By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’Infodrome
Influencers and public figures in Abidjan and Bamako are accused of lending their image to property developers suspected of fraud. Several are among the accused, according to L’Infodrome.
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Malian transporters and travellers are denouncing the numerous checks and fees imposed along the Bamako-Abidjan road, where passengers say they must stop at several checkpoints. They are calling on leaders of the Alliance of Sahel States and ECOWAS to ease formalities and eliminate these payments, according to a Deutsche Welle report carried by Kassataya.
🇲🇱 Mali · Source: Kassataya ·
An Agboville hotel owner filed a complaint after being targeted by a man posing as a former Burkina Faso international. He also alerted his staff and described an especially confident fraudster, according to L’Infodrome.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: L’Infodrome ·
The €35 million announced for the Abidjan metro is not a donation, but guaranteed financing intended for two projects. The arrangement supports targeted works while opening up contracts for French companies, according to L’Infodrome.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: L’Infodrome ·
Air France and Air Côte d’Ivoire have signed a reciprocal codeshare agreement on the Paris-Charles de Gaulle–Abidjan route. The arrangement, effective from 25 October 2026, is intended to give customers of both airlines a wider choice of flight times by combining their frequencies, according to L’Infodrome.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: L’Infodrome ·
Ivory Coast-Senegal trade reaches 250 billion CFA francsCumulative trade between Ivory Coast and Senegal stands at 250 billion CFA francs, Senegalese Prime Minister Ahmadou Alhaminou Mohamed Lo said during a visit to Abidjan. He called on businesses in both countries to increase reciprocal investment and develop major projects, according to Alwihda Info.
Ghana apprenticeship programme pledges tools for graduate entrepreneursGhana’s National Apprenticeship Programme has promised to provide tools to graduates of Ask Media Training School so they can start their own businesses. Its deputy coordinator, Fouad Agbenyadzi, invited them to contact the National Youth Authority to access support schemes, he said at the graduation ceremony in Kumasi.The week in Africa
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