West Africa

Ivory Coast is getting ready to celebrate the reggae event of the year. The Abi NGO organizes from 9th to 12th April 2015 in the Culture Palace of Treichville (Abidjan), « Abi Reggae« , the first edition of the Reggae International Festival. Several great names of music of Jamaican inspiration as Third …

Born on 27th August 1941 and died on 17th December 2011, Cesária Évora stays an icon in the mind of the Cape Verdeans. As for proof, the world-famous Cape Verdean singer is just immortalized on the new bank notes of 2000 escudos in Cape Verde. Previously, her country where she …

They are many, these women mothers, sisters, wives, who beyond their domestic or professional concern, play an extraordinary role in the history of their country and their community. Well, these nice women will be once again celebrated on 8th March of this year on the occasion of the International Woman’s …

During the International Day of Girls in ICTS in Senegal in May 2014, Mrs Régina Mbodj (photo), manager of the Croissance TIC Dakar (CTIC) (ICTS Growth) regretted the lack of implication of women in the ICTS sector. « All the positions of responsibility in ICTS sector are occupied by men. The …

The Sukuk-Senegal project or Islamic obligation launched in 2014, was crowned best African project for the year 2014 by IFN Award of REDMONEY, the most prestigious distinction in the Islamic Finance, announced a press release from the Senegalese ministry of economy, finances and planning. « Senegal that was competing with countries …

After the publication of  the ranking of the Top 100 the best African universities, Webometrics, the study by the Spanish research organization, Consejo Superior d’ Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), has just put at the disposal of the public, the list of the best business schools of the continent. South Africa stands …

While waiting for the election of the new beauty queen of Ivory Coast, Yeo Jennifer continues to raise high the flag of her country. The Miss Ivory Coast 2014 is on the cover page of the prestigious British magazine « Glam Africa« . Yeo Jennifer who dedicated her mandate to the disadvantaged …

As reported by Africa Top Success, A’salfo (Salif Traoré), the vocal leader of the Magic System group proceeded last week to the official launching of the eighth edition of the of the Urban Music Festival of Anoumabo (Femua). The ceremony that took place in the office of the Unesco in …

It is now done. The Burkinabe group, the Coris Bank International, announced long time ago in Togo, officially launched its activities last Friday, 20th February 2015. The financial institution already established in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Mali, intends to give a « new visage to bank« . In spite of its …

The information and communication technologies (ICTS) are in the spotlight in Burkina Faso. The ministry of the development of the digital economy and the post offices launches two competitions in the domain towards the students and the young entrepreneurs. It is about « Faso-innova-Tic » and « Imagine Cup » of Microsoft. The objective …

The e-commerce should be more valued in Senegal, declared last Friday in Dakar, Mr. Alioune Sarr, the Minister of the Trade during a press conference. Mr. Sarr met the journalists at the end of a visit of the premises of the Trade Point Senegal foundation and a training workshop for …

A study carried out by the OpinionWay site, reveals that the French actor of Senegalese origin Omar Sy arrives at the top of the French people list who embody optimism the best. He thus outstrips Jean Dujardin and President François Hollande. Frankly speaking, these results do not surprise us as …

Ivory Coast wants to make up its deficit in digital maturity in order to be at the forefront of the information and communication technologies (ICTS). The Ivorian government has just launched an ambitious project called « One citizen, one computer + an internet connection« . The launching ceremony was chaired on Thursday …

The fight against the Ebola virus disease in Guinea is strengthened with two community radios creation project. The first one in Forécariah and the other one in Yomou, two localities where the reluctances of the populations remain another blocking in the anti-Ebola fight. This project is an initiative from the …

Isabelle Sambou is appointed by the World Wrestling Union as the « African women Wrestler of the decade« . The Senegalese champion is honored for a decade of unshared reign in the discipline in Senegal as well as on the Continent. The titles gleaned by Isabelle Sambou these recent years do no …

