2 Cote d'Ivoire Logistics Infrastructure
The following sections provide information on the logistics infrastructure of Cote d'Ivoire.
4.2 Cote d'Ivoire Humanitarian Agency Contact List
Organization | Physical Address | Name & Title | Email & Website | Phone Number (Office) | Phone Number (mobile) | Fax Number | Website |
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Système des Nations Unies en Côte d’Ivoire – SNU |
S.N.U. 17 BP 61 Abidjan 17 |
n/a |
+225 21211850 |
n/a |
n/a |
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Opérations des Nations Unies en Côte d’Ivoire (ONUCI) |
Ancien Hotel Sébroko, Boulevard de la Paix, Attécoubé 19, 08 BP 588 Abidjan 08 |
Coordination et Liaison (principal liaison officer between ONUCI and UN agencies and NGOs) Miguel Corte–Real |
+225 20233206 |
+225 05990029 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Opérations des Nations Unies en Côtes d’Ivoire (ONUCI) |
Ancien Hotel Sébroko, Boulevard de la Paix, Attécoubé 19, 08 BP 588 Abidjan 08 |
Chief Movement Control Officer (Officer if assistance from ONUCI is required for air or land transport operations) Pia Stefanizzi |
+225 06205651 |
+225 05990364 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Comité International de la croix rouge - CICR Délégation Régionale |
Rue J 47 Lot N 2261 Deux Plateaux 01 BP 459 Abidjan 01 |
Head of regional delegation Liengme Dominique |
+225 22 40 00 70 |
n/a |
+225 22 40 00 71 |
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Croix Rouge de Côte d'Ivoire - CRCI |
Botreau Roussel Avenue Lamblin 01 01 BP 1244 Abidjan 01 |
Secretaire genéral Nioulé Zéhadé Léonard |
+225 20 32 13 35 |
n/a |
+225 20 22 43 81 |
n/a |
|
UN RC / UNDP Representative |
Angle Avenue Marchand, Rue Gourgas 01 BP 1747 Abidjan 01 (Côte d'Ivoire) |
UN RC / UNDP Representative Ndolamb Ngokwey |
+255 20 31 74 02 |
n/a |
+225 20 21 13 67 |
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WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME |
PAM CIV Deux Plateaux 7e tranche, Lot N° 2891, Ilot 234. 01 BP 1747 Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire |
WFP representative and Country Director Gianluca Ferrera |
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+ 225 22 52 63 00
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n/a |
+ 225 22 42 10 65 |
5.1 Cote d'Ivoire Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym | Full name of the Agency / Organization |
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ANAC |
Autorité Nationale de l'Aviation Civile |
AWB | Airway Bill |
BL | Bill of Lading |
C&F | Cost & Freight |
CAA | Civil Aviation Authority |
CARE | Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere |
CFS | Container Freight Stations |
CRCI |
Croix Rouge de Côte d'Ivoire |
DCM |
Direction Commerciale et Marketing |
DLCA | Digital Logistics Capacity Assessment |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organisation |
GPRS | General Pocket Radio Service |
GRT | Gross Register Tonnage |
GSPM | Groupement des Sapeurs Pompiers Militaires |
IAHCC | Inter Agency Humanitarian Coordination Committee |
IATA | International Air Transport Association |
ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organisation |
IDPs | Internally Displaced Persons |
ILS | Instrument Landing System |
IMF | International Monetary Fund |
INGO | International NGO |
IOM | International Organisation for Migration |
ISPs | Internet Service Providers |
KVA | Kilo Volt Ampere |
LCA | Logistics Capacity Assessment |
MOU | Memorables of Understanding |
MT | Metric Tons |
MW | Megawatt |
n/a | not available |
NDB | Non directional beacon |
NFI | Non Food Items |
NGO | Non Governmental Organisation |
OCHA | Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
ONPA | Office National de la Protection Civile |
ONUCI |
Opérations des Nations Unies en Côte d’Ivoire |
PAA | Port Autonome d’Abidjan |
RC | Resident Coordinator |
RoRo | Roll on Roll off |
SAMU | Service d’Aide Médicale d’Urgence |
SNU | Système des Nations Unies en Côte d’Ivoire |
T | Tons |
T&D | Transmission and Distribution |
TEUs | Twenty Foot Equivalent Units |
THC | Terminal Handling Charge |
UNAIDS | Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
UNCT | United Nations Country Team |
UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
UNEP | United Nations Environmental Programme |
UNCT | United Nations Country Team |
UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
UNEP | United Nations Environmental Programme |
UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
UNFPA | United Nations Population Fund |
UNHAS | United Nations Humanitarian Air Service |
UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
UNOCI | UN peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire |
(V)HF | (Very) High Frequency |
VOR | VHF omnidirectional radio range |
V-SAT | Very Smart Aperture Terminal |
WASH | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene |
WCO | World Customs Organisation |
WFP | World Food Programme |
WHO | World Health Organisation |
WVI | World Vision International |
3.5 Cote d'Ivoire Telecommunications
Most segments of the telecommunications market have continued to flourish during previous crises which started in 1999. The sector is dominated by mobile telephony, with South Africa’s MTN and France Telecom-owned Orange leading the market. The aggressive launches of a third and a fourth GSM network in 2006/07 by Moov (owned by Etisalat of the UAE) and KoZ (operated by the Lebanese Comium Group) accelerated the already fast growth and have pushed mobile market penetration well above the African average.
A fifth mobile network was launched by Libya’s LapGreen in late 2008 under the name Oricel (also referred to as Green Network or GreenN). However, the company may become a casualty of the events in Libya in 2011.
