Côte d'Ivoire pushes agricultural transformation while Algeria reports rising FDI inflows

Ibrahim Kalil Konaté, Ivory Coast’s minister of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts, presented the investment opportunities linked to the 2026‑2030 National Development Plan, emphasizing the potential to locally process 50 % of the country’s cocoa and cashew harvests and to develop higher‑value agro‑industrial chains such as rubber‑based tire manufacturing. He highlighted the need for special‑economic zones, logistics platforms and energy infrastructure to cut production costs and create up to 500 000 industrial jobs by 2030.

Separately, UNCTAD’s 2026 World Investment Report showed that Algeria attracted US$1.53 billion in foreign direct investment in 2025, up 18.6 % from the previous year, largely driven by the hydrocarbons sector. This places Algeria 14th among African nations for FDI inflows and third in North Africa behind Egypt and Morocco. The report noted that although overall African FDI fell in 2025, Algeria’s growth reflects continued investor interest in energy, infrastructure and technology projects across the continent.