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The Kenyan pilot, Irene Koki Mutungi, has no cause to be envious of her male colleagues. Chief pilot, she is the first African woman captain in the air transport history. Daughter of a father pilot, Kiko has fed since her childhood the ambition to succeed to her father. She is …

The South African, Rolene Strauss (22 years old) is the most beautiful girl of the world. She was crowned on 14th December 2014 during the 64th edition of Miss World that mobilized 121 candidates coming from all over the world. The new queen of beauty is also the current Miss …

She is of Togolese origin and does not miss the opportunity to honor her homeland. Lamadaa (20 years old), previously Heir apparent for Miss Togo France (2013) and finalist at Miss Togo (2014), starts a professional musical career. The charming student is working on her very first album that will …

  « The African Woman of the year » is one of the most prestigious categories of the first edition of Africa Top Success Awards. It includes the most influential African feminine personalities who enjoy a great successful experience in their respective domains (economic, cultural and sports). As for all other categories, …

Sixteen (16) years after his murder, the memories of the Burkinabe journalist Norbert Zongo, is still present in the minds because of his commitment for the fight injustice in his country at that time. On the occasion of the 16th remembrance of this sad event, Borry Bana, the movie that …

The Financial Times banking magazine, Banker, recently published the results of its « Banker Awards 2014« . At the end of this ranking, it is the Cameroonian subsidiary of Ecobank, the Pan-African Bank, that was appointed the best bank of year 2014. The announcement was made by the managing director of the …

The electoral revolution in Africa is underway. After Namibia that voted on 28th November of this year on touchscreen within the framework of the election its President and members of parliament, for an experience that showed spectacular results, it is the turn of Senegal that plans to set up, before …

In front of the saturation of the market of employment, entrepreneurship remains nowadays an effective solution for the problems of underemployment and unemployment mainly in Africa. Conscious of the situation, the Togolese government multiplies initiatives to bring the youth to take its fate in its own hand. It is in …

Unsurprisingly, Deenyz from Madagascar has just won the Island Africa Talent competition, a Pan-African French-speaking reality show intended for 200 million potential televiewers, the first edition for this French-speaking Reality Show. This coronation of the young Madagascan confirms the immense talent of the inhabitants of this island. We remember that …

On the invitation of the chairwoman of the African Union Commission, Dlamini Nkosazana-Zuma, the former president of the Republic of Benin, Nicéphore Soglo has stayed since last Monday in the South African capital town, Pretoria. During two days, the Beninese former president and the other important personalities of the continent …

The Ivorian musical group, Magic System, with its song, « Magic in the Air » henceforth stands in the second position of the YouTube ranking of the clips with more than 45 million views in France in 2014. According to the statistics, Magic System comes after Black M that is first with …

In Mali, a person suffering from the hemorrhagic Ebola fever was declared healed bringing the number of healing cases registered to two up to date in the country, announced on Thursday the government in its daily paper on the evolution of the epidemic. It was about the only case under …

The Ivorian Head of State, Alassane Ouattara, was received on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia by the Imam of the Holy Mosque of Mecca. According to an information note from the Ivorian presidency, on his arrival last Tuesday in Mecca, President Alassane Ouattara « went to the Holy Mosque for the prayer …

After five last years at the head of the Pan-African Cinema Festival of Ouagadougou, Michel Ouédraogo hands over to Ardiouma Soma who was just nappointed, Director General of the FESPACO. The decision is contained in the report of the Council of Ministers held on Wednesday in Dédougou, about 300 km …

The electronic interbank grouping of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (GIM-UEMOA) rewards once again the best banking institutions in the sub-region. An awards ceremony of the electronic banking performance challenge will thus be held in the Radisson Blu hotel of Dakar. The event will include various actors of …

The West Africa dominated the African musical scene in 2014 with the revelation of new talents of the Afro music. The Nigerian and Ghanaian artists are so in the front row for the various international rankings. This new trend (Azonto, Skelewu, Gweta) does not however overshadow the previous African tones. …

The Prosuma group, the Nr1 in distribution in Ivory Coast, announced on 5th December to have signed a partnership with the leader in cash-to-goods payment, Afrimarket. The Ivorians from the Diaspora can henceforth use the Afrimarket solution to pay directly from a distance the shopping of their close relations in …

They well deserve recognition and honor, those who make the pride of the African cinema and the Ivorian cinema in particular through their works. So about twenty and best of these Ivorian actors of cinema were rewarded last Saturday in Abidjan during the first edition of Leonard Evening. According to …

The Liberian authorities intend to put an end to the Ebola virus that has been ravaging the country for several months. Last Monday at a church of New Georgi, a district of the suburb of Monrovia, the president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf launched the « Ebola must disappear » initiative. On …

Sunk into a deep sleep for a long time, the Togolese cinema catches up its delay in the sub-region. The first edition of Emergence, the festival of the emergent African movies will be held in the Togolese capital town from 16th to 18th December 2014. Projections of movies and round …

The prize-winners of the Grand Prix of Excellence, initiated by the president of the Republic of Gabon, Ali Bongo, are known since 7th December 2014. About thirty young entrepreneurs and project leaders are going to share an envelope of 450 million FCFA. This subsidy will allow the young people to …

The year 2014 is successful for the Nigerian artist, Davido. Elected the best international music of Africa at the BET AWARDS 2014 and the best male artist at MTV Africa Music Awards 2014, Davido is at top of his glory. The promoter of the famous Skelewu dance multiplies tours in …

Arranger, Composer-songwriter, Wiskid is known through his song « Holla at your Boy » in 2009. Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun alias Wizkid is the last one of a siblings of 6 children. He started singing at the age of 11 years old but his career really took off in 2009 after he had …

Well known under the name of Flavour, Chinedu Okoli is a Nigerian singer, composer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist who was born on 23rd November 1983. Flavour is popularly known through Africa and the whole world for his banger massive club « Nwa baby » (Ashawo Remix). He is at present signed at 2nite Entertainment Music …

The first edition of the TV show, 228 T Factor, came to an end last Saturday, 6th December 2014 in Lomé (Togo) with the naming of the prize-winners. The candidate Nr1, Naïda Sambo, was appointed « the best Togolese voice« , the most prestigious distinction of the competition. In spite of her …

The center for the promotion of the leadership on the African continent « African Leadership Academy » (ALA) based in Johannesburg (South Africa) is opened until 12th December 2014 for the registration of the candidates for the class 2015. Created in 2008, the center recruits hundreds of young people for its various …

The finalists of the first edition of the Island Africa Talent were selected this weekend at the end of the semi-final. Over 6 candidates in contention at this stage, only 3 three obtained their tickets for the last primetime of the TV program. They are the Cameroonian Danielle, the Madagascan …

At 24 years old, the Kenyan Anthony Mutua invents the shoes that recharge batteries. In fact, he used Nike sports shoes as samples. The idea is to use the energy created by the movements of our body to generate electricity that can thus recharge batteries of mobile phones or other …

In 2014, Davido, the author of the hit « Skeluwu » that has made dance the whole world, almost played on all the big stages in Africa and met the fame names of music worldwide. His talent was worth to him many prizes and distinctions during prestigious events. He makes buzz on …

The first Global Ecovillage Summit (GES), planned in Dakar from 10th to 14th December of this year, will allow strengthening the leadership of Senegal which promotes a new integrating vision, economy, environment and culture, declared on Thursday, Ousmane Aly Pame, chairman of the Pan-African ecovillage Network. About forty countries will …