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West African States are multiplying their actions in favor of the so desired sub-regional integration. Up from 1st January 2015, the 15 member States of the ECOWAS (Economic Community Of West African States) will use the Harmonized System (HS) of commodity description and coding. The HS objective is to reach …

The president of Republic of Benin, Boni Yayi, signed on 12th August 2014, the decision carrying re-election of the Ivororian, Tiémoko Meyliet KONE at the head of the West African Central Bank (WACB). This decision taken unanimously by the 8 heads of State of the WAEMU (West African Economic and …

The governor of the West African Central Bank (WACB), Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, and president of the West African Development Bank (WADB), Christian Adovèlandé, both have just obtained a new mandate for six (6) years. It was the Beninese president, Boni Yayi that assuming the functions of serving president of the …

Peace in Africa is the dream of all Africans as well as their leaders and actors continue mobilizing so that this peace reigns over the continent and to be sustainable. It is in this perspective that an international day of peace was introduced by the British director, Jeremy Gilley, creator …

Introduced in 2013 during the second edition of the Food-processing Industry International Fair of Lomé (SIALO), the GIZ / ProDRA innovation award aims at the valuation of local foodstuffs. The application for the second edition of the competition is opened and registrations continue until 2nd September on the official site …

The RDI-France buying group supports excellence in the countries where they operate, with the René Descamps prize of the name of its founder. In Togo, three schools (CS E-snam, Kpime Woume and SOS children’s village of Kara) won the prizes involved for this year. The pupils of the Hermann Gmeiner …

The Senegalese film-maker photographer, El Hadj Momar Thiam died on 19th August 2014 at the age of 84 years old. The last member of the Senegalese and African cinema pioneers still alive, died at his place of residence in Patte d’Oie Builders (Senegal) after several months of fight against disease …

The information hits the headlines of public media in Togo. The official information web site of Togo stands at the first position in the ranking established by the Jeune Afrique Magazine. www.republicoftogo.com with its mark of 8,5 far overtake by its Senegalese, South African and Kenyan competitors (7,17). African countries …

According to the GSM Association (GSMA), Tanzania passed in front of Kenya regarding the use of money transfer service by mobile. In terms of subscription to the service, 44 % of adults are registered in the country against 38 % in Kenya. In December 2013, the Tanzanian consumers generated a …

At the end of a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mário Lopes da Rosa, the former president of the Republic of São Tomé and Principe, the very new representative of the UNO Secretary General in Guinea-Bissau, Miguel Trovoada (picture), called on Friday Bissau Guineans « to work at the …

The Ivory Coast musical group, Magic System continues making the tour of the world with seven albums to their credit. And they dedicate their lightning success to the national and international press. « We owe our success to the press« , asserted the spokesman of the group Salif Traoré alias A’Salfo during …

Things went so fast on Wednesday, 20th August in the Mauritanian governmental team. One hour after the dismissal of Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, the Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz appointed a new Prime Minister in the person of Yahya Ould Hademine (picture). Engineer by training, Yahya Ould Hademine especially …

The first military aircraft made in Africa made successfully its first public test flight on Wednesday, 13th August at Wonderboom airport in Pretoria, South Africa, reported on Monday the Ecofin agency. According to the agency, two South African aeronautical groups, Paramount and Aerosud, developed this device that associates a helicopter …

Tunisia raised itself to an upper rank by appearing in the category of countries having a high global peace index being far ahead of the United States of America. Indeed, the Institute of Economy and Peace (IEP) has just published the Global Peace Index 2014. A world ranking of countries …

With its success last year, the 4th edition of the Summer school on the mining industries in French-speaking Africa, organized from 18th to 30th August 2014, started last Monday in the Cameroonian capital town. The initiative came from the Center of Excellence for the Governance in the Mining Industries in …

Established by presidential decree on 8th December 2009, the digital ID card is just launched in Djibouti. According to a communiqué from the government, this card will be henceforth compulsory for all Djiboutian citizens. It contains personalized data, engraved elements and compulsory references for the purpose of protection against any …

Her name is Isabella MAYA. She is of Ivory Coast nationality and teaches theater in Europe. Comedy was not in the front row of her favorite jobs. Certified in law and Information & Communication businesses, Isabella MAYA worked as journalist and was in charge of public relations before launching herself …

The Gabonese researcher, Donatien Mavoungou, is about to discover the first vaccine against the AIDS virus. The professor in chemistry worked out IMMUNOREX TM which test results are rather promising for the moment. During his passage on 16th June 2014 in Libreville (Gabon), Pr Donatien Mavoungou and his colleagues presented …

The Ivory Coast group, Magic System is making its contribution to the reconciliation policy started by the president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara. According to A’salfo, the vocal leader of the group, « Africainement Vôtre« , the seventh and the very last album on the « Magicians » will be used as a federation …

The African Development Bank (ADB) intends to strengthen public health systems of West Africa facing particularly the Ebola crisis. The institution just granted 60 million dollar subsidy included in a global amount of 120 million dollars « to be operated immediately« . This help joins an emergency plan set up by the …

The Togolese, Claude Grunitzky is a serial entrepreneur. The man whose name refers to a former head of State of his country of origin, is taking a new adventure having for ambition, the creation of a company 100 % African in the field of the new technologies. In order to …

Path difficult of access, very wet zone, thick fog hiding the sun all day long; Kpato a small village situated at some footsteps from Blifou (at 27 km from Kplimé), shows at first sight signs of a hostile environment. Behind this image is hiding a kind population with children whose …

The second edition of « Lomé Basket Camp » started on Monday, 18th August. According to the Basketball League of Lomé Golf, 100 Togolese children (12 – 18 years) will benefit from the two week training organized in support of the USA embassy in Togo. As topical question, the participants will be …

West Africa has been on the alert since a few weeks with the reappearance of the Ebola viral hemorrhagic fever that has already killed more 10000 people according to the WHO. The virus detected in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigera spreads panic all over the continent. The international press …

The documentary « A Single Word » by the sisters Khady and Mariama Sylla will be projected « in world preview show » at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) taking place from 4th to 14th September 2014. The last movie by the Senegalese film-maker Khady Sylla before her death in October 2013 was …

Ivory Coast will be in less than two years, the first African country to have a power plant fed by the biomass connected to the national network. Introduced by the Ivorian, David Billon of the Biokala company, the project will be realized at Aboisso, a locality situated at about one …

Angola, one of the biggest diamond producers of the world, will launch at the end of September, the operation of polishing of its diamonds. The information was give on Thursday in Luanda by the Chairman of the National Diamond Company (Endiama) Meeting Board, António Carlos Sumbula. The polishing of diamonds …

Forty-one new American volunteers from the Peace Corps took an oath last Thursday in Lomé. After this act of commitment, these new volunteers will thus be deployed for two years in the five economic regions of the country in order to share their skills with the local communities. Over these …

Efficiency and transparency are the motto that will henceforth guide the supply system of Kenya. Indeed, the Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta just launched an electronic payment and supply system. According to the explanations of Mr. Kenyatta, electronics supply will guarantee that public financial resources are carefully used and achieve the …

One week after his return from Washington outside the USA / Africa Summit, the Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall is at present on a private visit in France. According to a communiqué of the Senegalese government, it is on invitation of his French counterpart, François Hollande, within the framework …