AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoAbidjan Skyscraper Push: Construction of the 75-story Tour F is set to finish later this year, with 16,000 glass panels and an observation deck—positioning Abidjan to challenge Africa’s tallest-building race and signaling renewed confidence in Ivorian construction and investment. Housing Crunch: An AFP report highlights Abidjan’s rental affordability squeeze: locals struggle to find decent homes on the minimum wage, with UN Habitat warning Sub-Saharan Africa faces the world’s highest rental unaffordability rates. Cocoa Campaign Prices: Côte d’Ivoire’s 2026-2027 coffee and cocoa campaign launch (Sept 1) will unveil new farm-gate prices at the 10th National Cocoa and Chocolate Days, after the 2025-26 farm-gate price swung from 2,800 FCFA/kg to 1,200 FCFA/kg. Cocoa Quality & Market Pressure: Cocoa futures surged as traders priced in West African crop quality risks—black pod disease concerns in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana and weaker early crop signals. Water & Farming Resilience: Global Water Challenge and Cargill expanded Cargill Currents to more countries, adding programming in Côte d’Ivoire to improve safe water access, repair systems, and support more efficient farming water use.
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