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Folorunsho Alakija is 61 year old. She always lived in an environment where money was not a problem. And her fortune is estimated day at 3, 3 billion dollars, about 2, 5 billion euros, what made of her the richest woman on African continent in front of Isabel dos Santos. …

He is fascinated by the space, and he dreams of sending an Ethiopian in the space! Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudi (in Arabic: محمد حسين العمودي) was born in 1946 in Dessie, Ethiopia; he almost achieved all that he undertook until now. He then gave way to dream, not …

François Locoh Donou is senior vice-president for global products group at Ciena, a perfect performance for the Togolese of 42 years old. Ciena is one of the giants of optical solutions of packages. He always remembers that he started in Lomé with a small poultry farming… « When I was 8 …

He is becoming famous with his production company, Barney Production. Saïd Hamich settled his production business in Paris but it is directed to African cinema which he wants to professionalize. The performance of Saïd Hamich was not easy, but it is a nice example of success. He was born on …

Very discreet, the former Togolese minister gave hope to many people with his Pharaonic projects which gave a new image to Africa. At 76 years, Gervais Koffi Gbondjidè Djondo is a co-founder of the Pan-African bank, Ecobank and the chairman of Asky Airlines, the African airline company which makes travel …

He is very discreet; they rolled out for him the carpet to recruit him in the United States or in Asia to exploit his computing engineering. African, he was born, African he will remain. « I do not have cash flow problem. My occupation is a business of today. I always …

     He had an amazing career and he is still drawing much attention either in Europe or in Africa. Béa Diallo is today Belgian Parliament Member and alderman of Ixelles. Before reaching this level, he was a high-level sportsman, a boxer! He was born in 1971 in Monrovia, Liberia. …

Issad Rebrab, boss of Cevital, the first Algerian private group, entered the much closed club of African billionaires of Forbes. His fortune is estimated at 3, 2 billion dollars. Henceforth, Africa counts 27 billionaires (in dollars) compared to 16, a year ago. Issad Rebrab was born on May 8th, 1944 …

Aline Sylla-Walbaum has succeeded an amazing career! This French- Senegalese is highly qualified, all so prestigious, HEC (French Business School), Science Po and the ENA (National Administration School) of which she finished third while she entered as first of her class. It was also there she met her husband, of …

Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch was born with a golden spoon. And she succeeded by her own and she even embodies today one the greatest success of Morocco and Africa. She is the Chief Executive Officer and a founder of Aksal Group, Moroccan leader in the domains of Retail, Luxury, shopping malls …

This 29-year-old young French-Ivorian is the head-cook who rises. He has a little everything for him; he is handsome, funny, and vigorous with a real desire to become one of the greatest cooks of his generation. He does not stop making many palaces salivate … « Tabbouleh of attiéké and poached …

Jaqueline Nakiri Nalubale was born in Kampala, the capital town of Uganda, where she has begun her wandering life since her childhood, going up and down in the countrysides of her home town with her parents. In the beginning of 90s, she settled down in Sweden and Gothenburg became her …

« Nothing can be done without passion! » Karim Sy masters what he is talking about: he is a passionate and committed entrepreneur. Franco-Libano-Malian, he grew up between Mali, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, France and Canada. « The advantage of diversity ». Student in IT engineering in Canada, he created the CASCATT association (Canada Africa …

Karim Oumnia is a king of shoes! This native of Algiers became famous worldwide. Beyoncé and Madonna adore his collections! Karim Oumnia is the son of an Algerian state employee, coming from a sibship of eight children. His adventure started in 1990 in Nancy, France. Karim Oumnia landed from Algiers …

The world mobile fair show will take place in Barcelona from 24 to 27 February, and it is always a great event regarding the boom of this tool which continues to revolutionize our lives. This gave opportunity to Thierry N’doufou, the managing director of the Ivory Coast company, Siregex, a …

