Abidjan · Geneva — Advisory, intermediation and strategic facilitation firm

The operational bridge between Côte d'Ivoire and Switzerland

ISGAA structures and secures high-stakes operations between Swiss and Ivorian stakeholders in commodity trading, health, new technologies and business diplomacy — from legal structuring through to execution.

Contracts governed by Swiss law Institutional partnerships Dual Swiss & Ivorian culture
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Our areas of expertise

Four complementary practices, one standard : turning opportunities into achievements

From design to execution, ISGAA secures projects, facilitates partnerships and builds lasting relationships between Swiss and Ivorian stakeholders.

ISGAA Commodities & Trading

Transaction facilitation and strategic advisory in energy and agribusiness, between Swiss traders and Ivorian counterparts.

  • Structuring commercial agreements under Swiss law
  • Buyer / seller matchmaking — cocoa, coffee, energy
  • Enhanced counterparty due diligence
  • Structuring of trade finance

ISGAA Health & MedTech

Health is our founding practice: medical technology transfer and hospital cooperation, in direct liaison with the authorities.

  • Medical technology & equipment transfer
  • Swiss surgical missions & training
  • Industrial partnerships & hospital cooperation
  • Structuring public-private health projects

ISGAA New Technologies & Innovation

We support innovation transfer, digitalisation and IT infrastructure between Europe and West Africa.

  • Digital solution transfer & e-government
  • Digitalisation of administrations & companies
  • IT infrastructure & cybersecurity
  • Continuing education with Swiss institutions

ISGAA Business Diplomacy & Facilitation

Corporate diplomacy and public-private partnership facilitation, built on intimate knowledge of both the Swiss and Ivorian environments.

  • Corporate diplomacy & high-level negotiations
  • Organisation of economic missions & delegations
  • Facilitation of public-private partnerships (PPP)
  • Representation of interests, strictly in a private capacity
Proof — active programmes

We don't promise. We already deliver.

Two real institutional programmes, currently being structured with the Ivorian authorities, demonstrate ISGAA's execution capability.

Agreement being signed

Eye health cooperation programme

Mandated by a specialised Swiss foundation, ISGAA is deploying a comprehensive eye-health cooperation programme for Ivorian public hospitals.

  • Donation of medical equipment to public hospitals
  • Missions by Swiss ophthalmic surgeons
  • Hands-on training: cataract & glaucoma
  • Lasting strengthening of hospital capacity
1Swiss partner foundation
2target pathologies
100%equipment donated
Agreement discussions under way

500 scholarships — Swiss UMEF University (Geneva)

Mandate to represent a programme of 500 continuing-education scholarships, fully funded by the university, for the benefit of Ivorian civil servants — agreement discussions under way with the Ivorian authorities.

  • Artificial intelligence & organisational transformation
  • Project management, leadership, management
  • 1–4 day sessions, open to Ivorian civil servants
  • Modernisation of public governance
500funded scholarships
5key topics
1–4days per session
Touré Tanoé Désiré, founder of ISGAA
ISGAA exists to turn trust into concrete outcomes — structuring, between Switzerland and Côte d'Ivoire, the partnerships that larger organisations have neither the time nor the agility to build.

Touré Tanoé DésiréFounder & Director, ISGAA

Touré Tanoé Désiré, founder of ISGAA

Touré Tanoé Désiré

Founder & Director — dual Swiss and Ivorian national

20 years of integrity within the United Nations system
Active network: public & private companies, UN, WHO, foundations, Geneva chamber of commerce
WHO certifications: Finance for Managers, GSM, CEM
Vice-President for International Relations — MUDAF
The founder

Twenty years of international delivery, at the service of your projects

The founder's network is a lever at the service of ISGAA's partners — not an end in itself.

Touré Tanoé Désiré, founder of ISGAA
2005 — 2025 · Geneva

World Health Organization (WHO)

Budget and Finance Assistant in the Director's Office, including thirteen years with the Global Malaria Programme: financial coordination of five units, full lifecycle of funding agreements, awards and donor relations (GSM, CEM, ECM, Umoja).

Since January 2026 · Geneva – Abidjan

La Vue pour la Vie Foundation — Project Coordinator

Steering the strategic eye-health partnership in Côte d'Ivoire: negotiation and finalisation of the agreement, coordination of equipment donations and surgical training.

2026 · Geneva

Founding of ISGAA

Building on two decades of UN experience and a dual cultural anchoring to create the leading private platform between Switzerland and Côte d'Ivoire — with the ambition of extending it across West Africa.

Our method

A methodology forged by twenty years of international projects

Every mandate follows a documented process, from scoping to impact measurement — with a written engagement letter and defined deliverables.

01

Listening & scoping

Understanding your objectives, feasibility analysis and definition of a clear scope, formalised in an engagement letter.

02

Structuring

Identifying the legitimate counterparts, institutional and legal structuring with our specialised partners, project plan and budget.

03

Execution

Operational coordination on the ground, negotiation of agreements, rigorous milestone tracking and regular reporting.

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Anchoring & impact

Skills transfer, lasting relationships with institutions and measurement of results — so the project outlives the mission.

Governance & ethics

Compliance is not a constraint. It is our argument.

Foundations, universities and institutions choose ISGAA for its Swiss standards of reliability.

Zero tolerance for corruption

No facilitation payments. Strict compliance with Swiss law and international standards, in both countries.

Contractual transparency

Every mandate is documented in an engagement letter: scope, deliverables, remuneration. Conflicts of interest are disclosed.

Neutrality & clarity of role

ISGAA is a private company: it conducts no official diplomacy — which is the exclusive preserve of States — and no political lobbying.

Legal architecture

ISGAA SARL, registered in Abidjan under OHADA law. Service agreements are governed by Swiss law, with international arbitration or Geneva jurisdiction clauses.

Ecosystem

We work with the stakeholders who matter

Swiss traders & companiesIvorian companiesPrivate investors Banks & financial institutionsInternational organisations Public institutionsChambers of commerce Medical device manufacturersFoundationsOHADA & Swiss law firms
Contact

Let's talk about your project

A first confidential, no-obligation conversation. We reply within 48 business hours.

ManagementTouré Tanoé Désiré — Founder & Director
LocationsGeneva, Switzerland · Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

ISGAA is a private company. It does not conduct official diplomacy, which is the exclusive preserve of States.

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