moves to overcome hurdles in regional trade integration
Punch
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July 2, 2025
Despite its dominance in regional trade, Nigeria faces structural and policy barriers that limit the full realisation of intra-ECOWAS commerce, including poor infrastructure, fragmented customs systems, and currency mismatches. The 2025 West...
New energy deal to strengthen Ghana–Ivory Coast electricity ties
The Herald Ghana
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June 30, 2025
By Patrick Biddah Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have taken a significant step toward regional energy integration with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the 330 kV Double Circuit Interconnection Project between the two...