West Africa

  The encouraging results registered during the first phase of the business facilitation project within the WAEMU space brought the leaders of the West African Economic and Monetary Union member States to continue the initiative. The WAEMU commission in association with the Bizclim Facility (European Union) organizes from 20th to …

On Wednesday, the presidents of the five Ivorian public universities handed to the Minister for Higher Education and Scientific Research, Gnamien Konan, the educational models in the Licence-Master-Doctorat format containing training offers. Realized in three months by the presidents and the deans of the University departments, these models record for …

Africa Top Success reported it earlier that the 39th edition of the Marathon of Paris ended on Sunday with the coronation of the 30-year-old Kenyan, Mark Korir. Aprt from the nice performance of the African athletes who stand in the first three positions of the competition, a lady from the …

Last Saturday in front of four organizations for the victims of the post electoral crisis, the Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara, reaffirmed his commitment so that justice is done to all. He appreciated « the sacrifice » by the victims allowing Ivory Coast to find its place in the concert of nations. The …

The grave of the Burkina deceased preisdent, Thomas Sankara, and those of the 11 other people murdered with the president at the same time on 15th October 1987, are under seal as required by the justice, confirmed on Friday, the Mr. Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara, one of the lawyers in this …

The world portal for the real estate lists the regional « hotspots » for office spaces. Ethiopia is the most affordable place to invest in real estate business in Africa while Morocco is the area of the most expensive office spaces of the region according to the new data published on Friday …

You are women entrepreneurs in the ICTS sector, you dream of improving your performance, exchanging with actors beyond Africa? Well, you now have the opportunity! Thanks to the joint initiative by the social enterprise, She Leads Africa and the Chinese, Huawei that provides solutions in the ICTS sector, you have …

The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, persists in his will to organize a referendum in order to reduce his term from 7 to 5 years. A promise he made during his election campaign. The only trouble is that within his own party, the Alliance for the Republic (APR), voices …

Less known in Africa, the English producer, Chris Blackwell, is the founder of the Island Records Company, the establishment that has participated in the emergence of several international stars. Salif Keita, Baaba Maal, Angélique Kidjo, King Sunny Adé, Bob Marley, Third World, Burning Spear and many more passed through the …

In order to promote entrepreneurship in Africa, a conference on start-ups and entrepreneurial innovation will be held from 26th to 27th May 2015 in the Ivorian economic capital, Abidjan. The meeting is organized by MyAfricanStartUp with the support of the African Development Bank (ADB). According to Christian Kamayou (photo), « MyAfricanStartUp » …

After decades of interruption, Foire-Forum-Carnaval (Fair-Forum-Carnival) reopened its doors on Tuesday in Bouaké (in the North at 379 km far from Abidjan). The Foire-Forum-Carnaval Bouaké remains the cultural, commercial and economic event having contributed to forge its prestige in the past. It is the Mayor of the municipality of Bouaké, …

The famous Moroccan musician, Majid Bekkas was recently awarded the Académie Charles-Cros Prize in Marseille. Creator of « L’Africain gnaoua blues« , form of musical expression deriving from the spiritual music of trance Gnaoui, mixed with jazz and blues of African origins, the artist was rewarded for « Al Qantara« , his last album …

The Burkinabe government is particularly interested in the implication of women in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTS). In the straight line for the celebration of the International Woman’s Day (IWD 2015), about twenty women and IT specialists met last Saturday in Ouagadougou under the initiative of the managing staff …

The Beninese government intends to supply electric energy to all localities of the country. That is what justifies since 2008 the launch of « Supply energy to 105 localities » project. Last Thursday, the managing Director of the Beninese Company of electrical energy (SBEE) announced that within two weeks, 105 localities will …

The former international Ivorian, Didier Drogba, achieves one of his old dreams; build a hospital for children of his country. The Foundation of the former striker of Chelsea announced the end of the building of a new medical infrastructure in the Ivorian capital. « Good news! The works of the hospital …

