{"id":18580,"date":"2026-02-23T05:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T08:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=18580"},"modified":"2026-04-19T08:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T11:44:47","slug":"cote-divoires-lottery-staff-management-meeting-highlights-ambitious-2026-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/cote-divoires-lottery-staff-management-meeting-highlights-ambitious-2026-targets","title":{"rendered":"C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s Lottery\u00a0staff-management meeting highlights ambitious 2026 targets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LONACI leverages internal dialogue to drive record performance and strategic growth across West Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire.- C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s National Lottery<\/strong> (LONACI) held a high-profile staff-management meeting, reviewing the company\u2019s 2025 performance<\/strong> and discussing plans for 2026. The session highlighted a culture of internal dialogue and collaboration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting on February 20 brought together Director General Dramane Coulibaly<\/strong> and senior executives<\/strong> including Cheick Tirera, Alain Ti\u00e9mele and Diallo Adama, along with staff delegates. LONACI underscored its commitment to inclusive organisational planning and said \u201cthe meeting took place in a climate of trust, responsibility <\/strong>and friendliness”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking ahead, LONACI has set an ambitious 2026 revenue target of FCFA744.3bn (\u20ac1.12bn) as part of its broader growth plan<\/strong>, which focuses on digital expansion<\/strong>, product relaunches and strengthened distribution channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constructive staff spirit <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On behalf of the staff, spokesperson Sidenonie Yobouet<\/strong> expressed her congratulations to the General Manager for the quality<\/strong> of his management and the performance achieved. She also presented various grievances on behalf of the staff, “in a constructive spirit”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LONACI reported record-breaking<\/strong> financial results in 2025. The lottery posted a turnover of FCFA657.6bn (\u20ac986m), a 14\u202f per cent increase from 2024; player gains<\/strong> redistributed reached FCFA413.9bn (\u20ac621m); contributions<\/strong> to the state amounted to FCFA21bn (\u20ac31.5m) and the operator anticipates a net positive result of FCFA12.6bn (\u20ac18.9m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The combination of robust financial results and structured staff dialogue positions LONACI as a benchmark for governance<\/strong>, performance and strategic expansion in West Africa\u2019s lottery sector.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> LONACI leads Sub-Saharan Africa with World Lottery Association Level\u202f3 certification<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LONACI leverages internal dialogue to drive record performance and strategic growth across West Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":18588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"LONACI, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s National Lottery, reported record 2025 financial results, including a \u20ac986m turnover and \u20ac18.9m net positive result, representing a 14% increase from 2024. The operator has set an ambitious \u20ac1.12bn revenue target for 2026, driven by digital expansion, product relaunches, and enhanced distribution channels. This performance, coupled with robust internal governance, positions LONACI as a regional leader in West Africa's lottery sector.","focusai_entities":"LONACI, Dramane Coulibaly, Cheick Tirera, Alain Ti\u00e9mele, Diallo Adama, Sidenonie Yobouet, World Lottery Association","focusai_location":"C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, West Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.8), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.9), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Digital Expansion Strategy","query":"What specific digital product innovations and platform enhancements are planned to achieve LONACI's FCFA744.3bn revenue target for 2026, and how will these impact player acquisition and NGR?"},{"label":"Governance & Compliance Benchmarks","query":"Beyond the World Lottery Association Level 3 certification, what specific governance frameworks and internal controls does LONACI employ to ensure regulatory compliance and operational integrity across its West African expansion?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60012],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-18580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-west-africa","tag-lottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18580"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18614,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18580\/revisions\/18614"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}