Sonia Mabrouk was born on December 17th, 1977 in Tunis. She made a perfect journalistic performance. After getting her start at “Jeune Afrique” magazine, she is currently a TV newscaster of 10 pm on “Public Sénat”. She is also a journalist on “Europe 1”. Sonia Mabrouk was certified in the …

John Agyekum Kufuor was just appointed by Ban Ki Moon, the UN Secretary-General, on Monday, December 23rd, 2013, the special ambassador of the United Nations Organization on the climate change. He will be supported by the Norwegian ex-Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. John Kufuor was president of Ghana from 2001 to …

He offers a flow comparable to the optical fiber by decreasing the invoice by 10! The invention of the Togolese, Victor Agbégnénou terrifies multinationals! Here is a technological innovation which could revolutionize the world of the telephony. PWCS (Polyvalent Wireless Communication Systems) is the name of the latest invention of …

10 years already! Facebook saw the light of day on February 4th, 2004. The success of this social network is purely amazing: we count today more than 1, 12 billion users in the world. The group has just published an annual net profit of 1, 5 billion dollars (1, 1 …

At 50-year-old, Elisabeth Medou Badang has just been appointed as the boss of Orange Cameroon. It was for the first that the French company appointed an African woman to such a post. She was till then Chief Executive Officer at Orange Botstwana. Her assignment will not be easier. She had …

The Challenge magazine just published the ten top best paid French singers in 2013. And Master Gim was part of this top 2 before Johnny Hallyday with 3.1 million income! 1 – Mylène Farmer (4.7 million) 2 – Maître Gims (3.1 miilion) 3 – Johnny Hallyday (3 million) 4 – …

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31u4b45YDyU[/youtube]On the web, Anes Tina, 24 years old, is a real phenomenon. He is presented as king of videos. He has a Master’s degree in management; he passes messages to young people who talk about politics and education, always funnily. His last thunder crashing was addressed to Algerian president Abdelaziz …

Anna-Alix Koffi, 34 years old, likes photography, the risk and she still believes a lot in the print! At thirty years old, the one who described herself as a « Parivorian » launched her own photo magazine, without financing, without Web support and without advertising at first! She recognized it: « I believe …

 “My identity, I would like it universal” Danièle Henkel was born in 1956 in Oujda, Morocco. She is a daughter of a Moroccan Jewess and a German soldier that she never knew because he was reported missing. She is now living in Canada where she is managing a company specialized …

460 000 baguettes daily! Laïd Benamor, boss of his group that bears his name, is really the king of Algerian bread. A very nice success for this managing director of 47 years old. Benamor group is the Algerian leader of cereal processing. He realized a turnover of about 200 million. His …

Lounis Hamitouche is the king of yaourt; he wants to continue developing his empire in attacking the market of cheese. The story of Lounis Hamitouche is very wonderful. At the age of 23 years old, this son of a Kabyle farmer decided to leave his village situated at the top …

According to the famous financial magazine, the African minister of finance of the year 2013 was the Liberian Amara Konneh. The magazine appreciated « his leadership in the maintaining of economic stability and growth in Liberia”. We can read: « this prize represents the vote of confidence on behalf of markets.” Thus, …

He is seen as the new “Steve Jobs of Africa.” According to the famous Forbes magazine, he is listed among the 30 Top “best African entrepreneurs less than 30 years of age.” At 27 years old, Vérone Mankou is one of the young prodigies of the net in Africa! The …

He was a golden player and he likes this material as well. Didier Drogba has just regitered 60 000 shares in the Ity Gold Mines Company (SMI). Thus, his group holds 5 % of the Ivory Coast Company, controlled by the Canadian, La Mancha. This acquisition was validated in June …

Anas Sefrioui was born on May 16th, 1957 in Fez. This Moroccan businessman is the chairman of a real estate Group promotion, Addoha Douja Promotion. His fortune was estimated about 1, 6 billion dollars in 2012 by Forbes magazine. An exceptional performance for this self-taught person. He stopped his studies …