Category: Ivory Coast

Côte d’Ivoire: Naming ceremony of 125 young graduates trained in the trades of mass distribution and entry of a cohort of 500 new learners

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The Ivorian Minister for the Promotion of Youth, Professional Integration and Civic Service, Mamadou Touré, presided on Saturday, December 10, 2022 in Abidjan-Yopougon, the naming ceremony of 125 graduates of the first cohort trained in the trades of large-scale distribution and the official re-entry of the second cohort of 500 young people at the Centre multsectoriel Mohammed VI of Yopougon. It was in the presence of the Minister of Technical Education, Vocational Training and Apprenticeship, Koffi N’Guessan, and the sponsor of this first class. Edith Cresson, initiator of the École…

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Côte d’Ivoire : Actors are working on the facilitation of transport between San Pedro and Bamako

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 (AIP)- A two-day reflection workshop opened on Thursday, December 08, 2022 in San Pedro, on data collected by the Transport Fluidity Observatory (OFT), as part of the Road Development and Transport Facilitation Project on the Bamako, Zantiébougou, Boundiali, San Pedro Corridor (PR8). The OFT carried out this survey on the section between San Pedro and Boundiali, in its capacity as the organization in charge of raising awareness of road users and training public border officials in measures to facilitate inter-State road transport. , as part of the PR8 project. The…

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CÔTE D’IVOIRE TERMINAL OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES ACTIVITIES OF THE NEW CONTAINER TERMINAL IN THE PORT OF ABIDJAN

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On 2 November 2022, in the presence of the port authorities, Côte d’Ivoire Terminal officially launched the commercial activities of the new container terminal of the port of Abidjan, with the arrival of the CMA CGM ROSSINI vessel, measuring 267 m long and 40 m wide, and transporting 5770 TEU containers. The launch of the activities of the second terminal comes after successful tests in mid-October 2022. This project was carried out thanks to an overall investment of 596 billion CFA francs, of which 334 billion CFA francs were dedicated…

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BOLLORÉ TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS CÔTE D’IVOIRE ACQUIRES ITS FIRST SIMULATOR DEDICATED TO PORT OPERATIONS TRAINING

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Bolloré Transport & Logistics Côte d’Ivoire announces the acquisition of its very first driving simulator, which will be made available to its Pan-African Port Training Centre (CFPP) in Abidjan. This clearly demonstrates the company’s commitment to providing innovative training and to offering new teaching methods aligned with employees’ expectations. Read the full article on maritimafrica.com

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Côte d’Ivoire: The Ferkessedougou dry port will be delivered within the next 24 months

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A Government Mission composed of the Minister of Transport Amadou Koné and the Minister of State, Minister of Defense Tené Birahima Ouattara President of the Regional Council of Tchologo; visited on Friday, September 16, 2022, the construction site of the dry port of Ferkessedougou.   Following the guided tour to see the progress of work, Minister Amadou Kone said that the infrastructure “should be delivered within the next 24 months. He also said “its commissioning will create nearly 2,000 direct jobs and 30,000 indirect jobs for an investment of 300…

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Côte d’Ivoire: Strong measures against road incivism

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In order to reinforce the fight against road incivism, the Ivorian Government adopted on August 3, a new decree to provide itself with dissuasive legal instruments, capable of improving the behavior of road users and preserving the lives of the population. “Adopted with a view to strengthening the fight against road insecurity, Decree No. 2022-631 of August 3, 2022 amending Decree No. 2016-864 of November 3, 2016 regulating the use of roadways open to public traffic uses information technology and communication (ICT), including the digitization of procedures for the establishment…

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Sitarail receives its new tamper to maintain the railway between Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso

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(Press release Bolloré – 19 august 2022) On 19 August 2022, SITARAIL took delivery at the Port of Abidjan of a new tamping-levelling-lining machine worth 2 billion CFA francs (more than €3 million), for maintenance on the railway between Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso. Presented at the recent International Exhibition for Track Technology (IAF) in Münster, Germany, this innovation is essential for positioning rails correctly and detecting infrastructure failures in order to restore the best possible track parameters. Designed by Austrian company Plasser & Theurer, the world leader in railway…

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E-commerce: Moroccan startup Chari begins expansion in sub-Saharan Africa with the acquisition of Ivorian Diago

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Charia, the Moroccan fintech and retail e-commerce startup, which won the Africa CEO Awards, “Disrupter of the year” award this week, announced earlier that it had acquired the ivorian application that connects local stores with producers and importers of consumer goods. After setting up shop in Tunisia last year, the Moroccan startup is now setting foot in sub-Saharan Africa with this operation and taking another step towards its goal of becoming a leader in its sector in French-speaking countries in Africa.   According to a Chari press release, Diago’s founders,…

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