UAE-based Warid Telecom is standing by to enter the market as the sixth player pending problems with frequency spectrum allocation, and Nigeria’s Globacom has also been awarded a licence.
Globacom has announced it will land its Glo-1 international submarine fibre optic cable in the country which will bring down the cost of international bandwidth. In addition, several other cables are scheduled to reach Cote d’Ivoire in the coming years. The Internet and broadband market has remained underdeveloped due to the high cost of international bandwidth, caused by a monopolisation of access to the SAT-3/WASC international fibre optic submarine cable, the only one currently serving the country. Despite these obstacles, Cote d’Ivoire has become West Africa’s third largest Internet market after Nigeria and Ghana, with services superior to those in many other African countries, including ADSL with up to 8Mb/s. WiMAX and EV-DO wireless broadband services are also available, some of them at very competitive prices.
Fixed-line incumbent Cote d’Ivoire Telecom (CI-Telecom) was majority-privatized in 1997 when France Telecom bought a controlling stake. A second national operator (SNO), Arobase was licensed before the civil war but only got off the ground in 2006 and was then acquired by MTN. Both companies are rolling out CDMA2000 1x fixed-wireless systems and fibre optic backbone networks and also control leading ISPs in the country.
Third generation mobile broadband services have not yet been introduced but are expected in the near future as a means for the mobile operators to broaden their service portfolio and combat the rapidly decreasing average revenue per user (ARPU) in the voice market.
For information on Cote d'Ivoire Telecommunications company contact details, please see the following link: 4.2.9 Cote d'Ivoire Additional Service Provision Contact List
Telephone Services |
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Is there an existing landline telephone network? (Yes / No) |
Yes
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Does it allow international calls? (Yes / No) |
Yes |
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On average, number and length of downtime periods |
One week in Abidjan – one month in countryside townships. |
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Mobile phone providers (List) |
Yes, ORANGE, MTN, MOOV, COMIUM, CAFÉ MOBILE |
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Estimated availability and coverage (Approximate percentage of national coverage) |
ORANGE (90 %) MTN (90 %) MOOV(70 %) COMIUM(70 %) CAFÉ MOBILE (30 %) |
Telecommunication Regulation
Regulations |
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Regulations on usage or import of: |
Yes / No |
Regulating Authority |
Satellite |
Yes |
Abidjan - Marcory Anoumanbo 18 BP 2203 Abidjan 18 +225 20 34 43 73/74 |
HF Radio |
Yes |
n/a |
UHF/VHF/HF radio: handheld, base and mobile |
Yes |
n/a |
UHF/VHF repeaters |
Yes |
n/a |
GPS |
Yes |
n/a |
VSAT |
Yes |
n/a |
Individual Network Operator Licenses Required
Frequency Licenses Required
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Existing Humanitarian Telecoms Systems
Existing UN Telecommunication Systems |
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Organisations |
WFP |
OCHA |
PNUD |
VHF frequencies |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
HF frequencies |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Repeaters (Locations) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
VSAT |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
For information on Cote d'Ivoire Telecommunications company contact details, please see the following link: 4.2.9 Cote d'Ivoire Additional Service Provision Contact List
For additional information on Cote d'Ivoire Telecommunications, please see the following document: Cote d'Ivoire Telecommunications Information
2.3.1 Cote d’Ivoire Land Border Crossing of Noe
Overview
Ivory Coast shares a land border with five countries - Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea and Liberia. At each of these borders, there is at least one official land border crossing where authorities are established (customs, police, etc.). The borders with Ghana (Noe and Niable), Burkina Faso (Laleraba) and Mali (Pogo) are the most used and well equipped with roads in good conditions. The borders with Liberia (Pekan houli, Gbeunta) and Guinea (Sirana, Gbapleu) are not used as frequently. There are partially improved roads which may be impracticable in bad weather, and numerous small bridges.
Below is the available detailed information concerning some of these land border crossings.
Border Crossing Location and Contact |
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Name of Border Crossing |
Noe (Cote d’Ivoire) / Elubo (Ghana) |
Province or District |
Sud Comoe |
Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing |
Aboisso, 118 km |
Latitude |
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Longitude |
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Managing Authority / Agency |
Customs Authorities |
Contact Person |
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Travel Times |
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Nearest International Airport |
Houphouet Boigny International Airport Abidjan /Port Bouet Distance: 120 km Truck: 3 hours Car: 1 hour, 30 mins |
Nearest Port |
Port Autonome d’Abidjan Distance: 130 km Truck: 3 hours, 30 mins Car: 2 hours |
Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production capacity |
Aboisso Distance: 57 km Truck: 1 hour Car: 30 mins |
Other Information |
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Daily Capacity
N/A
Customs Clearance
To obtain customs clearance at this land border, the following
documents are necessary:
- For Import / export of goods originating from ECOWAS
/ UEMOA
- Waybill;
- The certificate of origin from UEMOA and ECOWAS;
- The export customs entry of the country of origin;
- The phytosanitary certificate;
- The exonerations documents ( import/EXPORT permit, Exemption Certificate) for recognized NGO and UN AGENCIES
-For transit cargoes, please refer to the document: (1.3 Cote D'Ivoire Customs Information)
In general, clearing procedures at the border can take up to 2 to 3 working days before trucks are released. Customs may inspect trucks/cargoes if they feel it to be necessary.
For more information on customs in Cote D'Ivoire, please see the following link: 1.3 Customs Information
Other Relevant Information
For more information on government contact details, please see the following link:4.1 Government Contact List