On Thursday 20 February 2025, the Sofitel Hotel in Abidjan hosted a major preparatory workshop on voluntary carbon markets in Africa, organised by Environment for Development (EfD) and Africa Energy Transition Services (AETS).

On 15 January 2025, President Paul Kagame welcomed a delegation of MBA students from the Wharton School to Urugwiro Village in Kigali. The students, who had come as part of a modular course entitled ‘Conflict, Leadership, and Change: Lessons from Rwanda’, were guided by professors Katherine Klein and Eric Kacou, senior partner AETS, as they immersed themselves in the Rwandan experience.

From 11 December to 13 December, AETS was delighted to participate as a member of the final jury for the course ‘Advanced Design Studio: Dwelling Ecologies - Community, Construction, and Collaboration in a Changing Climate’, taught at the Yale School of Architecture.

Nairobi, 1-2 October 2024 - The international workshop organised by Environment for Development (EfD) in Nairobi marked a decisive turning point in the project to explore voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) in Africa. This project, funded by Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC), aims to strengthen the capacity of African countries to develop and implement effective carbon markets. A plays a crucial role as the country team for Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco and ECOWAS, and is responsible for the various aspects of the project in these countries.

Abidjan, 10 September 2024 - It is with great pride that we celebrate the award of the Coronation Medal of King Charles III to Samuel Oboh, a renowned architect and one of the key speakers at the CAP GREEN event held on 16 and 17 April.

From 6 to 8 August 2024, Abidjan hosted a decisive workshop for West Africa's climate future. Organised by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, the event brought together representatives from member states, regional institutions and carbon market experts to lay the foundations for a standardised carbon credit market. This initiative aims to make West Africa a key player in the global carbon credit market, while meeting the urgent need to mitigate the effects of climate change in a particularly vulnerable region.

CAP GREEN, initiated by CGECI in collaboration with AETS, was held in Abidjan on April 16 and 17, bringing together major national and international players to take concrete action against climate change. This event marks a strong commitment to a low-carbon economy, aligned with Côte d'Ivoire's NDC.

The Musée International du Vodun, designed by Koffi & Diabaté, wins the WAFX Prize at the 2023 World Architecture Festival in the culture category.

Nested in the heart of Abidjan, Koffi & Diabaté have been imagining and inventing the city of tomorrow for over twenty years. Their reputation is well established across the continent, and their credo "Living differently" sums up their approach to architecture, a prodigious blend of modernity and African tradition.