Central Africa

The Equato-Guinean president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema travelled to N’Djamena, Chad where he met his counterpart, Idriss Déby. « We shall succeed in eradicating Boko Haram, totally crushing them with in the coming months« , declared the Equato-Guinean Head of State. « We are trying to coordinate and cooperate with other countries, because if …

The very first edition of the LotreCinéma called the International TV series Festival will be held from 14th to 19th April of this year in Cameroon. Created by the Culture Show Association (ACS), the festival aims at promoting the African series. Among others, it would specifically be a matter of …

The inflexible Robert Mugabe makes the news again with a new strong declaration. Apart from the fact of having announced that elephant meat will be used for his dish for his 91 years celebration on the coming 28th February, the old lion of Harare declared that Africa would withdraw itself …

Launched in December, 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria, the « Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program » program arouses an unprecedented craze in the African entrepreneurs. According to figures published by the Foundation with the Jeune Afrique magazine, about 9635 applications were received. 60 % of the applications come from West Africa (with a …

They are many, these women mothers, sisters, wives, who beyond their domestic or professional concern, play an extraordinary role in the history of their country and their community. Well, these nice women will be once again celebrated on 8th March of this year on the occasion of the International Woman’s …

The fans of the French artist of Congolese origin, Singuila, is getting ready to present on the next 14th March at the French institute of Kinshasa, the show of March 2015. The artist, who talks woman in his songs, accepts the invitation from the Sel et Poivre agency, initiator of …

The Electricity Tower of Cameroon (TOUREL) is the 41-storey building presented as the future highest building in Central Africa that will be erected in the next months in Cameroon. The jewel that will be built in Yaoundé, the capital, will gather the main public structures working in the electricity sector …

The Equatorial Guinean president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, is honored with the title of the Man of peace 2014. It is the Issa Hayatou foundation that appointed him within the framework of its prestigious prize formerly called the Trophy of peace and that becomes the « Issa Hayatou Trophy of Peace« . …

70 African women agronomists have just benefited from a grant of the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) program. The prize-winners were selected during a workshop organized in the Kenyan capital. Coming from 11 countries of Africa, these scientific women and researchers will be taken care during two …

The scientific cooperation between the Gabonese botanists and the French ecologists from the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) of the University Paris-Sud and the Institute of Research for the Development (IRD) of Montpellier has just published its results. A new flowering plant was discovered at some few kilometers away …

The third edition of Ombya Fashion Gabon revealed the creations of several local fashion designers among which those by the young designer who esteems trying to reconcile the past, the present and the future. The evening was rich in colors on 7th February of this year in Libreville. The third …

The chairman of the Confederation African of Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou, honored yesterday by UNAIDS during finale of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2015). The UN institution praises the commitment of the Cameroonian in the fight against the HIV / AIDS and his contribution to the campaign « Protect the …

The American giant, Google, announced the next establishment of its antenna in Kinshasa. The news was given by Tidjane Deme, in charge of the African French-speaking office for Google during an audience granted to him by Thomas Luhaka, deputy Prime Minister and Congolese minister of the Post offices, Telecommunications, New …

« All citizens » is the national citizenship educational campaign launched by the Cameroonian First lady, Chantal Biya, in favor of the young people. The event is situated in the context the festivities marking the Youth National Day, the climax being planned on 11th February of this year all over the national …

He belongs to the new generation of African entrepreneurs who, beyond the profit-seeking, care about the well-being of the populations. The young Cameroonian, Alain Nteff Kezaf (23 years old) is a co-founder of Gifted Mom, a start-up that fights against the maternal and child mortality in Cameroon and soon in …

The first semi-final of the 30th African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2015) will oppose today Democratic Republic of Congo to Ivory Coast. The stakes are high for both teams. The Elephants, knocked out in quarterfinal in 2013, have for main objective, the final trophy. In spite of their small shape …

The Gabonese boxer, Taylor Mabika, has just registered his country on the list of the great African nations of boxing. Last Saturday, he beat the American, Tyler Seever and henceforth holds the world championship professional belt for the category heavy-light IBU version. Taylor Mabika becomes the first Gabonese world champion …

The 24th summit of the Heads of States and Governments of the African Union (AU) opens on Friday, 30th January in the Ethiopian capital town, Addis Ababa. About fifteen Heads of States takes part in this meeting among whom the South African, Jacob Zuma, the Cameroonian, Paul Biya, the Chadian, …

Nominations continue for the movie, « Sound of Tears » by the Cameroonian director, Dorothy Atabong. After its first listing in the official selection of the World Films Festival of Montreal (Canada) in 2014, the work was nominated in the category of the « Best narrative short film », for the Pan-African Film Festival …

The two African stars, Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto’o, represent the success of an entire continent, and even after their international retirement. These words are from Salomon Kalou, the striker of the Elephants and shareholder of Hertha Berlin (Germany), quoted by the APA News Agency. Speaking of the two stars, …

MTN Cameroon takes the lion’s share in the quarterly information of the telecommunications sector in Cameroon that is just published by the Telecommunications Regulation Agency (ART). During the 2nd and the 3rd quarter, the Cameroonian subsidiary of the South African group, MTN, operating in the mobile telephony sector, is credited …

For the New Year, high scale objectives and challenges are assigned to the Africa Internet Group’s team, the largest Internet group in Africa. With this reality, the group decided to perpetuate its tradition and renew its reliable contract with all it partners. The Year 2015 got started. Africa Internet Group, …

Since the beginning of the week, young people have been demonstrating in Kinshasa and in several provincial towns in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), against a reform of the electoral law. Confrontations thus between the demonstrators and the police forces causing important damage to property. And one of the citizens …

On the cusp of its first anniversary, the N°1 business platform in Cameroon has already registered more than two million fans on its Facebook account. With a strong ambition to extend much more and to outstrip its competitors, the on-line sale site plans more striking innovations. Discovery of a deserving …

In order to archive music documents especially the old glories of the country, a German-Cameroonian project started in June 2012 and came to an end on 20th January 2015 with the digitalization of more than 2000 sound tracks and 10.000 songs. This partnership signed between the Federal Republic of Germany …

Sixteen (16) African countries are competing for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2015 which kick-off was given on Saturday, 17th January 2015 in Equatorial Guinea. Divided into four groups, the teams of the 16 countries will compete with great enthusiasm to succeed to Nigeria, a big absentee of the …

Gabon will participate in the 24th edition of the Pan-African Cinema and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco). Three Gabonese works are listed in the official selection. If the short film « Moane mory: the Single child » by Amédée Pacôme Nkoulou is in the competition for the prestigious trophy of the Gold …

From day to day, the Islamism sect, Boko Haram, becomes more radical with an increasing number of civil and military victims in Nigeria and Cameroon. According to several international organizations for Human Rights protection, at least 2000 deaths were registered within one week in the localities crossed by these murderers …

Launched in 2014, Ginger is the application for mobile messaging conceived by Africans and that reflects the realities of the continent the best. Having the same functionalities as Whatsapp (messaging, calls…), Ginger goes farther with emoticons 100 % African. It also has jargons peculiar to certain African countries as « tchrouuuu« , …

Several months ago, the identity of the Gabonese president, Ali Bongo is questioned by the French investigative journalist, Pierre Péan, who supports that the guarantor today of the institutions of the Republic and who occupies the noble function, the Head of the Gabonese State, is not a Nigerian but Gabonese …