Fish in Abidjan: Talks between the government, importers and traders cut prices by 2,500 CFA francs

At a meeting held on October 22, 2026, in Abidjan-Plateau, Trade Minister Kalil Konaté secured an agreement among fish-sector players to immediately cut the price of 20-kilogram cartons of horse mackerel and mackerel by 2,500 CFA francs. The temporary measure follows several days of protests by women traders over rising fish prices. The minister cited higher transport and fuel costs, as well as reliance on imports, as factors behind the increases. Soumahoro Ben Faly of the Le Réveil consumers’ federation welcomed the agreement, and importer representative Marthe Kalé confirmed her members would apply the reduction.