Business in Bobo-Dioulasso (High-Basins, Burkina)
Trade in Bobo-Dioulasso, a logistic centre in West Africa (Burkina Faso)
Bobo-Dioulasso: “the house the Bobo-Doula”
- Bobo-Dioulasso is the old economic capital of Burkina Faso (20% of the Burkinabe companies), West Africa
- The main economic activities in Bobo-Dioulasso are transportation, trade,
public services, industry and agriculture (significant cotton production)
Transport and logistics
Bobo-Dioulasso is an important logistics centre in West Africa
- By Bobo-Dioulasso cross the Abidjan-Ouagadougou Railway
- Managed by the International Society of African Rail Transport (SITARAIL,
Abidjan), subsidiary of Bolloré transport
- Two freight trains daily
- Three passenger trains per week
- An industrial zone in Lafiabougou neighbourhood (Abidjan-Ouagadougou Railway) with a Container platform
- Fruit terminal
- Benin-Niger-Burkina Faso-Ivory Coast Railway Loop
- Bobo-Dioulasso is an important Road Transport centre, located on the Mali-Lomé (Togo)
axis
- Connection: Bobo-Dioulasso -
Dédougou
by National 10 (asphalted, 176 kilometres)
- Banfora- Bobo-Dioulasso Distance: 85 kilometres (National Road N7)
- Bobo-Dioulasso International Airport offers two flights per week to Abidjan and Ouagadougou.
The Headquarters of the Burkinabe Textile fibres Society (SOFITEX) are in Bobo-Dioulasso:
Burkina Faso (Bobo-Dioulasso)
- Masters: Business in Africa, Transport in Africa
- Doctorate in African Business
More information: Trade and Business in Burkina Faso, at EENI Global Business School Website.
Industrial sector of Bobo-Dioulasso:
- Agri-food: Brakina (Burkinabe beer), New Society Oil mill and Soap
Gactory (SN-Citec, Geocoton group), CBTM agro-food
- Agro-industry:
Burkinabe Society of Textile fibres (SOFITEX), Sofib-soap
factory (Barro and Company Industrial Manufacturing Company), Mabucig (Burkina Faso Cigarette Manufacturing)
- Light industry: National Society of cardboard boxes and packaging of
Burkina (SONACEB), Winner industry (batteries)...
- Mechanical sector and metallurgy: Faso Industrial Society (SIFA), EERI-BF (Burkina Faso industrial studies and projects company), AUMI, Profimétaux
- Chemicals industry: African Society of Phytosanitary Products and Insecticides (Saphyto)
- Bobo-Dioulasso was very affected by the Ivorian crisis
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Region of Burkina Faso: High-Basins (Hauts-Bassins, South-West of Burkina
Faso)
- Province of Burkina Faso: Houet
- Department of Burkina Faso: Bobo-Dioulasso
- Bobo-Dioulasso has three districts:
- Do
- Dafra
- Konsa
- Population of Bobo-Dioulasso: 489.967 inhabitants
- Area of Bobo-Dioulasso: 136 km²
- Bobo-Dioulasso was the former colonial capital of Upper Volta
- Foundation of Bobo-Dioulasso: towards 1050, farmers Bobo (“Kibidoué”)
Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina)
Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina)
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