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Ivory Coast to allocate 592 billion CFA francs to education and culture in 2027

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The Ivorian government plans to allocate more than 592 billion CFA francs in 2027 to higher education, technical training and culture, approved by a National Assembly committee. The higher education budget rises 10.03% to 372.7 billion CFA francs, with the completion of Daloa University and the recruitment of 728 teacher-researchers, according to AIP.

The Ivorian government plans to allocate more than 592 billion CFA francs in 2027 to higher education, technical and vocational training and cultural development. The draft budgets were presented on 10 November to deputies of the National Assembly’s Economic and Financial Affairs Committee and adopted, according to the Ivorian Press Agency (AIP).

Ivory Coast’s Ministry of Higher Education will have 372.7 billion CFA francs, up 10.03% from 2026, to continue modernising university infrastructure. Daloa University is due to open at the start of the next academic year, while construction of the Adiaké University of Technology and two university institutes of technology in Daloa and Korhogo is planned. The programme provides for 6,000 beds in Adiaké and 1,500 in Daloa and Korhogo, as well as the recruitment of 728 teacher-researchers and researchers, according to AIP.

The technical and vocational education budget reaches 178.9 billion CFA francs, including 70.4 billion in investment, compared with 24 billion in 2026. These funds will notably finance six institutions in Daloa, Dimbokro, Agboville, Daoukro, Zuénoula and Boundoukou, as well as the launch of construction work on an institution in Abobo, according to AIP.

The ministry also plans to train 3,000 teachers in the educational use of artificial intelligence with UNESCO and 1,947 trainers in 2027. The reform of the Higher Technician Certificate also provides for the abolition of 14 courses, the renovation of 19 others and the creation of 16 new ones, according to AIP.

The vote follows the presentation, on 10 November, of the 2027 Ivorian budget, set at 18,466.1 billion CFA francs.

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