RFI Discovery Awards edition 2014 is launched. Registrations for the competition that promotes musical talents of African continent continue on-line. As for previous editions, the Prize-winner of the Discovery Awards will benefit from 10 000 euros, a tour in Africa and a concert in Paris. Several famous names of African …
Voir Plus »East Africa: Soon Silicon Valley of Africa.
Countries of East Africa want to unite their efforts to make of their region, the number 1 of ICTS in Africa. Representatives of political leaders and industrialists of this region of Africa met in Nairobi (Kenya) for the creation of a common Internet exchange platform. « East African States need a …
Voir Plus »15th Summit of Francophony: Senegal wants « a popular success »
Senegal will accommodate from November, 29th and 30th 2014, the 15th summit of Francophony. The organizing country is planning to make of this international meeting « a popular success ». It was in this context that Friends Group of Francophony (GAF) organized last Sunday a ramble that crossed several streets of Dakar. …
Voir Plus »Innovation Prizes for Africa 2014: the 10 finalists listed!
African Foundation Innovation published on Thursday, April 10th, the list of 10 finalists in competition for the prestigious Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA). The best ten inventions chosen over 700 presented will substantially improve lifestyle of Africans. From cooking including ICTS and medicine, everything is made up to facilitate everyday …
Voir Plus »Emerging Gabon: removing 1 million Gabonese from poverty
The president Ali Bongo, since his arrival at the head of Gabon in 2009, made of the fight against poverty his warhorse. He launched « Emerging Gabon », a concept which consists in implementing a strategy which result is the valuation of potentials in human, natural and mining resources of Gabon. It …
Voir Plus »Eleni Gabre-Madhin: agricultural grants for the development of Africa
Initiator of the first agricultural grant of Ethiopia, the economist Eleni Gabre-Madhin is planning to extend the project to other countries of Africa. This grant conceived for small traders of informal sector allows farmers and traders to be connected to the global economy, by modernizing Ethiopian agriculture. The success of …
Voir Plus »Sub-Saharan Africa: meeting with growth in 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa will get 5,2 % growth in 2014. It is what Africa’s Pulse of the World Bank published on 7th April. In 2013, the growth of this region of Africa was estimated at 4,7 %. This jump is due to household consumption, to investment in infrastructures and in natural …
Voir Plus »End of the 4th EU-Africa summit: What is the share of Africa?
Placed under the theme « Invest in human resource for prosperity and peace », the fourth summit European Union – Africa came to an end on 3rd April 2014 in Brussels on a note of satisfaction from participants coming from Africa. Since the creation of this event in 2007, Africa has benefited …
Voir Plus »M-Pedigree: the Ghanaian Bright Simons’ application that saves lives.
In Africa, in spite of government actions to stop the phenomenon, marketing and consumption of imitated medicines remains current events. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 100.000 persons die every year in Africa by taking these products which identity and / or origin is deliberately and fraudulently falsified. A …
Voir Plus »Shea butter: the secret of success of sisters Tawema.
They did not look far for raw materials of their industry. Sister Carole and Glwadys Tawema are producing shea butter, a rapidly growing economic activity. Both Beninese sisters created in 2005, Karethic Company specialized in Production, packaging, marketing of shea butter and its by-products. They also give trainings in this …
Voir Plus »Now official: Nigeria is the first African economic power.
Africa Top Success announced it. It is now official. Nigeria is the first economic power of Africa. The country of Goodluck Jonathan has just outclassed South Africa after the change calculation of its GDP. The Gross domestic product of Nigeria is estimated at 510 billion dollars against 384 billion for …
Voir Plus »Health: traditional medicine in Ivory Coast, a model for the sub-region.
In Ivory Coast traditional practitioners are no more considered as charlatans in several countries of Africa. Since one month, a new pavilion open at the Teaching Hospital of Treichville has accommodated doctors (of conventional medicine) and traditional practitioners who are working in collaboration. This established confidence is the fruit of …
Voir Plus »Cameroon: two housewives that has become solar engineers!
Francesca Moki and Helen Ntuengue, two less educated Cameroonian women took advantage of solar energy project of RUWDEC to take a training course of 6 months in an Indian school specialized in renewable energies. Since their return, they are profoundly changing the habits of Cameroonian populations deprived of electricity. Both …
Voir Plus »Lupita Nyong’o: Lancôme new muse!
Lancôme new muse! Lupita Nyong’o, the actress who was recently Oscar-winner of the best feminine hope for her role in 12 Years a Slave, should join the casting of the seventh section of « star Wars' » that will be produced by J.J. Abrams. She has become ambassadress of the famous brand. …
Voir Plus »Anne Amuzu: among 10 Tech women founder to be followed.
The Ghanaian Anne Amuzu belongs to the list rare African women who refused to leave information and communication technologies market to men. Graduate of entrepreneurial school of technology Melwather, Anne Amuzu launched in 2010 with her class mates, Nadimobile Company. She developed a platform to facilitate exchanges with customer via …
Voir Plus »Kwasi Enin: the Ghanean desired by the US biggest universities.
