Status of EITI Implementation

Côte d'Ivoire was accepted as an EITI Candidate Country by the EITI Board on 7 May 2008.

The country now has until 8 May 2010 to undertake Validation.

On 15 May 2006 the Government of Côte d'Ivoire announced its endorsement of the EITI principles. A High Level Petroleum Committee was established in April 2006 but it did not foresee the participation of civil society. On 28 February 2008 the President of the Republic signed a Decree which created an implementation structure for the EITI in the country.

Meanwhile, on 29 January 2008, two inter-ministerial decisions had been signed to nominate the members of the EITI National Committee. Members were nominated by organisations which were approached by the Ivorian authorities in mid-January 2008 for this purpose. On 4 February 2008, the government, civil society and the industry officially launched the EITI National Committee, instituting its members as well as the EITI National Coordinator.

The budgeted work plan was adopted on 1 April 2008.

Governance of EITI Implementation in Côte d'Ivoire

The National Committee is a multi-stakeholder group in charge of implementing the EITI in Côte d'Ivoire. Government, companies and civil society are each represented on the Committee, each with 8 out of 24 members. The EITI National Coordinator and Permanent Secretary is Mr. N'dri Koffi, Adviser at the Ministry of Finance.

EITI Côte d'Ivoire Permanent Secretary

Mr. N'dri Koffi
Permanent Secretary
National Committee of the EITI Côte d'Ivoire
Cabinet du Ministère de l'Economie et des Finances
Imeuble Sciam
17 BP 670 Abidjan 17

République de Côte d'Ivoire
Tel: +225-20 200885
Mobile: +225-07 089995
Email: n2x_koffi [at] yahoo [dot] fr