BackgroundClose ties to
France since independence in 1960, the development of cocoa
production for export, and foreign investment made Côte d'Ivoire one
of the most prosperous of the tropical African states, but did not
protect it from political turmoil. In December 1999, a military coup
- the first ever in Côte d'Ivoire's history - overthrew the
government. Junta leader Robert Guei declared himself the winnerof
the elections held in late 2000. Popular protest forced him to step
aside and brought runner-up Laurent Gbagbo into power. Ivorian
dissidents and disaffected members of the military launched a failed
coup attempt in September 2002. Rebel forces claimed the northern
half of the country, and in January 2003 were granted ministerial
positions in a unity government under the auspices of the
Linas-Marcoussis Peace Accord. President Gbagbo and rebel forces
resumed implementation of the peace accord in December 2003 after a
three-month stalemate, but issues that sparked the civil war, such
as land reform and grounds for citizenship, remain unresolved.
Several thousand French and West African troops remain in Côte
d'Ivoire to maintain peace and facilitate the disarmament,
demobilization, and rehabilitation process.
Reime Côte d’Ivoire was incorporated during Q1 in 2007 after Reime
Ghana Ltd. was awarded a contract with Huawei Technologies to
support them in rolling out the Comium network in Côte d’Ivoire.
Their contract with Comium included a full turnkey GSM, GPRS, 3G and
Intelligent Network in Côte d’Ivorie. In order to fulfil our
obligations in this contract, and also based on a strategic analysis
of the business potential in the country, Reime NIS management
decided to initiate the process of incorporating a fully owned
subsidiary in Côte d’Ivoire. This is our first Francophile footprint
in Africa.
As Reime Ghana operates as a regional hub, this company will have a
special obligation to support Reime Côte d’Ivoire during its first
years of operation. During this period the company will be under the
management of Reime Ghana, locally managed by a Country Manager. Contacts
| Postal address |
Visiting address |
Reime Côte d’Ivoire SARL
Bd Mitterand C56 – Carrefour
Cooperation Française
Rue C43- Lot 2657 - 27 BP 996 Abidjan 27, Côte d'Ivoire |
Reime Côte d’Ivoire SARL
Bd Mitterand C56 – Carrefour
Cooperation Française
Rue C43- Lot 2657 - 27 BP 996 Abidjan
27, Côte d'Ivoire |
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Phone: +225 22 44 63 18
Fax: +225 22 44 63 19
Local web:
www.reimenis.comManagement
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| Country Manager |
Paradise Tamakloe |
+225 06160791
+225 22446318 |
paradise.tamakloe@reimenis.com |
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