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It is wonderful! The very first digital book was published last Friday under the title « Vraiment le Congo, une tribu » (Congo, Really a tribe), reported Africahotnews. Entirely produced and realized in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Marcel Yabili (photo) tells the story of his country in the book. Composed …

Less known in Africa, the English producer, Chris Blackwell, is the founder of the Island Records Company, the establishment that has participated in the emergence of several international stars. Salif Keita, Baaba Maal, Angélique Kidjo, King Sunny Adé, Bob Marley, Third World, Burning Spear and many more passed through the …

In order to promote entrepreneurship in Africa, a conference on start-ups and entrepreneurial innovation will be held from 26th to 27th May 2015 in the Ivorian economic capital, Abidjan. The meeting is organized by MyAfricanStartUp with the support of the African Development Bank (ADB). According to Christian Kamayou (photo), « MyAfricanStartUp » …

Colette Braeckman and Thierry Michel, journalists and directors of Belgian nationality have immortalized the works by the Congolese doctor, Denis Mukwege, through the documentary « L’homme qui répare les femmes – la colère d’Hippocrate » (The man who repairs women – the anger of Hippocrates). The movie traces back the career path …

About 20 years after his last visit, the Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe started last Tuesday a historic visit of two days in South Africa with the objective to consolidate the economic relations between both countries. The consolidation of the economic relations between both countries will be the main topic of …

Gabon is appointed on Wednesday, 8th April 2015 to host the 31st edition of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2017). The country was competing with Algeria and Ghana. Expressing himself on the choice of Gabon, President Ali Bongo congratulated the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its decision and …

After decades of interruption, Foire-Forum-Carnaval (Fair-Forum-Carnival) reopened its doors on Tuesday in Bouaké (in the North at 379 km far from Abidjan). The Foire-Forum-Carnaval Bouaké remains the cultural, commercial and economic event having contributed to forge its prestige in the past. It is the Mayor of the municipality of Bouaké, …

Algeria is at the forefront technology and the modernization of the public administration has become true. End of hassles, endless queues in front of court premises. It is henceforth possible to the Algerians to lodge an on-line complaint. This, through a device set up since Monday by the Algerian government. …

The famous Moroccan musician, Majid Bekkas was recently awarded the Académie Charles-Cros Prize in Marseille. Creator of « L’Africain gnaoua blues« , form of musical expression deriving from the spiritual music of trance Gnaoui, mixed with jazz and blues of African origins, the artist was rewarded for « Al Qantara« , his last album …

The news is released by the Journal de Brazza. Women film-makers of Central Africa make an appointment from 13th to 17th June of this year in the Cameroonian capital for a writing session. The meeting will allow project leaders, trainers, producers and diffusers present in Yaoundé sharing their film experiences. …

The Burkinabe government is particularly interested in the implication of women in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTS). In the straight line for the celebration of the International Woman’s Day (IWD 2015), about twenty women and IT specialists met last Saturday in Ouagadougou under the initiative of the managing staff …

The Beninese government intends to supply electric energy to all localities of the country. That is what justifies since 2008 the launch of « Supply energy to 105 localities » project. Last Thursday, the managing Director of the Beninese Company of electrical energy (SBEE) announced that within two weeks, 105 localities will …

Air Algérie continues the modernization of its fleet. After the reception in December 2014 the first orders at Boeing and Airbus, Air Algérie received an Airbus A330-200 last 2nd April. The ceremony of reception took place in the presence of the Minister of Transport, Amar Ghoul and of the CEO …

The Egyptian Harass Map NGO has put on-line a web site and a mobile application which aim at indicating the harassment cases all over the Egyptian territory. The initiative is beneficial because numerous are the victims of fondling and inappropriate words and who do not succeed to denounce these denigrating …

The former international Ivorian, Didier Drogba, achieves one of his old dreams; build a hospital for children of his country. The Foundation of the former striker of Chelsea announced the end of the building of a new medical infrastructure in the Ivorian capital. « Good news! The works of the hospital …

