Ivorian cotton tycoon Koné Daouda Soukpafolo completes takeover of fabric maker Uniwax
COIC, owned by Ivorian cotton tycoon Koné Daouda Soukpafolo, now holds 72.29% of Uniwax after buying 15 million shares from Dutch group Vlisco.
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Ivorian tycoon Ahmed Cissé is buying a $180 million stake in the bank he already chairs
Ahmed Cissé has chaired BICICI since 2023. The Ivorian state is now selling him a $180 million stake, at a price nobody will state.
Ivorian billionaire Jean Kacou Diagou's foundation to fund schools the government will run
The NSIA Foundation, part of Jean Kacou Diagou's banking and insurance group, will finance school building in Côte d'Ivoire while the state supplies staff.
Ivorian tycoon Jean Kacou Diagou's NSIA Banque lifts profit 7% as balance sheet tops $5 billion
NSIA Banque Côte d'Ivoire, controlled by Jean Kacou Diagou, lifted 2025 profit 7% to about $72 million as its balance sheet topped $5 billion.
Jim Ovia's Zenith Bank opens in Côte d'Ivoire, breaking into Francophone West Africa for the first time
Jim Ovia's Zenith Bank has formally launched its Côte d'Ivoire subsidiary in Abidjan, marking its first entry into Francophone West Africa's banking market.
Ivorian tycoon Koné Dossongui plans $18 million cocoa plant expansion in Cameroon
Dossongui’s Atlantic Cocoa to raise Kribi plant output to 64,000 tons as part of $18M upgrade backed by Swiss machinery firm Bühler.
Tidjane Thiam disqualified from Côte d'Ivoire’s presidential bid
A court in Abidjan ruled him ineligible to run, citing his removal from the electoral list after losing Ivorian nationality upon becoming a French citizen in 1987.
Tidjane Thiam, ex-Credit Suisse CEO, eyes presidency in Côte d'Ivoire
Ex-Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam secures opposition bid, reshaping Côte d'Ivoire’s October presidential race in a political homecoming.