The Senegalese music star, Ismaël Lô, will be the in the spotlight during the opening ceremony of the 24th Pan-African Cinema and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) planned on 28th February at the Sports center of Ouaga 2000. Several other artist musicians will be beside the Senegalese musician, particularly the …

Press freedom remains one of the fundamental principles of democracy. And Burkina Faso turns out to be a good example. In spite of the sociopolitical crisis occurred in Burkina Faso, the journalists more or less freely did their job. In its report 2015 on the state of the press freedom …

Second prize-winner of the prestigious Innovation Prize for Africa (PIA 2014), the Togolese inventor and industrialist, Logou Minsob, shifts into higher gear in the production and the distribution of the Foufoumix machines. The machine to make foufou (a dish very appreciated in West Africa) is henceforth made at assembly-line, what …

The actor-comedian, Eugène Bayala alias Agent Oyou, is not satisfied at all with his financial treatment in his quality of key actor and even the funniest of « Commissionership de Tampy » (Tampy police station), a Burkinabe police TV film that continues making the happiness of thousands of household of the West …

When announcing a few months ago his ambitious project to equip every Togolese student with a laptop computer, few of his fellow countrymen believed it. And nevertheless on Friday, 13th February 2015, Komi Avodeh, the chairman of the Organization for the Support of the Local Development (OADèB) kept his promises …

At 24 years old, the singer, Chindimma appears among the most appreciated artists in Nigeria and whose popularity rating is still rising. Young, beautiful, talented, she gathers crowds during her shows everywhere she presents and her fees cost millions of FCFA. With several strings to her bow: Nigerian singer, composer, …

The Malian Head of State, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta alias IBK, will personally chair the 15th edition of the Forum of Bamako which opens next Thursday in the Malian capital. Space of high-level reflection, the Forum of Bamako gathers every year, hundreds of intellectuals, business managers and political leaders willing to …

Lomé, the Togolese capital, welcomes the first edition of the Africa Best Practices Forum on 26th and 27th February 2015. The Pan-African bank, Ecobank, the AfricSearch recruitment agency and the Ellipse communication company join together to organize this first forum exclusively dedicated to the improvement of the framework and the …

January, 15th, 2015 will remain memorable for Amatevi Clement Klutse. The Togolese has just voted for his first time as a German citizen and candidate for the general election in the district of Hamburg. Clement was chosen by the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) to represent it. The German candidate of …

Ivory Coast has made a « qualitative jump » by gaining 15 positions in the world ranking of the press freedom published last Thursday by the Reporters Without Borders; report the APA agency. In a declaration, the National Union of the Journalists of Ivory Coast (UNJCI) congratulates itself on the improvement of …

The program of the strategic support for the scientific research in Ivory Coast (PASRES) has just launched a call for the application for the « Prize of the young inventor 2015« , awarded in partnership with the Ivorian Intellectual property Office (OIPI). Provided with the amount of 2 000 000 FCFA, this …

The Burkinabe banker, Idrissa Nassa, was raised at the head of the group of the managers of banks and credit institutions of Africa. This group includes the main managers of banks and credit institutions of Africa. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Coris Bank International, Idrissa Nassa is reputed hard-working …

Elections are planned this year in several countries of the sub-region of which Burkina Faso. And the preparations are on good way in the country of the honest people. With the prospect of these electoral terms, the Burkinabe government decided to launch a vast operation of free provision of birth …

In spite of their young age, they are among the cream of the artists who raise very high the Nigerian music by their immense talent. They are Wiskid and Davido who, after having spent almost 2014 to hate each other on the social networks, finally decided to bury the hatchet …

The African cinema will be in the spotlight from 28th February to 7th March for the next 24th edition of the Pan-African Festival of Cinema and Television of Ouagadougou (FESPACO). As a reminder, the theme chosen for this edition is: « African Cinema: production and broadcasting in the digital technology era« . …