The Association of Internal Audit Managers of Public Enterprises in Ivory Coast ( ARAP-CI ) launched a strategic training and experience-sharing seminar on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at the Mirabel Hotel (Cocody, Riviera Palmeraie).

Placed under the theme "Mastering and managing strategic risks in public companies: from compliance to sustainable performance" , this meeting aims to profoundly transform the governance of Ivorian state structures.

The seminar brings together a wide range of key players: internal auditors, risk managers, internal controllers, inspectors, administrators and compliance officers.

Going beyond mere administrative compliance

For the president of ARAP-CI, Koffi K. Jacques , the objective is clear: the level must be raised urgently. Data collected during the association's previous work reveals that the maturity of risk management remains too low in several public companies in the country.

“We want to encourage auditors or risk managers not to remain at a basic level. We need to bring the activity to a certain level of maturity,” argued Mr. Koffi.

According to him, risk management should no longer be seen as a simple administrative constraint, but as a lever for sustainable performance based on the international standards COSO ERM and ISO 31000 .

An intensive, practice-oriented program

During this workshop, participants will review the entire risk management value chain through several specialized modules:

1. The diagnosis and assessment of the existing system.
2. Identifying, assessing, and prioritizing threats.
3. The development of risk mapping and the production of activity reports.

The seminar also incorporates advanced concepts such as "risk appetite" (the level of tolerance an organization allows itself in the face of a threat) as well as treatment and monitoring strategies.

Anticipating to ensure the resilience of public structures

Faced with political, environmental, financial, and country-specific risks, the president of ARAP-CI reiterated a fundamental truth: zero risk does not exist . The challenge, therefore, is to mitigate negative impacts to ensure the achievement of objectives.

"A risk remains an uncertain event that can positively or negatively affect the activities of a structure. When it arises positively, we say it is an opportunity. But when it is negative, we accept the consequences," he summarized.

Through this initiative, ARAP-CI reaffirms its commitment to providing Ivorian managers with robust methodological tools, essential for strengthening the resilience and governance of public enterprises in the face of contemporary crises.