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The brand new conference Palace of Sipopo in Malobo (Equatorial Guinea) is crowded. The country is welcoming the 23rd summit of the heads of States and governments of the African Union (AU) which works start on Thursday. Boko Haram, the Lake District, Sahel and the Central Republic of Africa will …

The Erasmus Mundus project by the European Union offering opportunities to students of Africa, Caribbean and pacific (ACP) to continue their studies in Europe, made lucky winners in Togo, an example of human type partnership between the European Union and these countries. As far as Togo is concerned for the …

The Ladies International Festival (Festidames) that took place from 16th to 22nd June in Libreville kept all its promises according to the organizers. The Festidames is a cultural meeting organized every year in order to highlight feminine talents and promote their artistic works and to honor deserving women for their …

He belongs to the list of actors the most requested of Nollywood. From the simplest roles to those of the main actor, everything fits him as gloves. The man is the Nigerian star of cinema, Mike Ezuruonye, with an impressive body. During the recent awards ceremony of « City People Entertainment …

Through e-readers, it is henceforth possible to have access to the digital book in Africa and at the modest price of 650 FCFA. This, thanks to the application « Quick Do« , developed by the French-Cameroonian, Dominique Buendé. Rewarded in 2013 through the « Orange Social Prize » for the same innovation, the developer …

The Nigerian oil company obtained the approval of the government to acquire the assets of the American, ConocoPhillips, a 1, 65 billion dollar transaction. It is the stock exchange euphoria for Oando. The shares of the Nigerian oil company jumped up with 10 % on Friday, 20th June, that is …

The Egyptian investors trust in Senegal. In an interview granted to the Senegalese newspaper Le Soleil, the ambassador of Egypt in Senegal, Hisham Mohamed, indicated that his country intends to double exchanges with Dakar. « Last year, exchanges between both countries reached approximately 28 million dollars. They so got an 83,1 …

Author of the book « La Justice universelle en question – Justice de blancs contre les autres?« , the Senegalese Minister of Justice, Sidiki Kaba, is a candidate for the members States assembly at the International Criminal Court (ICC). A candidature placed under the sign of « reconciliation« . M Kaba appears among the three …

The outgoing president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz won the elections with 81,89 % of the votes which first ballot took place on Saturday, announced on Sunday evening, the National and Independent Electoral Commission of Mauritania (CENI) in Nouakchott. In a communiqué read by the chairman of this commission, Mohamed Ould …

Noun Fare, the Togolese journalist and writer proceeded on Saturday, 21st June to the dedication of « Rivales« , her second literary work. Published by the Awoudy Editions, the novel handles in ordinary French, a diversity of themes that makes the annoying everyday life of girls in the tropics. « You are only …

There were not only football players in the Cameroonian delegation that travelled to Brazil for the World Cup 2014. In spite of the mediocre performance of the « Lions Indomptable of Cameroon (two matches, two defeats), the country of Paul Biya was celebrated through its culture. The artist Kareyce Fotso was …

The Democratic Republic of Congo has its film festival. The first edition of the International Film Festival of Kinshasa (FICKIN) will open its doors on 27th June in the Congolese capital town. The Interchange of Limete, one of the places of interest the most appreciated in the city is chosen …

He has been fighting for about twenty years for the improvement of conditions of life for widows and orphans in Togo through his NGO, help to widows and orphans fund (FONDVO). This good fight coming to support the efforts of the government is multiform. Worried about the situation of this …

New ambassador of the World Food Program (WFP) against hunger since last May, Jose Mourinho, the trainer of Chelsea, wants to make a commitment for the organization by making known the work of the WFP and by supporting the Zero Hunger Challenge. He belongs to the WFP ambassadors’ team that …

The famous Ivory Coast group, Magic System, will begin from May 2015, a big African tour, announced last week on RFI the leader of the group, A’Salfo. They will so present in several countries as Mali, Ivory Coast, Cameroon or Togo. A piece of news that should delight the numerous …

