Date/Time
Date(s) - 23/09/2025
18:00 - 20:00
Location
Press Club Brussels Europe
Categories
Panel Discussion: Côte d’Ivoire – on the Eve of a Critical Election
Tuesday 23 September 2025 at 18h00
Press Club Brussels Europe – Rue Froissart 95 – 1040 Brussels
The European Union and Côte d’Ivoire have enjoyed diplomatic relations since 1961, fostering cooperation in political, economic, and development sectors. Today, there is a strong trade relationship between the two: one third of all Ivorian exports go to the EU, and Côte d’Ivoire is the EU’s leading trade partner in West Africa.
With the Ivoirian presidential election scheduled for 25 October 2025, the event will take stock of the EU-Ivorian relationship and discuss the current situation in the country ahead of this critical electoral moment.
Agenda
18.00 – Registration
18.10 – Welcome word from Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire to Belgium Mr. Abou Dosso
18.15 – Panel Discussion with:
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- His Excellency Mr. Amadou Coulibaly, Minister of Communication and Government Spokesperson
- Mr. Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Member of the European Parliament (Renew/Germany)
- Rinaldo Depagne, Deputy Program Director, Africa & Project Director, West Africa, International Crisis Group
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- Moderator: Leo Cendrowicz, Brussels correspondent for the i and editor of the Brussels Times magazine.
18.45 – Questions from the audience, synthesis and wrap-up from the moderator
19.05 – Concluding words from His Excellency Mr. Sidi Tiémoko Touré, Minister of Animal and Fisheries Resources
19.15 – Reception
20.00 – End