Côte d’Ivoire is one of Africa’s most rapidly expanding economies, with significant oil, gas and mineral reserves; a major agriculture sector; and a growing, youthful population driving the country forward. Spread across a wide range of ecosystems, from tropical rainforests to dry savannah, the former French colony is a mosaic of ethnicities, languages and religions.To address the economic ch
Forum de l’Investissement Hôtelier Africain 2020 The 2020 edition of the Forum de l’Investissement Hôtelier Africain (FIHA) will take place at the Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire on 7-9 July with the support of Accor. This builds on a highly successful and impactful regional event in Marrakech, co-hosted with the Moroccan government in February 2019 and which gathered over 300 delegates from 28…
In English La Côte d’Ivoire, qui ambitionne de devenir le cinquième pays le plus visité d’Afrique d’ici 2025, passe à l’actionavec l’annonce d’une stratégie officielle visant à accroître le nombre d’arrivées par le biais d’une amélioration des infrastructures et d’un élargissement de l’offre d’attractions touristiques. Suite à la présentation de la stratégie…
Countries and regions across the world have long understood the potential of the MICE segment as a vehicle to drive high-value tourism and economic development. In recent decades this has led to significant investment, with nations working to position themselves as centres for the industry, both regionally and globally, aided by greater air connectivity. At the same time, the industry has…
Côte d’Ivoire’s civil war, which ended in 2011, left the tourism sector neglected and much of its infrastructure damaged. However, with the end of the crisis and economic growth averaging 8% since 2012, tourism in the country has begun its resurgence. The Ivorian government made tourism a priority in its National Development Plan 2016-20, and wants to make it one of the top-three contributors…
If Côte d’Ivoire strengthened business tourism in Abidjan over recent years, its leisure tourism potential remained largely untapped. Four locations listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites and a rich biodiversity are some of the assets boosting niche tourism segments such as ecotourism, agro-tourism, sport and culture. Ecotourism Endowed with diverse natural capital comprising beaches, forests…
Countries and regions across the world have long understood the potential of the MICE segment as a vehicle to drive high-value tourism and economic development. In recent decades this has led to significant investment, with nations working to position themselves as centres for the industry, both regionally and globally, aided by greater air connectivity. At the same time, the industry has…
The Ivorian government made tourism a priority in its National Development Plan 2016-20, and wants to make it one of the top-three contributors to GDP by 2020, with the goal of attracting up to 5m tourists by 2025. Moreover, the country ranks third in Africa for business tourism, behind Nigeria and Morocco. However, Côte d’Ivoire remains untouched by mass tourism, which could give it a unique advantage…
Since achieving independence in 1960, Côte d’Ivoire has managed to maintain broadly friendly relations with its neighbours, its French former colonial ruler, and within a continental and multilateral context. Côte d’Ivoire has long been a player in ECOWAS, which ties the country to 14 other nations in the region. Eight countries also share membership of the West African CFA franc zone, the c
In English Une série de nouveaux projets hôteliers et d’investissements dans les offres touristiques devrait permettre de renforcer l’attrait de la Côte d’Ivoire en tant que destination touristique, y compris pour ce qui est du segment du tourisme d’affaires. Parmi les nouveaux projets, on peut notamment citer la construction d’un établissement 5 étoiles, le «Radisson Hotel…
