New Radisson hotel signed in Abidjan, Ivory CoastRadisson Hospitality has announced the signing of a new hotel in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, bringing the group’s Africa portfolio to 86 hotels and almost 18,000 rooms in operation and under development. Abidjan is one More… |
Damen in deal to build 16 ferries for Ivory CoastDamen Shipyards Group said it has signed a contract with Société de Transport Lagunaire (STL) to build sixteen shallow-draft passenger ferries for the Ivory Coast. The contract represents part of a forward-thinking p More… |
Damen in deal to build 16 ferries for Ivory CoastDamen Shipyards Group said it has signed a contract with Société de Transport Lagunaire (STL) to build sixteen shallow-draft passenger ferries for the Ivory Coast. The contract represents part of a forward-thinking p More… |
Al Qaeda gunmen kill 16 in Ivory Coast attackGunmen from al Qaeda's North African branch killed 16 people, including four Europeans, at a beach resort town in Ivory Coast on Sunday, the latest in a string of deadly attacks that have confirmed the Islamists' growing reach in West Af More… |
Ivory Coast withdraws Warid Telecom unit licenceIvory Coast has withdrawn the licenses of four mobile telecommunications operators, including a local unit of Abu Dhabi-based Warid Telecom, saying they owe taxes and fees, and plans to merge them into one company controlled by a new majority sh More… |
Ivorian firm to set up $150m cocoa factory in OmanCKG Holding, an Ivory Coast-based company, is set to open a new cocoa factory in Oman next year at an estimated cost of $150 million, said a report. The new company, Chocolatry of Oman, a joint venture between Oman and the CKG gro More… |
Bombardier wins Ivory Coast airline dealBombardier Aerospace, the third largest airplane manufacturer in the world after Airbus and Boeing, has signed a conditional purchase agreement with Abidjan-based airline, Air Côte d’Ivoire for two Q400 NextGen aircraft. More… |
Ivory Coast, Qatar near completion of LNG dealIvory Coast is close to finalising an agreement to get supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar from 2015, an official with Ivorian state oil company Petroci said, to cover an expected gap as demand outstrips its gas production. More… |
West Africa set for another big cocoa seasonWest African plantations will churn out huge amounts of cocoa during the early months of this season thanks to near-ideal growing weather, and the full harvest is likely to rival last year's record volumes. The region produced a record of More… |
Fighting rages in Ivory Coast, 800 dead in westSoldiers backing Alassane Ouattara met stiff resistance from incumbent Laurent Gbagbo's fighters in Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan on Saturday as the two sides fought for control of the West African country. There was fighting around t More… |