Madar (Abidjan) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara on Friday, October 23, 2026, began an official visit taking him first to Switzerland and then to France, according to a statement from the Ivorian presidency carried by Abidjan.net.
According to the statement, he will deliver an official address at World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva on Thursday, October 29, as part of the organisation's eighth presidential conference, held on the margins of the Aid for Trade global review, under the theme "Trade, investment and partnership for development: the Ivorian experience."
He will highlight the role of trade, investment and strategic partnerships in driving economic growth, creating jobs and reducing poverty, and will hold a one-on-one meeting with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as well as meetings with other international figures.
After Switzerland, Ouattara will travel to Paris, where he will be received by President Emmanuel Macron for a series of bilateral talks, the statement said, without giving a date.