The « Sense Ebola Follow up » application could be the solution to reduce the spreading of the Ebola virus disease in Africa. Having proved itself in Nigeria, the application, invented by the Ehealth Africa NGO, is deployed today in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, countries still affected by the virus. One …

The Senegalese, Fatimata Dia, Manager of the Francophony Institute for Sustainable Development (IFDD), is raised to the rank of the Chevalier of the National Order of Quebec on Wednesday, 25th March 2015. Quebec thus appreciates the commitment of the Senegalese jurist in the field of the sustainable development and the …

The third edition of the agriculture and animal resources international fair (SARA) opened on Friday, 3rd April in Abidjan already bears fruit. Ivory Coast and Morocco have just signed an agreement, 24 hours after the opening of the fair. The new partnership should provide Ivory Coast with an agricultural insurance. …

Africa Top Success reported it that Abidjan will host from 9th to 12th April, the very first edition of Abi-Reggae, the international festival of Reggae music. The event will be sponsored by Bongo Pascaline Mferri Bongo, the elder sister of the president of the Republic of Gabon, Ali Bongo. The …

Started on 19th February of this year by the Ivorian government, the vast project, one citizen, one computer + internet connection is already operational. We already note the distribution of 208 equipments to 32 organizations and to the first 100 people who subscribed to the operation. Within the framework of …

Water remains a precious and vital resource for the survival of the human, animal and vegetable race. Initiatives are multiplied on the continent for its supply in sufficient quantity and quality for the greater well-being of the populations, rural particularly. In Burkina Faso, the project for drinking water supply in …

« We are going to offer you a captivating and emotional cocktail with new developments and suspense! Keep connected« , these words are from Aurelie Eliam (Lieutenant Cynthia), announcing on her Facebook page, the very next broadcasting of the second season of the Ivorian successful series, BROUTEURS.COM. Cybercriminals and corrupt policemen hunt, …

The mobile technology actors coming from all Africa and all over the world are meeting from 21st to 23rd April 2015 in Lagos, Nigeria on the occasion of the conference called Mobile West Africa 2015. It is an initiative from Basebone, world supplier of mobile services in partnership with Mozilla, …

King Mohammed VI sent a message of wishes and congratulations to the new elected president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, for his election to the highest office of his country. In this message, the Sovereign expresses his warm congratulations and best success wishes to the new president of Nigeria in his …

He is considered as the new strong man of Nigeria who will put an end to corruption, insecurity and other troubles that endanger the country. Only just elected at the end of a ballot appreciated by the whole world, the new president of Nigeria, a former General, Muhammadu Buhari is …

Burkina Faso won the edition 2015 of the « Promotion of the French language (PROLAF 2015) » competition held in Cotonou, Benin and that gathered 56 candidates from four West African countries, according to the results proclaimed on Tuesday. The competition organized within the framework of the celebration of the International Day …

Aisha Buhari (photo) was the happiest on Tuesday, 31st March after the publication of the victory of her husband, Muhammadu Buhari, in the presidential elections. And she found necessary to express her happiness on Twitter. She thus made tweets pour after the phone call from the outgoing president, Goodluck Jonathan, …

The suspens will not last long. The first results of the presidential election in Nigeria give Muhammadu Buhari winner. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) arrives first with 53,24 % of the votes in front of the outgoing president, Goodluck Jonathan (45, 67 %) according to figures published …

In Africa, the participation of the women in the decision-making authorities and process is still low. Yet, African women have the potential to be valued. They have the capacity of occupying decision-making posts which are considered as the privilege of the men. It is what Odette N’Guessan Yao Yao, Ambassadress …

The troubles of the African continent raised by the Togolese former Prime Minister, Edem Kodjo thirty (30) years ago in the book « Africa Tomorrow« , are still topical. It is partially the reason that urged the author to republish the work at the Nei-Ceda Editions. In press conference on Monday, 30th …