Ivorian government freezes pump prices for November 2026 but sharply raises industrial bulk fuel prices

The Directorate General of Hydrocarbons is keeping prices unchanged from November 1 to 30, 2026: unleaded petrol at 905 CFA francs per litre, diesel at 725 CFA francs and kerosene at 780 CFA francs. Domestic butane prices are also frozen at 2,000 CFA francs for a 6 kg bottle and 5,200 CFA francs for a 12.5 kg bottle. In contrast, industrial bulk butane in Abidjan Autonomous District rises by more than 35%, from 659,523 to 896,047 CFA francs per tonne. DDO climbs to 1,104 CFA francs per kilogram, while tax-exempt DDO reaches 1,030 CFA francs per kilogram.