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It is now done. The Burkinabe group, the Coris Bank International, announced long time ago in Togo, officially launched its activities last Friday, 20th February 2015. The financial institution already established in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Mali, intends to give a « new visage to bank« . In spite of its …

The information and communication technologies (ICTS) are in the spotlight in Burkina Faso. The ministry of the development of the digital economy and the post offices launches two competitions in the domain towards the students and the young entrepreneurs. It is about « Faso-innova-Tic » and « Imagine Cup » of Microsoft. The objective …

The e-commerce should be more valued in Senegal, declared last Friday in Dakar, Mr. Alioune Sarr, the Minister of the Trade during a press conference. Mr. Sarr met the journalists at the end of a visit of the premises of the Trade Point Senegal foundation and a training workshop for …

A study carried out by the OpinionWay site, reveals that the French actor of Senegalese origin Omar Sy arrives at the top of the French people list who embody optimism the best. He thus outstrips Jean Dujardin and President François Hollande. Frankly speaking, these results do not surprise us as …

Ivory Coast wants to make up its deficit in digital maturity in order to be at the forefront of the information and communication technologies (ICTS). The Ivorian government has just launched an ambitious project called « One citizen, one computer + an internet connection« . The launching ceremony was chaired on Thursday …

The fight against the Ebola virus disease in Guinea is strengthened with two community radios creation project. The first one in Forécariah and the other one in Yomou, two localities where the reluctances of the populations remain another blocking in the anti-Ebola fight. This project is an initiative from the …

Isabelle Sambou is appointed by the World Wrestling Union as the « African women Wrestler of the decade« . The Senegalese champion is honored for a decade of unshared reign in the discipline in Senegal as well as on the Continent. The titles gleaned by Isabelle Sambou these recent years do no …

The Senegalese music star, Ismaël Lô, will be the in the spotlight during the opening ceremony of the 24th Pan-African Cinema and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) planned on 28th February at the Sports center of Ouaga 2000. Several other artist musicians will be beside the Senegalese musician, particularly the …

Press freedom remains one of the fundamental principles of democracy. And Burkina Faso turns out to be a good example. In spite of the sociopolitical crisis occurred in Burkina Faso, the journalists more or less freely did their job. In its report 2015 on the state of the press freedom …

Second prize-winner of the prestigious Innovation Prize for Africa (PIA 2014), the Togolese inventor and industrialist, Logou Minsob, shifts into higher gear in the production and the distribution of the Foufoumix machines. The machine to make foufou (a dish very appreciated in West Africa) is henceforth made at assembly-line, what …

The news is reported by the on-line newspaper, Le Matinal. Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Airport is ranked first in two categories by the « 2014 Airport Service Quality Awards » of the Airports Council International (ACI). In fact, the airport of Mauritius is the best of the African region and is the first …

The actor-comedian, Eugène Bayala alias Agent Oyou, is not satisfied at all with his financial treatment in his quality of key actor and even the funniest of « Commissionership de Tampy » (Tampy police station), a Burkinabe police TV film that continues making the happiness of thousands of household of the West …

When announcing a few months ago his ambitious project to equip every Togolese student with a laptop computer, few of his fellow countrymen believed it. And nevertheless on Friday, 13th February 2015, Komi Avodeh, the chairman of the Organization for the Support of the Local Development (OADèB) kept his promises …

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« . …

At 24 years old, the singer, Chindimma appears among the most appreciated artists in Nigeria and whose popularity rating is still rising. Young, beautiful, talented, she gathers crowds during her shows everywhere she presents and her fees cost millions of FCFA. With several strings to her bow: Nigerian singer, composer, …

The Malian Head of State, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta alias IBK, will personally chair the 15th edition of the Forum of Bamako which opens next Thursday in the Malian capital. Space of high-level reflection, the Forum of Bamako gathers every year, hundreds of intellectuals, business managers and political leaders willing to …

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 Tunisian capital will host the African Internet Summit from 24th May to 5th 2015. Organized annually by the African countries in partnership with the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) and the African Network Operators (AFNOG), this meeting combines a series of technical trainings, conferences, and Internet industry networking. The …

Lomé, the Togolese capital, welcomes the first edition of the Africa Best Practices Forum on 26th and 27th February 2015. The Pan-African bank, Ecobank, the AfricSearch recruitment agency and the Ellipse communication company join together to organize this first forum exclusively dedicated to the improvement of the framework and the …

January, 15th, 2015 will remain memorable for Amatevi Clement Klutse. The Togolese has just voted for his first time as a German citizen and candidate for the general election in the district of Hamburg. Clement was chosen by the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) to represent it. The German candidate of …

The Spanish research organization, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) published Webometrics, its last ranking regarding the universities of Africa. The production, the availability and the impact of universities on Web are considered. South Africa wins the 4 first positions in the top five of the ranking. The University of …

Ivory Coast has made a « qualitative jump » by gaining 15 positions in the world ranking of the press freedom published last Thursday by the Reporters Without Borders; report the APA agency. In a declaration, the National Union of the Journalists of Ivory Coast (UNJCI) congratulates itself on the improvement of …

The program of the strategic support for the scientific research in Ivory Coast (PASRES) has just launched a call for the application for the « Prize of the young inventor 2015« , awarded in partnership with the Ivorian Intellectual property Office (OIPI). Provided with the amount of 2 000 000 FCFA, this …

The Burkinabe banker, Idrissa Nassa, was raised at the head of the group of the managers of banks and credit institutions of Africa. This group includes the main managers of banks and credit institutions of Africa. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Coris Bank International, Idrissa Nassa is reputed hard-working …

Elections are planned this year in several countries of the sub-region of which Burkina Faso. And the preparations are on good way in the country of the honest people. With the prospect of these electoral terms, the Burkinabe government decided to launch a vast operation of free provision of birth …

In spite of their young age, they are among the cream of the artists who raise very high the Nigerian music by their immense talent. They are Wiskid and Davido who, after having spent almost 2014 to hate each other on the social networks, finally decided to bury the hatchet …

The African cinema will be in the spotlight from 28th February to 7th March for the next 24th edition of the Pan-African Festival of Cinema and Television of Ouagadougou (FESPACO). As a reminder, the theme chosen for this edition is: « African Cinema: production and broadcasting in the digital technology era« . …

The second Fifa ranking of the year 2015 smiled to Ivory Coast. No doubt, as the Elephants were crowned champions of Africa a few days ago. Thanks to this victory, Yaya Touré and colleagues gained 8 points and henceforth find themselves in the 20th position at the world level and …

The Congolese (Congo Brazza), Christian MOUALA, the UNAIDS new representative in Togo, officially started his activities with contacting of the Togolese authorities. The expert of the national institute of health and medical research (Inserm Paris) met on Tuesday, 11th February 2015, the chairman of the National Assembly of Togo, Dama …