Elected the most beautiful woman of the world according to People magazine, the actress of Kenyan origin, Lupita Nyong’o multiplies public appearances particularly during the great fashion events in the USA as well as in the rest of the world. Very requested and appreciated on the red carpet, she will …

The Senegalese stylist Adama Paris has just launched Fashion Africa TV, a channel which programs has been broadcast in Senegal since last April. According to the stylist, the idea is that her television works as a blog with the ambition « to display the African fashion to the public ». « We have …

After Alassane Ouattara in 2013, it is the turn of the Togolese head of State, Faure Gnassingbé, to have the honor to sponsor about sixty African officers at the end of training last Thursday in Libreville (Gabon) The ceremony took place at the School of the General staff in the …

It is officil that Mauritius Island is declared «the most peaceful African country» in 2014 and the 24th in the world. The Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP) based in London published la Wednesday the Global Peace Index – GPI. Maurice thus obtained its best score for the Conflicts indicator and …

When fashion gets involved in health, it results in FAMS (African Festival of Fashion-Health), a concept imagined by Sylvia DOSSEY-ANYRON, manageress of the showroom « Lys & Lee Création« , and who is going to exclusively dedicate herself to patients’ life in hospitals. The festival that is for its first edition was …

This year, Private Equity Africa rewarded companies and organizations concluding the best investments and advices in Africa. For the 3rd edition and exceptionally, a Malagasy company allowed one of the biggest investment organizations in Africa to receive this prize. It is the exploitation and marketing company of organic fertilizer « Guanomad » …

First woman in West Africa to hold a professorship in medicine, Dr Thérèse N’Dri Yoman that is from Ivory Coast and specialized in hepato-gastroenterology, intends to put his big experience at the service of the continent. Dr Thérèse Aya N’Dri Yoman, former Minister of health and fight against AIDS, announced …

Launched on Wednesday, 18th June, the edition 2014 of the fair « Source Africa« , a big meeting of Africa for the textile sector, is carrying its activities until Friday. About fifty operators represent the Mauritius Island at this meeting in which more than 2 000 prospects are expected. For three days, …

With the amazing success of the first edition that got the coronation of Junior Seme, the « Visual Communication » agency is back with a new edition of the musical competition called: Talent d’Or (golden talent). The second edition of this competition is taking place throughout the summer holidays 2014 in Togo, particularly …

For the sake of supplying quality care to all the citizens, the Tunisian Ministry of Health worked out a project called « the bus of hope« , a real mobile hospital going to meet patients. It will help to provide medical care in zones of difficult access to the care is made …

The « Agence de Cessions Immobilières (ACI) » (real estate transfer agency), appears henceforth in the « Top 10 of the most dynamic companies of Mali« . As matter of fact, the limited company of mixed economy was rewarded last Saturday, « The palm of dynamism » for its performance in the development of the sale …

June, 16th, the Day of the African Child, is the date chosen by the Papyrus Editions to proceed to the launching of the Pan-African version of the book « Mes étoiles noires: de Lucy à Barack Obama« . Co-published by a dozen of publishing houses of Africa and Haiti, the work of …

For its first time in Togo within the framework of the celebration of its fiftieth anniversary, the Brasserie du Benin (BB-Lomé) (Brewery Company) allowed its wholesale customers to travel to Brazil to follow the World cup 2014 and discover the nice city of Rio de Janeiro. A dinner to which …

The Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) could be a solution for the more and more plethoric number of students in the African universities. The French-speaking university Agency (AUF) selected four colleges of Africa to experiment the new technique of fashionable education in the West.   The first MOOCs that will …

The Web Ranking University, a foundation of the Reuters group has just published the classification 2014 of the best 100 universities of the African continent. Egypt and South Africa stand at the first 11 positions of which « Cairo University Egypt« , ranked first by the Top 100. Nigeria, the first economic …