Central Africa

Africa Top Success announced it earlier to you that registrations for the edition 2014 of the music competition organized by RFI started in April. Several hundred young candidates applied to succeed to the Burkinabe Smarty (whose real name is Louis Salif Kiekieta). Le site of the French radio station just …

The recurrent unemployment problem noticed on the African continent give ideas to the young entrepreneurs. In democratic Republic of Congo (DR of Congo), Steve Nkashama proposes as solution, JobWangu, an Internet site that puts into relation companies and job-seekers. « JobWangu arose from the urge to help companies to find qualified …

The Cameroonians looked forward to welcoming it. Contrary to all expectations, the fourth mobile phone operator is not new on the Cameroonian market. Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel), the owner of the fixed telephony, announced its return in the universe of the mobile with the 3G license obtained last 26th September. 14 …

The adoption of a sub-regional bank card is henceforth part of priorities of the governor for the Bank of Central African States, Lucas Abaga Nchama. During the Gimac general assembly, he reaffirmed his desire to realize this project before the end of his mandate. « We would like it becomes the …

Taking the floor last Thursday in Rabat in the opening of the Morocco-Gabon first Forum for employment, the Gabonese Minister for Labor, Employment and Vocational training, Simon Ntoutoume Emane (photo), indicated that his country and Morocco are thus in the avant-garde of the fight against unemployment in order to promote …

Cameroon is once again honored by one of its sons, the professional disc jockey, Charly Templar. This social worker in Australia won on 6th September 2014, two trophies at the AAMMA Awards 2014 in Sydney in the categories of « Best Dj » and « Best Mentor« . The award ceremony took place in …

The United Nations summit on climate change held on 23rd September 2014 in New York, was the opportunity for the Gabonese president, Ali Bongo to announce the organization on 18th and 19th March 2015 of a meeting of the African decision-makers in order to think about the matter of the …

The river trade between Congo-Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of Congo (RDC) can soon start again. It is what emerged from a meeting on 19th September 2014 between both Heads of states, particularly Denis Sassou Nguesso and Joseph Kabila. As reminder, this business was interrupted since last April further to …

The American star of Senegalese origin, Akon is multiplying actions in favor of his continent of origin. « The Ghetto child » is since Friday in Democratic Republic of Congo where he has been participating in Goma in the celebration of the international peace day. Placed under the theme « right of peoples …

In June 2014, the first Moroccac lady, Lalla Salma launched with her counterpart from Gabon, « Fight against cancer », a prevention and treatment campaign against identified cancers. Three months later, both ladies announced the building of a reception center for people victims of cancer. The building works of « La Maison d’Alice » …

A team of 3 young Cameroonian students participate in Sochi (Russia) in final of the edition 2014 of the Global Management Challenge (GMC). The international competition opposee the best teams of world strategy and management. Cameroon hopes for its first participation in the final phase of this competition, to succeed …

Africa Top Success announced it ealier that the X-Maleya group was expected last Sunday for their very first show at Olympia. The young Cameroonians amazed the public who attended the show with their dances they are the only one to have the secret. The public was overexcited by the Show …

The Director of Unesco, Irina Bokova, was announced on Monday, 15th September 2014 in Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) for the delivery of the Unesco prize for researches in life sciences. The event that is at its second edition, rewards researches aiming at improving living conditions of populations in developing countries. The …

The works of the 3rd edition of the « Oil and Gas » Forum are opened on Wednesday in Kinshasa by the Minister of Hydrocarbons Crispin Atama. At the opening ceremony, Mr. Atama presented the oil and gas potential of the DR of Congo through its three sedentary ponds for sure oil …

West Africa is ahead of the recent ranking of the African football players the best paid of the year 2014. Yaya Touré from Manchester City is first in the Top 10 with an annual salary estimated at 13 million euros. The Moroccan, Medhi Benatia (8 million euros / year) and …

