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Nominations continue for the movie, « Sound of Tears » by the Cameroonian director, Dorothy Atabong. After its first listing in the official selection of the World Films Festival of Montreal (Canada) in 2014, the work was nominated in the category of the « Best narrative short film », for the Pan-African Film Festival …

The news has recently hit the headlines of the magazine in the showbiz world of Ivory Coast. The sum of 5000 euros or 3 275 000 FCFA, that is the bone of contention between DJ Arafat and her manager Europe, Hermann Dalé alias Gouz de Bengue. All started during the …

The Ivorian musical group, Magic System, paying visit last Thursday to two schools he offered to the village of Anoumabo in the municipality of Marcory (South of Abidjan) to show their ‘solidarity’ regarding the distress of parents whose children are victim of abduction and murder, calling also for « vigilance ». As …

In South Africa, the reopening of Parliament in two weeks promises to be eventful. Julius Malema, the populist leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) threatens to sit « in shorts » if he is prevented from wearing his red worker’s uniform. In fact, the 25 members of the EFF sit in …

According to the forecasts revealed on Tuesday in Bouaké (North of Ivory Coast) by the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Council for cotton, Adaman Coulibaly, cotton production in Ivory Coast in 2014-2015 will rise to 450 000 tons. Ivory Coast aspires thus to become the first African producer of …

The hit, ‘Number One’, by the Ivorian group Force One, is one of the songs that marked the X-Mas and the New Year festivities in Ivory Coast. This was included in the Top of the rankings on the media and was in fashion in discos, bars and other places of …

Suffering from a rare congenital malformation (meningoencephalocele), the little Togolese boy, Natalma Kolani of 6 months old, was successfully operated Tuesday by neurosurgeons at the Haunersche Kinderklinik clinic in Munich, Germany. The news is revealed by Dr. Michel Kodom, founder and chairman of Aimes Afrique NGO that recently launched a …

While he is getting his candidacy ready for his own succession at the head of the FIFA, which election will be held the next 29th May, Sepp Blatter will be supported by all the 54 African countries. «Africa is behind him. He is very popular here. (…) He has done …

Taking the floor at the World Economic Summit in Davos, Philip Oduoza, Executive Director of the nigerian banking group, United Bank of Africa (UBA), said that an expansion of his business operations was proposed in South Africa and Angola, due to monetary challenges that block the banking activity in Nigeria, …

The Sierra Leonean president, Ernest Bai Koroma, announced on 22nd January, the lifting of the quarantine against Ebola due to the slowdown in the spreading of the epidemic in the country that registers the largest number of cases. « The restrictions on the movement of the populations will be reduced in …

The South African Banking Group, Standard Bank, will open a representative office in Ethiopia towards the end of the first quarter 2015, reports the Reuters Agency on 22nd January 22, quoting an Executive Officer of the institution. « We are going to open a representative office by the end March 2015, » …

Good news for the Togolese workers. The Government has launched the building of a social housing project. An agreement was signed on Friday, 23rd January between the Togolese government and the Ivorian real estate development company (SIPIM) that will perform the work. A total of 1000 social housing will be …

Togo wants to modernize and revolutionize the ICTS sector. Thus, the ministry of the Post Offices and the Digital Economy initiated on 20th January of this year, a training workshop which has for venue, the premises of the ministry managed by Cina Lawson (photo). It was in the presence of …

The two African stars, Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto’o, represent the success of an entire continent, and even after their international retirement. These words are from Salomon Kalou, the striker of the Elephants and shareholder of Hertha Berlin (Germany), quoted by the APA News Agency. Speaking of the two stars, …

MTN Cameroon takes the lion’s share in the quarterly information of the telecommunications sector in Cameroon that is just published by the Telecommunications Regulation Agency (ART). During the 2nd and the 3rd quarter, the Cameroonian subsidiary of the South African group, MTN, operating in the mobile telephony sector, is credited …

The announcement was made on Friday, 23rd January by the UN Mission for the stabilization (MINUSMA). Well, for the first time, Mali will organize elections in order to choose the regional council chairmen. « For the first time in Mali and within the framework of the advanced decentralization, regional council chairmen …

Considered as the 4th power in a country, the press its role to play during pre-election periods. And the role that is assigned to it strongly impacts on the progress of the elections all over the world, mainly during the promotional campaign by the various candidates, enrolment, voting, vote counting …

The study is carried out by the afrik.com site. The Africans are among the most connected to internet in the world in spite of the lack of infrastructures. The connectivity of Africa people increases every year. Nigeria and Egypt are among the countries that register the greatest number of users …

For the New Year, high scale objectives and challenges are assigned to the Africa Internet Group’s team, the largest Internet group in Africa. With this reality, the group decided to perpetuate its tradition and renew its reliable contract with all it partners. The Year 2015 got started. Africa Internet Group, …

Since the beginning of the week, young people have been demonstrating in Kinshasa and in several provincial towns in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), against a reform of the electoral law. Confrontations thus between the demonstrators and the police forces causing important damage to property. And one of the citizens …

The Senegalese president, Macky Sall, proceeded last Wednesday to the laying of the first stone of the second university of Dakar called UNIDAK 2, situated at Diamniadio, about 30 km from Dakar, the capital town. For a global cost of 65 billion FCFA, the UNIDAK 2 will be directed to …

Post electoral crisis prisoners in Ivory Coast will soon join their families, close relations and friends. Up to about fifty of them have just been released on bail since last Wednesday. The announcement was made through a press release from the Public prosecutor of Ivory Coast. A decision that shows …

The workers at the civil aviation smilingly welcomed the news that concerns the suspension of the privatization process of the International Airport of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. In front of the press on Wednesday in the Burkinabe capital town, the Single Labor Union for Metrology and the Civil Aviation (SUMAC), announced …

On the cusp of its first anniversary, the N°1 business platform in Cameroon has already registered more than two million fans on its Facebook account. With a strong ambition to extend much more and to outstrip its competitors, the on-line sale site plans more striking innovations. Discovery of a deserving …

In order to archive music documents especially the old glories of the country, a German-Cameroonian project started in June 2012 and came to an end on 20th January 2015 with the digitalization of more than 2000 sound tracks and 10.000 songs. This partnership signed between the Federal Republic of Germany …

Sixteen (16) African countries are competing for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2015 which kick-off was given on Saturday, 17th January 2015 in Equatorial Guinea. Divided into four groups, the teams of the 16 countries will compete with great enthusiasm to succeed to Nigeria, a big absentee of the …

Researchers and medical experts have been in conclave since Monday in Dakar, Senegal around a forum on the African voice and leadership to accelerate the evaluation of the potential of treatments and vaccines of the Ebola virus in West Africa. The news was reported on Tuesday by the site, Rewmi. …

Would the leader of the Yôrôgang, DJ Arafat, be on the down-grade? The question is meaningful as far as that one who is the Zeus of Africa that is followed by crowds and who draws a full house during his concerts, has difficulty in « assuring » it for quite a time. …

Gabon will participate in the 24th edition of the Pan-African Cinema and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco). Three Gabonese works are listed in the official selection. If the short film « Moane mory: the Single child » by Amédée Pacôme Nkoulou is in the competition for the prestigious trophy of the Gold …

From day to day, the Islamism sect, Boko Haram, becomes more radical with an increasing number of civil and military victims in Nigeria and Cameroon. According to several international organizations for Human Rights protection, at least 2000 deaths were registered within one week in the localities crossed by these murderers …