Ivory Coast has officially launched a digital mining cadastre portal aimed at modernising governance, increasing transparency, and strengthening the country’s position as a leading player in Africa’s extractive industry.
The platform, developed by the Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Energy, was inaugurated in Abidjan on Monday by Prime Minister Robert Mambé in the presence of industry stakeholders.
“The launch of the e-mining cadastre portal is a qualitative and decisive turning point in the development of our mining sector, which has experienced significant positive growth for more than a decade,” said Mr Mambé.
He emphasised that the initiative would “accelerate the implementation of the vision of the President of the Republic, Mr Alassane Ouattara, who has made the mining sector a strategic pillar of our economic and social development.”
Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly, Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Energy, said the digitalisation effort was part of a broader strategy to position Ivory Coast as a model in mining governance. A dedicated Working Group on business process dematerialisation (GT-DEMAT) was established to identify and oversee the administration’s flagship digital projects.
“As part of these strategic projects, the e-mining cadastre portal has been selected as a priority project, alongside integrated hydrocarbon and energy management systems,” explained Mireille M’Bayia, Chief of Staff at the ministry and President of GT-DEMAT.
Ms M’Bayia added that the platform is built on the Landfolio solution, hosted on a secure, world-class cloud infrastructure. The system enables fully digitalised management of mining permits and authorisations, reducing bureaucracy and ensuring transparency.
Mr Sangafowa noted that reforms were designed not only to maximise revenues but also to ensure that these resources became “a source of progress and harmony and not discord.” He underlined the government’s objective of making Ivory Coast “the benchmark in Africa in terms of responsible management of extractive resources” within the next decade.
The launch comes as Ivory Coast’s mining sector continues to expand rapidly. Between 2012 and 2025, national gold output quadrupled, while manganese production increased tenfold. The country has also diversified its portfolio with minerals such as nickel, bauxite, lithium and colombo-tantalite.
At the 2025 Africa Down Under Conference in Perth, Australia, Ivory Coast was recognised as the “new epicentre of the global gold industry,” ahead of traditional leaders like Canada and Australia. Officials say ongoing research permits for rare earths and new discoveries, including three world-class gold deposits, reinforce the country’s growing reputation as a prime investment destination.
“This portal will be available to stakeholders in the mining sector and all future investors, among whom we will surely include many nationals. This is a qualitative change to which everyone will have to adapt,” said Mr Sangafowa.
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