A new era for the Cameroonian culture with important reforms being operated by competent authorities. The Cameroonian Minister of Arts and Culture (MINAC), Ama Tutu Muna (left of the picture), spoke about « recovery » with new « serious contacts » taken at the international level particularly with the USA and Nigeria. Indeed, during …

Serge Kakudji is a 26-year-old Congolese specialist of opera (tenor) who aims at Africanizing this musical genre kept for the West for a long time. He is on leaves in Kinshasa where he seizing the opportunity to organize training workshops towards the enthusiasts of this music considered elitist in Africa. …

« Le Crocodile de Botswanga« , one of the movies the most visualized in Africa during these summer holidays time will be projected at the next International Film Black Festival Black of Montreal (FIFBM 2014) that will be held from 23rd to 28th September 2014. The movie that confirmed the talent of …

Enjoyment in the families and for the close relations of the 272 Congolese prisoners released thanks to the amnesty law promulgated by President Joseph Kabila on 11th February of this year. The announcement was made on Wednesday during a press conference by Lambert Mende (photo), the Minister of Media and …

As Africa Top Success announced it earlier, « Le Crocodile de Botswanga » is the favorite movie of the African youth during this summer holidays time. The mad quotations by « President Bobo » and his gestures are fueling comments in households as well as on social networks. Who is the President Bobo? Your …

Two years after the suspension of its activities, the Cameroonian Musical Art Company (SOCAM) is back with a piece of news that should delight musicians. Indeed, 1159 musicians will get copyright in the course of this week. The announcement was made by the Cameroonian ministry of Arts and Culture specifying …

The president of Republic of Gabon Ali Bongo proceeded a few hours ago to the launching of the « Grand Prix of excellence » organized in partnership with the Junior Achievement local subsidiary. The Prize is opened to the accomplished entrepreneurs and to the young project leaders. It is divided in categories …

Introduced by the « Unique star Media » production company, Congolese and Nigerian musicians made show on Thursday, 28th August at Tata Raphaël stadium of Kinshasa in Democratic Republic of Congo. According to the organizers, the idea is to valorize the African music in its diversity. Wenge Musica, Werrason’s parent company thus …

Under its local identity of Nexttel, the Vietnamese mobile company, Viettel, the 3è in Cameroon, signed its start from next 18th September 2014. The new operator’s activities will start at the time Cameroon is getting ready to adopt a new 9-digit dialing code. It is further to « decisive » tests, network …

The Congolese film-maker, Toko Diangani Watezwa proceeded on 22nd August 2014 to the official release of his full-length film « Le Sida est une réalité » in South Africa. As its title indicates it, the movie of 90 minutes makes sensitive on the HIV / AIDS with a particular touch. The director, …

Peace in Africa is the dream of all Africans as well as their leaders and actors continue mobilizing so that this peace reigns over the continent and to be sustainable. It is in this perspective that an international day of peace was introduced by the British director, Jeremy Gilley, creator …

With its success last year, the 4th edition of the Summer school on the mining industries in French-speaking Africa, organized from 18th to 30th August 2014, started last Monday in the Cameroonian capital town. The initiative came from the Center of Excellence for the Governance in the Mining Industries in …

The Gabonese researcher, Donatien Mavoungou, is about to discover the first vaccine against the AIDS virus. The professor in chemistry worked out IMMUNOREX TM which test results are rather promising for the moment. During his passage on 16th June 2014 in Libreville (Gabon), Pr Donatien Mavoungou and his colleagues presented …

Sucaf Gabon is aiming high. The Gabonese company specialized in the sugar canes plantation and exploitation and which also operates in the production and marketing of sugar plans a production of 270 000 tons of sugar canes for the current year. Once this new objective reached, will beat the record …

The very first USA – Africa Summit has belonged to the past since 6th August 2014 with satisfaction of from about fifty African leaders as well as the Obama administration.   Important decisions were thus taken at the end of this high-level meeting marking thus a decisive stage in the …