By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Aip
Ivory Coast is targeting 1.6 trillion CFA francs in private investment in the livestock and fisheries sectors by 2030, the minister for animal and fisheries resources announced in Abidjan. The target should help cover 75% of national food needs, according to the Ivory Coast Press Agency.
Ivory Coast’s Health Minister, Pierre N’Gou Dimba, called for prevention involving several sectors to sustainably improve people’s health and well-being. He spoke on 19 October 2026 in Abidjan during National Health Week, according to the Ivorian Press Agency.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: Aip ·
The Abidjan Metro Line 1 project has already compensated 11,644 of the 15,316 people affected, with 74 billion CFA francs allocated. The state plans to provide a further 10 billion and still has 2,812 cases to process, according to Cissé Moustapha, the project’s authorising officer, as quoted by AIP.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: Aip ·
Cumulative trade between Ivory Coast and Senegal has reached 250 billion CFA francs, Senegalese Prime Minister Ahmadou Alhaminou Mohamed Lo said during his visit to Abidjan. He called on businesses in both countries to increase cross-investment and develop major projects, according to Alwihda Info.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: Alwihda Info ·
Former Prime Minister Aminata Touré believes that rejecting the 2026 supplementary finance bill could lead to a loss of CFA 300 billion for businesses and their workers in Senegal. She issued the warning at a press conference on 26 October, according to Senenews.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senenews ·
Ivory Coast and Ghana select products to facilitate tradeIvory Coast and Ghana have selected an initial list of products to implement their agreement on mutual recognition of inspection certificates. They also approved a pilot action plan to reduce technical barriers and facilitate bilateral trade, according to the Economic Community of West African States Commission.
Illustrative imageNigeria remittances hit record $1.57 billionRemittances received in Nigeria through international operators reached a record $1.57 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up about 33% year on year. Receipts in May and June offset the decline in April, according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s quarterly statistical bulletin reported by Nairametrics.The week in Africa
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