A general view of the Kaera cosmetics manufacturing factory in the Yopougon industrial zone on the outskirts of Abidjan on July 7, 2026. From natural cosmetics to oil and gas distribution, Ivory Coast is betting on champion firms that emerged from 15 years of economic growth to carry its development plan forward to 2030. Following the 20022011 politico-military crisis that severely weakened its economy, Ivory Coast has regained stability, with growth regularly above 6 percent, making it among the drivers of West Africa. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers manufacture and package cosmetics products at the Kaera cosmetics manufacturing factory in the Yopougon industrial zone on the outskirts of Abidjan on July 7, 2026. From natural cosmetics to oil and gas distribution, Ivory Coast is betting on champion firms that emerged from 15 years of economic growth to carry its development plan forward to 2030. Following the 20022011 politico-military crisis that severely weakened its economy, Ivory Coast has regained stability, with growth regularly above 6 percent, making it among the drivers of West Africa. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP via Getty Images)

A worker walks past storage spheres used for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and butane at the Petro Ivoire facility in the Vridi industrial zone of Abidjan on July 7, 2026. From natural cosmetics to oil and gas distribution, Ivory Coast is betting on champion firms that emerged from 15 years of economic growth to carry its development plan forward to 2030. Following the 20022011 politico-military crisis that severely weakened its economy, Ivory Coast has regained stability, with growth regularly above 6 percent, making it among the drivers of West Africa. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP via Getty Images)

Electric forklift operators take a break as they move gas cylinders for dispatch at the Petro Ivoire facility in the Vridi industrial zone of Abidjan on July 7, 2026. From natural cosmetics to oil and gas distribution, Ivory Coast is betting on champion firms that emerged from 15 years of economic growth to carry its development plan forward to 2030. Following the 20022011 politico-military crisis that severely weakened its economy, Ivory Coast has regained stability, with growth regularly above 6 percent, making it among the drivers of West Africa. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers take a break beside mixing tanks used to prepare cosmetics products at the Kaera cosmetics manufacturing factory in the Yopougon industrial zone on the outskirts of Abidjan on July 7, 2026. From natural cosmetics to oil and gas distribution, Ivory Coast is betting on champion firms that emerged from 15 years of economic growth to carry its development plan forward to 2030. Following the 20022011 politico-military crisis that severely weakened its economy, Ivory Coast has regained stability, with growth regularly above 6 percent, making it among the drivers of West Africa. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP via Getty Images)

Fode Yattabare, CEO of Kaera, speaks during an interview in his office at the company's cosmetics manufacturing factory in the Yopougon industrial zone on the outskirts of Abidjan on July 7, 2026. From natural cosmetics to oil and gas distribution, Ivory Coast is betting on champion firms that emerged from 15 years of economic growth to carry its development plan forward to 2030. Following the 20022011 politico-military crisis that severely weakened its economy, Ivory Coast has regained stability, with growth regularly above 6 percent, making it among the drivers of West Africa. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP via Getty Images)

AFP presents a visual story of 29 photographs by Lionel Bonaventure, taken on July 17, 2026, documenting the process of cork stopper production, from cork harvesting in Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts to manufacturing at the Diam Bouchonage plant in Ceret, southwestern France. Search for all these reportage images using: FRANCE-ECONOMY-WINE-INDUSTRY-REPORTAGE Search 'REPORTAGE' to source all feature, magazine and photo essays. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP via Getty Images)

Supporters of French 'Nationale 2' fourth-tier club FC Girondins de Bordeaux gather as they take part in a protest ahead of a hearing at the Direction Nationale du Controle de Gestion - DNGG, French football financial watchdog, following the six-time French champions' exclusion from national competitions, in Bordeaux, southwestern France July 19, 2026. Unless club officials secure a solution, Girondins de Bordeaux, also three-time French Cup winners, will be relegated to regional-level football following the DNCG's decision. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP via Getty Images)