Côte d’Ivoire Secures $80 Billion for 2026‑2030 Development Plan

Development partners pledged roughly $80 billion (47,820 billion CFA francs) on the first day of the financing conference in Abidjan, four times the amount the Ivorian government had sought from external partners for its 2026‑2030 National Development Plan (PND). The plan, costing about $209 billion, aims for average annual growth of 7.2 %, a GDP per‑capita of $4,500 by 2030 and a poverty rate below 20 %. Around 3,000 participants from 49 countries attended, including the World Bank, African Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank, the European Union and the United Nations, all committing support.

The private sector is expected to fund about 70 % of the plan. More than 260 Moroccan companies joined the event, and business leaders from France and Morocco publicly reaffirmed their commitment to the PND. Moroccan Ambassador Othman El Ferdaous highlighted the opportunity to link Moroccan value chains with Ivorian resources, while French and Moroccan employer federations emphasised the need for a stable, predictable investment climate.

Ivorian Vice‑President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné thanked partners for backing what he termed a “credible, reform‑driven” strategy, underscoring the importance of translating pledges into binding financing agreements and project implementation.