Pour la version française, voici.  On May 13, IPA Francophone West Africa (IPA FWA) and Côte d’Ivoire's Ministry of Planning and Development held a conference on the theme, "Best Practices for Efficient Development Policies in Côte d’Ivoire" at the Amphitheatre of the National Advanced School of Statistics and Applied Economics (ENSEA) in Abidjan-Cocody.The conference was attended by Kaba Nialé, Minister of Planning and Development of Côte d’Ivoire, and Annie Duflo, Executive Director of IPA, as well as stakeholders involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of public policies. The goal of this conference was to highlight best practices in public policy impact evaluation.

 On May 13, 2022, IPA Executive Annie Duflo met with early career scholars at the African School of Economics (ASE) campus in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire to discuss their respective research projects and common goals.Dr.Bassirou Chitou, National Executive Director of ASE-Abidjan, delivered the opening remarks.Following a brief introduction by IPA Francophone West Africa Country Director, Andreas Holzinger, four students presented their research project on the use and yield of improved seeds.Additionally, several faculty members presented on their study of the impact of COVID-19 on the clothing and catering sectors in Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso.

Pour la version française, voici.  Côte D’Ivoire's Directorate General of Employment (DGE) now has an Embedded Evidence Lab to institutionalize the development and implementation of employment policies using evidence.