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Costello, Moulare lead Côte d'Ivoire vs. Rwanda
FIBA Basketball
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MOÇÂMEDES (Angola) - Rwanda did many things right in their first 2025 AfroBasket game but a number of unnecessary errors resulted in a painful 78-70 loss to Cote d'Ivoire. At times, it seemed as if Rwanda would pull off another shocking result in...
Ivory Coast cuts cocoa export contracts due to poor weather
BusinessLIVE
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Abijan — Ivory Coast’s Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) has cut to 1.2-million tonnes its export contract sales of the main crop from October to March, down from 1.3-million, two council sources told Reuters on Wednesday. The cocoa sector regulator...
Wood Mackenzie To Deliver Strategic Insight Into Africa's Energy Sector As African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Silver Partner
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, August 13, 2025/APO Group/ -- Global energy and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie has confirmed its participation as a Silver Partner at African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African...
Funding row threatens $5bn Africa Energy Bank launch
Punch
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August 13, 2025
The establishment of the Africa Energy Bank has been thrown into uncertainty as the African Export-Import Bank warned that continued delay by the African Petroleum Producers Organisation in transferring equity subscription funds could stall the...
Egypt-UAE joint venture wins Ivory Coast solar tender at €0.0310/kWh
pv-magazine
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August 11, 2025
Infinity Power submitted winning bids of €0.03310 ($0.039)/kWh and €0.03213/kWh for two solar projects totaling 80 MW, marking the lowest tariffs secured by an independent power producer in West and Central Africa. August 11, 2025 Patrick Jowett...
The African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Announces 2025 Award Nominees, Celebrating Excellence in African Energy
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN- News.Africa-Wire) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, August 12, 2025/ -- The nominees for the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies Awards have officially been announced, celebrating excellence in oil, gas and broader energy...
From Toxic Dump to Urban Oasis: Abidjan’s Remarkable Landfill Transformation
Africa.com
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August 10, 2025
Abidjan has turned an environmental nightmare into a vibrant urban dream with the opening of Akouedo Park—a lush, 100-hectare green space built atop a former landfill. For decades, the site plagued residents with toxic waste, health...
Ipd adds Brazil as new partner country for Fruit Attraction
Fresh Plaza
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August 13, 2025
The Import Promotion Desk (IPD) has announced Brazil as its new partner country for Fruit Attraction, to be held from 30 September to 2 October in Madrid. More than 30 producers from Egypt, Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Kenya, Colombia, Morocco,...
Ivory Coast to build 52 MW solar plant by 2027
pv-magazine
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August 7, 2025
Ivorian developer Tongon Solaire has signed an agreement with the government of Ivory Coast for a 52 MW solar plant. The project is set for commissioning before the end of 2027. August 7, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Government of the Ivory Coast...
Growing pains: can rice production in Africa keep up with demand?
The Guardian
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August 11, 2025
Salmata Ouattara remembers 2023 as the turning point for her rice farm. June is usually the peak of the rainy season in Ivory Coast, but in the preceding years she and other farmers in M’Be on the outskirts of Bouaké, the country’s second biggest...
Côte d'Ivoire: PFO Africa invest in solar energy
Next is Africa
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3D model of the Ferké Solar solar power plant/PFO Africa.The Ferké Solar cornerstone ceremony/PFO Africa.Côte d'Ivoire has entered a new phase in the deployment of renewable energy with the official launch of Ferké Solar, a photovoltaic power...
Gebr. Pfeiffer to install vertical roller mill for clay grinding in Ivory Coast
Global Cement
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Ivory Coast: Gebr. Pfeiffer will supply an MVR 3070 R-2 vertical roller mill to Ciments de Côte d'Ivoire (CIMCI) for clay grinding at its cement plant. The mill will produce 62t/hr of clay at ≤10% R 0.090mm for use in calcined clay cement. The...
Africa Attracts Billion Dollars in Gold Mining Investments
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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August 10, 2025
Africa, the world’s second-largest gold-producing region after China, is witnessing a surge in gold mining investment in 2025, fueled by strong global demand, favourable prices, and vast untapped reserves attracting increased international...
Infinity Power signs concession agreements for Scaling Solar Côte d'Ivoire
Energy Global
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August 7, 2025
Infinity Power and the government of Côte d'Ivoire have entered into two concession agreements for landmark solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, as part of the World Bank’s Scaling Solar Programme. This milestone marks the company’s first...
Ivory Coast vows to find new buyers for its cocoa as 15% Trump tariff looms
BusinessLIVE
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Abidjan — Ivory Coast will look for new markets for its cocoa, away from the US, if the administration of President Donald Trump goes through with its threat to impose 15% tariffs from Thursday, two officials said. The West African nation would...
Abidjan landfill transformed into city parkland
Modern Ghana
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Beneath the fresh grass and brand-new infrastructure of Abidjan's Akouedo Park lie millions of tons of waste that for decades plagued locals' lives and health. Transforming landfill into recreational spaces -- turning trash into landscaped...
US operator completes workovers, eyes exploration and construction projects
Upstream
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Murphy Oil completed a pair of workovers in the US Gulf in the last few months, the US-based operator said Wednesday in its second quarter earnings report. Murphy finished a workover at its Samurai-3 well and returned the well to production early...
How Ododo’s Welfarist Drive Is Reshaping Lives In Kogi
Daily Independent
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August 14, 2025
0 Since the assumption of office in January 2024, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, the executive governor of Kogi State has not taken his eyes off the ball. He has been committed to carrying out the primary assignment of government in line with section 4...
Wheaton Precious Metals downgraded as analysts see upside already...
Proactive UK
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August 13, 2025
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp (LSE:WPM, TSX:WPM, NYSE:WPM) has been downgraded by UBS analysts who believe significant share price appreciation has already factored in projected growth and commodity price gains. The analysts downgraded Wheaton to...
DJ Sly King shuts down 'Unstoppable Rave' at Koforidua Technical University
GhanaWeb
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August 13, 2025
DJ Sly King, one of Ghana’s most consistent and beloved disc jockeys, recently marked a significant milestone in his career with the “Unstoppable Rave” celebration at Koforidua Technical University on Thursday, August 7, 2025. The event...