By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on AIP
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé called for greater uptake of emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, to accelerate the country’s economic transformation, at the opening of the 2nd Ivoire Tech Forum in Abidjan on 12 November 2026. He highlighted prospects in precision agriculture, connected healthcare and financial inclusion.
Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé launched on 12 November 2026 the process of adopting the PNRI 2027-2030 at the Abidjan Exhibition Centre, with the aim of reducing informality and creating or consolidating 290,000 formal jobs. The programme provides for a gradual transition of informal-sector actors into the formal sector, according to AIP.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: L’Infodrome ·
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé has announced that Abidjan’s Line 1 metro is 66% complete and is due to enter service in January 2029, with 540,000 passengers a day expected. More than 2,000 Ivorians are already working on the project, which is expected to create more than 5,000 jobs in total, according to Ivoire Actu.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: Ivoire Actu ·
Ivorian Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé has announced that the Abidjan BRT will begin operating in early 2029, after works estimated at CFA francs 316 billion and including 20 stations. Traffic between Bingerville and Yopougon is now estimated at 80,000-100,000 vehicles per day, according to the AIP news agency.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: AIP ·
Morocco called for artificial intelligence and digital technologies to serve people and sustainable development at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Doha. Ambassador Mohamed Setri also highlighted sovereignty and competitiveness challenges, according to MAP.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: MAP ·
Elye Wahi finally delivers as Ivory Coast beat Gambia 2-1 in BouakéIvory Coast beat Gambia 2-1 on Thursday 12 November 2026 at the Stade de la Paix in Bouaké, on matchday 3 of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Ghana to invest $300 million in artificial intelligenceThe Ghanaian government plans to invest $300 million between 2027 and 2028 to create a National Artificial Intelligence Centre and upgrade rural mobile networks from 2G to 4G. The announcement, made during the presentation of the 2027 budget, also targets digital training and research, according to Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson.The week in Africa
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