The « Sense Ebola Follow up » application could be the solution to reduce the spreading of the Ebola virus disease in Africa. Having proved itself in Nigeria, the application, invented by the Ehealth Africa NGO, is deployed today in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, countries still affected by the virus. One …

The Senegalese, Fatimata Dia, Manager of the Francophony Institute for Sustainable Development (IFDD), is raised to the rank of the Chevalier of the National Order of Quebec on Wednesday, 25th March 2015. Quebec thus appreciates the commitment of the Senegalese jurist in the field of the sustainable development and the …

The third edition of the agriculture and animal resources international fair (SARA) opened on Friday, 3rd April in Abidjan already bears fruit. Ivory Coast and Morocco have just signed an agreement, 24 hours after the opening of the fair. The new partnership should provide Ivory Coast with an agricultural insurance. …

Africa Top Success reported it that Abidjan will host from 9th to 12th April, the very first edition of Abi-Reggae, the international festival of Reggae music. The event will be sponsored by Bongo Pascaline Mferri Bongo, the elder sister of the president of the Republic of Gabon, Ali Bongo. The …

Started on 19th February of this year by the Ivorian government, the vast project, one citizen, one computer + internet connection is already operational. We already note the distribution of 208 equipments to 32 organizations and to the first 100 people who subscribed to the operation. Within the framework of …

Water remains a precious and vital resource for the survival of the human, animal and vegetable race. Initiatives are multiplied on the continent for its supply in sufficient quantity and quality for the greater well-being of the populations, rural particularly. In Burkina Faso, the project for drinking water supply in …

« We are going to offer you a captivating and emotional cocktail with new developments and suspense! Keep connected« , these words are from Aurelie Eliam (Lieutenant Cynthia), announcing on her Facebook page, the very next broadcasting of the second season of the Ivorian successful series, BROUTEURS.COM. Cybercriminals and corrupt policemen hunt, …

The news is released by the APA New agency. The Military Medal of Valour was awarded to more than 400 agents of the Cameroonian security forces enlisted in the war against the Nigerian Islamist sect, Boko Haram, at the end of three decrees signed on Wednesday by the Head of …

The mobile technology actors coming from all Africa and all over the world are meeting from 21st to 23rd April 2015 in Lagos, Nigeria on the occasion of the conference called Mobile West Africa 2015. It is an initiative from Basebone, world supplier of mobile services in partnership with Mozilla, …

A new application for smartphone was launched on Wednesday in South Africa to encourage tourists to follow the footsteps of Nelson Mandela, twenty five years after his release from prison. The application allows planning visits to the major sites associated to the hero of the anti-apartheid fight of which, the …

King Mohammed VI sent a message of wishes and congratulations to the new elected president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, for his election to the highest office of his country. In this message, the Sovereign expresses his warm congratulations and best success wishes to the new president of Nigeria in his …

He is considered as the new strong man of Nigeria who will put an end to corruption, insecurity and other troubles that endanger the country. Only just elected at the end of a ballot appreciated by the whole world, the new president of Nigeria, a former General, Muhammadu Buhari is …

Burkina Faso won the edition 2015 of the « Promotion of the French language (PROLAF 2015) » competition held in Cotonou, Benin and that gathered 56 candidates from four West African countries, according to the results proclaimed on Tuesday. The competition organized within the framework of the celebration of the International Day …

The denominational private education has, once again and this for a decade, taken the leading shares from the official education regarding success in the official examinations 2014, according to a note published on Wednesday by the of the High School Office of Cameroon (OBC). Thus, over 1035 schools (high and …

Aisha Buhari (photo) was the happiest on Tuesday, 31st March after the publication of the victory of her husband, Muhammadu Buhari, in the presidential elections. And she found necessary to express her happiness on Twitter. She thus made tweets pour after the phone call from the outgoing president, Goodluck Jonathan, …