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Bouaké Fofana, General Director of Ageroute (Ministère des Infrastructures Economiques)
Ageroute is charged with the management and support of road projects in Côte d’Ivoire. The current infrastructure, especially the road network, in Côte d’Ivoire is in a bad shape as there were no new roads built in the past 10-15 years. The planned rehabilitation of thousands of kilometers of roads in Côte d’Ivoire should create 5,000 permanent jobs in the next 5 years.

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Agriculture Research in Côte d’Ivoire

November 8, 2011

Dr. Tiémoko Yo, General Director of CNRA/ NARC (National Agronomic Research Center)
CNRA (NARC) is a leading agriculture research company in Côte d’Ivoire. The company focuses on seeding research. As a result of continuous research, CNRA has come up with significant innovations such as the next generation commercial plants resistant to certain diseases.

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Côte d’Ivoire Production Of Animal Feed

November 8, 2011

Sylvain Gotta, General Director of SIPRA (Société Ivoirienne de Productions Animales)
SIPRA is one of the main producers of animal feed and poultry in Côte d’Ivoire. “Our vision is to have an Africa that is dynamic. Education and quality food are very important factors in an individual’s life. We want to feed Africa, feed her well.”

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Largest Agriculture Company in Côte d’Ivoire: Palm Oil, Rubber and Sugar

November 8, 2011

Bertrand Vignes, Chief Executive Officer of SIFCA – Biography
SIFCA is the leading company of the agriculture sector in Côte d’Ivoire. Côte d’Ivoire is the largest producer of cacao in the world and an important producer of other strategic agricultural commodities such as rubber, sugar and palm oil among others. Agriculture will become the main engine of socio-economic development of the country.

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Logistics In West Africa

November 7, 2011

Stéphane Eholie, Chief Executive Officer of SIMAT (Société Ivoirienne de Manutention et de Transit)
SIMAT offers great variety of logistics services in the West Africa and especially in Côte d’Ivoire. One of the main drivers of national economy of Côte d’Ivoire is the port. It reflects the strength of the economy and in that sense can be considered to be its very heart.

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Mobile Market in Côte d’Ivoire Regulator

November 7, 2011

Kouassi Arthur Aloco, General Director of ATCI (Agence des Télécommunications de Côte d’Ivoire)
New laws and new regulations are needed to transform Côte d’Ivoire and its telecommunication market. The function of ATCI is to achieve this transition. The expansion of ICT and telecom industries is a global phenomenon and Côte d’Ivoire should not be isolated.

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Comium Côte d’Ivoire: Close To The People

November 7, 2011

Michel Hébert, Chief Executive Officer of Comium Group (Koz)
Comium Côte d’Ivoire is one of the mobile operators in the Côte d’Ivoire market. Upon reaching its fourth anniversary, the company has had terrific growth since its launch. Mr. Hebert says Comium is closer to the people – to the Ivorians – than any other operator…

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Orange Côte d’Ivoire: Telecom Operator in Côte d’Ivoire

November 7, 2011

Mamadou Bamba, Chief Executive Officer of Orange Côte d’Ivoire
Orange Côte d’Ivoire is one of top 3 telecom operators in Côte d’Ivoire. Orange is a very strong brand which is present all over Africa, in as many as 17 African countries. But more than that, Orange Côte d’Ivoire makes its clients’ lives simpler.

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Internet Access in Africa: Leading Provider of ICT Solutions in Africa

November 7, 2011

Louis Diakité, Chief Executive Officer of Alink Telecom
Alink Telecom is a telecom operator and provider of internet access in Africa. Alink Telecom provides internet access and other services to top +100 companies of Côte d’Ivoire – banks, insurance companies, and oil and gas companies among others.

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MTN Côte d’Ivoire: Mobile Operator in Côte d’Ivoire

November 4, 2011

Wim Vanhellenputte, Managing Director of MTN Côte d’Ivoire
MTN Côte d’Ivoire is a mobile operator in Côte d’Ivoire with about 40 % of mobile market share. MTN Côte d’Ivoire is constantly developing new mobile applications and believes that with its African vision and origins in the South Africa…