Alassane Ouattara to Address WTO Before Meeting Emmanuel Macron

Alassane Ouattara left Abidjan on October 23, 2026, for a visit to Switzerland and France. The Ivorian president is scheduled to address the eighth WTO Presidential Conference in Geneva on October 29, on the theme of trade, investment and partnership for development. He is also due to meet WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala before travelling to Paris for talks with Emmanuel Macron. The presidency has not specified the topics of the meetings or when the visit will end.