Côte d'Ivoire Transport

Côte d’Ivoire is moving to consolidate its position as a major logistics cenxtre in West Africa by constructing new ports and upgrading its existing ones.

Since the return of political stability to Côte d’Ivoire in 2011, the country has gone through extensive public infrastructure works with a notable focus on transportation. In fact, the transport sector accounted for 9% of Côte d’Ivoire’s GDP in 2018, according to the Ministry of Transport.

Since political stability returned after 2011, Côte d’Ivoire’s transport sector has been undergoing rapid development, and the country is now re-emerging as a leading regional transport centre. A number of challenges persist, however, particularly in regards to the maintenance of the national road network, the state of the country’s sole...

Transport authorities in Côte d’Ivoire’s economic capital of Abidjan are working on a medium-term plan to replace and expand the city’s public buses and boats, raise the number of bridges in the congested city from three to five and construct a metro network.

Flag carrier Air Côte d’Ivoire (ACI) began operations in 2012 to replace its insolvent predecessor, Air Ivoire. The airline is now well established and serves Abidjan, Bouaké, Korhogo, San Pedro, Odienné and Man domestically, as well as 20 cities throughout West Africa.

As economic growth opens up new opportunities for the development of domestic industries and attracts foreign direct investment, Côte d’Ivoire’s land transport networks are feeling the pressure. In order to accommodate increased traffic volumes and to further improve connections between urban and rural areas, as well as ease the link between...