Ivory Coast’s 2027 foreign affairs budget reaches 173.3 billion CFA francs
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on AIP
Ivory Coast’s 2027 foreign affairs ministry budget stands at 173.3 billion CFA francs and was adopted on 10 November by the National Assembly’s Economic and Financial Affairs Committee. The allocation will notably fund economic diplomacy, a diplomatic institute and improved consular services, according to AIP.
The Economic and Financial Affairs Committee of Ivory Coast’s National Assembly adopted on Tuesday the 2027 budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, allocated 173.3 billion CFA francs. Minister Nialé Kaba plans notably to strengthen economic diplomacy, create a diplomatic institute and improve consular services, the Ivorian Press Agency (AIP) reports.
Bilateral Relations account for 91.2 billion CFA francs, or 53% of the credits, while General Administration receives 69.9 billion, or 40%. Multilateral Relations has 10.8 billion, while the programme covering state protocol, legal and consular affairs, and civil registration represents 1.2% of the budget, according to Nialé Kaba.
The ministry also plans to mobilise external financing and establish a documentary fund on civil registration and consular affairs. Its programme is based on four overall objectives, 11 specific objectives and 29 performance indicators, within the framework of Ivory Coast’s 2026-2030 National Development Plan, the minister said.
Incompressible expenditure amounts to 114.4 billion CFA francs, or 66% of the credits, notably for salaries, school fees, rents, subscriptions and insurance. Investment accounts for 12% and operational missions for 15%, according to AIP.
Ivory Coast’s 2027 budget, adopted at 18.4661 trillion CFA francs, had been presented on 10 November. Ivory Coast’s 2027 budget places the financing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs within the overall national budget programme.
