37 French firms seek deals in West Africa
A delegation led by Business France is visiting Nigeria, Senegal, and Ivory Coast to secure partnerships and clients.
37 French companies are touring West Africa from October 28 to November 4, 2026, aiming to secure business contracts. Led by Business France, the mission includes stops in Nigeria and Senegal before concluding in Ivory Coast with targeted business meetings. The agency described the tour as visiting "three of the continent's most dynamic economies," with Lagos, Dakar, and Abidjan chosen for their significant share of West African trade.
In Ivory Coast, the final stop, French companies will engage in a focused program of individual meetings to accelerate their establishment, partnership, or commercial development projects within the country and the wider sub-region. The targeted sectors include industrial solutions, energy, digital technology, health, and agribusiness. These companies aim to offer technologies for modernizing infrastructure, telecommunications, and energy networks, boosting local production, and securing sites.
This mission occurs as competition intensifies in West African markets, with China, Turkey, the UAE, and India gaining ground. Business France aims to "strengthen economic relations between France and West Africa." The results of the mission, including signed contracts or initial contacts, will be known after the Ivory Coast leg concludes on November 4.
Why it mattersFrench companies are seeking to establish partnerships and secure contracts in Ivory Coast's dynamic economy.