He is 17 years old; he is of Ghanaian origin and is wooed by eight universities of Ivy League. The young Kwasi Enin when sending his candidature to the prestigious eight universities of the USA was not expecting such an answer. Universities of Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth College, Harvard, Universities …
Voir Plus »SIMA 2014: Dakar will welcome the African biggest music show from 20th to 22nd November.
The framework of reflection on African music promotion is getting shaped. After Yaoundé (Cameroon), the second edition of International African Music Show (SIMA) will be held in Dakar (Senegal) from 20th to 22nd November 2014. To reposition African music on international market, such is the mission assigned to this meeting …
Voir Plus »Barkhad Abdi: the original story of Somalian hollywoodian star!
Born on April, 10th 1985, Barkhad Abdi is an American actor and director of Somalian origin. At the age of 7 years, he escaped war that decimated his country for Yemen. In 1994, he landed with his family in Minneapolis. In America, he was at the same time a limousine …
Voir Plus »«Cocoa ‘na Chocolate» : 19 African artists sing agriculture
The African Union declared 2014, the year of agriculture. Several non-governmental organizations are leading various actions to incite decision-makers to invest in the sector. The NGO « ONE » succeeded in mobilizing about twenty African artists who sang for the cause. « Cocoa ‘ na Chocolate » is the title of the song that …
Voir Plus »Employment of the youth: African countries defuse « the time bomb »
27 African countries were in reflection from 31st March to 1st April in Abidjan to find sustainable solutions to employment problem of young people. Introduced by inter-country quality pole in the domain of technical and professional skills development in association with the Association for Education Development in Africa (ADEA), this …
Voir Plus »Intercities in Ivory Coast: an innovation in Africa, and a real success!
The first edition of Intercities games shot in Africa (Ivory Coast) in live conditions came to an end on Saturday March, 29th with the victory of the city of Séguéla, situated at 592 km far in the Northwest of Abidjan. A total of 16 cities participated in this audiovisual program …
Voir Plus »Music: Pharell Williams’ “Happy” is resurrecting dead people!
Africa Top Success wishes you good week start with the mixing of the title « Happy » of the American Pharell William by Dj100proof. The voice mixing of the artist in an instrumental Happy of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti (died in 1997), gave an Afro sound so interesting as the original. Entitled …
Voir Plus »Lupita Nyong’o: the star of African cinema is making buzz of course!
Life smiles to her and she can take the liberty of doing all! Lupita Nyong’o: the star of African cinema is making buzz of course! She posted the picture on Instagram. And the picture is making tour of the web with great flattering comments this time! A real queen of …
Voir Plus »20 young builders of Africa of tomorrow: Magatte Wade at the top of Forbes’ list!
Forbes magazine adores rankings! And having revealed a few days ago, the biggest African fortunes , Forbes is interested in the ranking of « 20 young builders of Africa of tomorrow ». At the top of the list is the Senegalese Magatte Wade , business woman of 38 years and the founder …
Voir Plus »Ory Okolloh: the Kenyan queen of digital in Africa!
At 36 years old, Ory Okolloh has everything to her credit. She is intelligent, funny, beautiful, mother of three children, and she is the major African woman specialist of digital in Africa. She was the big boss of Google Africa and she has just joined the American Omidyar Network foundation …
Voir Plus »Lupita Nyong’o: heroine of the next Stars Wars? Her dream continues…
It is very serious; it was The Hollywood Reporter who just said it. The actress Lupita Nyong’o, who was recently Oscar-winner of the best feminine hope for her role in 12 Years a Slave, should join the casting of the seventh section of « star Wars' » that will be produced by …
Voir Plus »Jessica Colaço: «There are yet African Steve Jobs! »
Jessica Colaço is partnerships guiding at iHub in Kenya. She attended at Austin in Texas to South by South West (SxSW) world-famous festival dedicated to digital innovation. She is convinced that mobile is going to change everything in Africa. She said it to «Jeune Afrique magazine»: « Our main asset is …
Voir Plus »Twitter: Also successful in Africa! South Africa ahead!
Facebook, that just celebrated its 10 years anniversary as Africa Top Success reported, well took roots on the continent. Twitter is facing difficulties but the famous social network which allows 140 digits maxi to communicate becomes more and more successful in its turn. A recent investigation revealed that South Africa …
Voir Plus »AfricTalents: African graduates are meeting on 21st March in Dakar!
This event is always highly awaited and followed: Edition 2014 of AfricTalents forum will take place in Dakar on March, 21st and 22nd. The platform mobilizes the large companies which operate on the continent and the young graduates. AfricaTalents has for objective to help candidates all origins taken together, to …
Voir Plus »Facebook is celebrating its 10 years: Africa, the main growth driver for the social network!
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 …
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