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The 12th ordinary session of the heads of States summit of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) takes place from 5th to 6th May in the Gabonese capital, announced the CEMAC in a press release. The meeting occurs after several postponements because of the busy agenda of the …

The news is not officialized yet. However, sources closer to the Pan-African airline company, Asky, evoke the resignation of the managing director, Yissehak Zewoldi. The latter is abandoning his functions for personal reasons according to the same sources. Yissehak Zewoldi has been managing the Asky Company based in Lomé (Togo) …

Faure Gnassingbé is elected for his third 5 year term at the head of the Republic of Togo. On Sunday, the constitutional court confirmed his victory against his main opponent, Jean Pierre Fabre, with about 59 % of the votes. The new elected president, Faure Gnassingbé, took an oath on …

Last Wednesday, the Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta, called on the American companies to invest in Africa, the second world region in a fast growth. As he could not physically be on the spot, Mr. Kenyatta expressed himself through video at the Milken World Conference in California and declared that Africa …

The e-commerce is « greatly increasing » on the African continent and could, by 10 years, constitute 10 % of retail sales of the biggest African economies, says the « Global e-commerce Logistics 2015 study. « The advent of the e-commerce revolutionizes the local logistic practices and the physical distribution networks« , notes the study …

According to words from Aliko Dangote reported by Bloomberg, the wealthiest man of Africa evokes the project for the second introduction of Dangote Cement to the London Stock Exchange. Dangote Cement is the biggest highly-rated company of the Nigerian Stock Exchanges with $15 billion as market capitalization and a floating …

Created within the framework of the « Gabon Vert » (Green Gabon) and « Gabon des services » (Gabon of services) projects, the Space Studies and Monitoring Agency (AGEOS) will be operational up from 23rd May 2015. The scientific, technological and environmental public institution will allow Gabon to be equipped in real time with …

One hundred (100) billion FCFA or 152 million euros is the huge amount of money the Ivorian government intends to inject in the Information and communication technologies (ICTS) sector. These funds will help financing the installation of 7 000 kilometers of optical fiber, 5 031 rural cyber centers and the …

The Internet services between both Congo will soon be improved. The Congo telecom company (Congo-Brazzaville) and to the Congolese Company for the post offices and telecommunications (SCPT) (Democratic Republic of Congo), signed last 28th April, a draft agreement for the optical fiber exploitation. During the signing ceremony, documents were signed …

The whole world is commemorating this year the 34th anniversary of the death of the « King of Reggae« , Bob Marley. In this context, the production house « One Way Production » organizes the Marley d’or for the second consecutive time. The second edition will be held from the coming 7th to 11th …

It has started for the second edition of the competition for the Best teacher using and integrating ICTS in teaching. It was launched last Thursday at the high school of Mayap in the district of Noun (western region). The aforementioned competition is opened to teachers of public and private institutions …

Millions of people expressed their happiness on Tuesday evening on social networks when the Nigerian army announced on Twitter that they released 200 girls and 93 women during a military operation to take the Sambisa forest back from Boko Haram armed forces. The troops took back and destroyed three camps …

Six (6) candidates over a total of 430 young people were rewarded for the Business Plan competition (Bpc) within the framework of the 4th edition of CGECI-Academy. This support comes from the Companies general confederacy of Ivory Coast (Cgeci). The various candidates presented projects in touch wit

The outgoing president, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, the candidate of UNIR political party was declared winner of the presidential election of last 25th April in Togo. He was reelected at 58.75 % of the valid votes against 34.95 % for his major opponent, Jean-Pierre Fabre of CAP 2015. The Togolese leader …

Make it simpler and faster in order to remove obstacles to new business start-up, favor formalization of the existing activities and boost private investments in the region. The workshop for business facilitation in the WAEMU space, organized by the WAEMU Commission in partnership with BizClim, ended its works on 24th …

The Togolese voted on Saturday, 25th April to choose their president of the Republic. While still awaiting the final results, the various observation missions accredited by the Independent National Electoral Commission (Ceni) appreciate the good holding of the vote. In front of the press last Sunday, the ECOWAS observers declared …

The edition 2015 of the ceremony rewarding the Burkinabe and African artists came to an end on Saturday, 25th April in Burkina Faso with the coronation of Sanaa Bob. The reggae lover won the golden Kunde, the most prestigious axard of the evening. The holding of Kunde 2015 was uncertain …

Reine Ngotala has been since last Sunday, the queen of the Gabonese beauty. She is elected Miss Gabon 2015 during an evening reported live on the national television. The most beautiful girl of Gabon is 18 years old. Student in Bachelor 1 in Oil Economy, she is native of the …

The « Short films Meetings » competition considered by its promoters as an expression platform showing the dynamism of the Madagascan young generation film-makers came to an end on Saturday, 25th April in Madagascar. The competition opened to amateurs and professionals got the coronation of the young director, Ketaka Razafimisa posthumously rewarded …

Jeffrey D. Sachs, the manager of the Earth Institute, has just published his third world report happiness in association with John Helliwell and Richard Layard. The study concerns 158 countries all in all. Generosity, reliable level in the authorities, per capita income, health, social services, respect for liberties are among …

« Music is a real communion and integration tool« , declared the Chairman of the ECOWAS Commission, congratulating itself that « there is no barrier in music« . Saying to be « deeply touched » by the initiative from the four boys of the Magic System group (A’Salfo, Tino, Goudé and Manadja), Désiré Kadré Ouédraogo indicated …

The Cameroonian Head of State, Paul Biya, national chairman of the Democratic Union of the Cameroonian People (RDPC), party in power, has just created an academy in order to give an adequate political training to his militants. Under the supervision of the Secretary General of the Central committee, the academy …

According to the managing staff of the Burkinabe subsidiary of the Pan-African banking group, Ecobank, « the bank registered good results in spite of the difficult national and international context« . It appears that Ecobank Burkina made in 2014 a total balance of 605.60 billion FCFA or a progress of 15 % …

The Ivorian minister of sports, Alain Lobognon, published on the social networks, the first pictures of the model of the Ebimpé Olympic stadium that will be built in the municipality of Anyama (at 25km in the North of Abidjan). The building work of the new sports infrastructure will start in …

« Warda« , the life passion by the Tunisian director, Mahmoud Jemni, has just won the Grand Prix of the Nile for the best short film during the African Film Festival of Luxor. The prize consists of a sample of the mask of Toutânkhamon and a bonus of 2000 dollars. Thirty seven …

In the concern to offer better study and life conditions to its students, the Zambian government plans to set up a university loan system. The initiative is applied to the three public universities of the country and will be effective early 2016. Zambia as several countries of Africa financially supports …

Many are the Kenyan Internet users to appreciate the efficiency of their passport on the social networks for the very good reason that the Financial Advisory Arton Capital cabinet ranked the Kenyan passport among the most efficient of the world. According to the ranking published on the Daily Nation site, …

After Didier Drogba, it’s the turn of Samuel Eto’o to launch his clothing and shoes line. Samuel Eto’o 9 is thus the label of the Cameroonian footballer that will soon be available on the ready-to-wear clothing market. A label thus composed of his name and his idol number, 9. The …

Twenty (20) artists, 20 live shows, 3 big conferences, 10 projections of movies, stands, bars restaurants and VIP spaces, are the poster of the very first edition of the « Reggae city festival« , a meeting taking place from 9th to 11th May 2015 in the Burkinabe capital. The festival which will …