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On Friday, June 13, 2025, the LONACI Foundation officially handed over an improved village hydraulic pump to the village of Belioha in the Goh region (Guiberoua Department). The ceremony was led by Mr. Aboubakary Ouattara, Executive Director of the LONACI Foundation, alongside Mr. Alexander N’Dri Kouadio, Secretary General 1, who represented the Goh Region Prefect […]
The online sports betting industry in Côte d’Ivoire has experienced significant growth in recent years, largely due to gaming regulatory changes introduced by Law No. 2020-480 on May 27, 2020. Côte d’Ivoire Regulatory Framework The Concession regime grants a state-owned entity (LONACI) exclusive rights to online sports betting, while the Regulatory Authority (ARJH) oversees physical […]
The twenty-second (22nd) edition of the Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine (UEMOA) common mass, a joint race organized by the national lotteries and PMU companies of the eight member countries of the union, opened on Monday, May 05, 2025 in Abidjan. This 2025 edition of the UEMOA common mass is marked by the establishment of […]
Dramane Coulibaly, the General Manager of the National Lottery of Côte d’Ivoire (LONACI), has been in Paris for the last few days on a mission. The main item on his agenda was attending the meeting of the Executive Committee of the World Lottery Association (WLA) from July 25 to 29. Coulibaly, who joined the WLA […]
VIP SLOT BY LONACI, a leading operator, has officially opened a new game room located in Angré 8ème Tranche, Cocody commune. The inauguration ceremony, which took place on Thursday, May 23rd, 2024, was attended by esteemed guests including Mr. Check Oumar Diarra, Director of Marketing and Customer Experience, Mr. Seydou Koussoloa Soro, Head of Product […]
It is with deep sadness that the National Lottery of Côte d’Ivoire (LONACI) announces the death of its Chairman of the Board of Directors, DR LÉNISSONGUI COULIBALY Wenceslas, on Wednesday May 8, 2024 in Abidjan. Appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of LONACI on October 22, 2018, Dr LÉNISSONGUI COULIBALY Wenceslas has made a […]
LONACI, the national lottery of Côte d’Ivoire, unveiled an exciting array of four new virtual games during a ceremony held at the Agora space in Koumassi. The innovative games are now accessible in LONACI virtual game rooms and on the official website, www.lonacioneline.ci. Diarra Cheik Oumar, the marketing director of LONACI, expressed the organization’s commitment […]
The National Lottery of Côte d’Ivoire Lonaci handed over a check for a total amount of 21 million CFA Francs to six (06) football clubs and one handball club. The official handover took place this Friday, April 26, 2024, at the LONACI headquarters, located in Marcory Zone 4 C in the presence of general management. […]
LONACI (National Lottery of Côte d’Ivoire) General director, Dramane Coulibaly, announced on Tuesday, February 20, that the organization has set a commercial objective of 545 billion CFA Francs for the 2024 financial year. Speaking during the traditional New Year’s press lunch held at the Azalaï hotel in Abidjan Marcory, Coulibaly highlighted the achievements of the […]
The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) and Côte d’Ivoire’s National Lottery, LONACI, recently finalized an agreement designating LONACI as a ‘National Supporter’ of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023. Additionally, LONACI has assumed the role of the Official Offline Lottery Supporter for the tournament. Having been established in 1970, LONACI holds a pivotal […]
