West Africa

The Exhibitions and Trade Fairs Center of Togo (CETEF) is going resume with the big atmosphere of the International Trade Fair Lomé (FIL). The 12th edition will take place from the coming 21st November to 8th December with as honorable guests, Senegal and Poland. It is the Minister of Trade …

Having been raised to the rank of « Officer of the Arts and Letters of French Republic », Edem Kodjo, the former Togolese Prime Minister and the former Secretary General of OUA and at present chairman of the PAX AFRICANA Foundation, received on 2nd July in the Residence of France in Lomé, …

Difficult to find a man having the stature of Abdou Diouf at the time of his succession at the head of the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) is opened. It is at least what can be said about this « great man » and former president of Senegal with regard to …

The government of Burkina Faso can rub itself hands with regard to the global net income recorded by the 16 public companies. It amounts to more than 81 billion of FCFA (approximately 162 million USD) in 2013, announced last week, the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Luc Adolphe Tiao (picture) …

Within the framework of the development of the culture of excellence at its level and at the level of partner companies, the Buying group RDI will hand over to the agents of its partner, the « Société Togolaise de Handling« , the « Prix d’excellence René Descamps International 2014″. Indicated on Wednesday, a communiqué forwarded …

Five delivery drivers of the partner transport companies over a total of 38 of the French oil company, Total, were rewarded on Monday, 30th June in Lomé for their performance between 2013 and 2014. According to the persons in charge of the oil company, this action aims at encouraging these …

For two years, the AfricAngels association has been rewarding the talents that dare to create, to innovate and to progress. And it is with the collaboration of Black Roses Network and the Mazars Group. This year, the merit comes to the Togolese of the Diaspora, Didier Acouetey, chairman of the …

That’s it! Emmanuel Ikazoboh was just appointed Chairman of the Board of the Ecobank group. It was at the end of the general assembly of the Pan-African group held on 30th June in Lomé. Of Nigerian origin, Emmanuel Ikazoboh is a Nigerian chartered accountant of the Deloitte cabinet, who worked …

The icon of Afro zouk, Pierrette Adam continues the promotion of her seventh opus titled « 7ème jour » including 11 titles. There are musical styles as the Rumba, N’dombolo, Zouk, Coupé décalé, etc. Coming bact to the name of her « 7th baby », Pierrette Adam just intends to mark it with an …

The preparations are in good progress for the organization of the 15th summit of the Francophony that will be held from 29th to 30th 30 November 2014 in Dakar. Actors are already mobilized to make of this big meeting, a perfect success. No worries at the level of the member …

Airtel Burkina Faso wishes to facilitate the access to assurance in Burkina Faso by improving the penetration rate estimated at less than 1 %. The operator of telephony has just launched a new product called « Airtel Mobil’Assur« . The product was conceived in association with MICROENSURE, a company specialized in micro-insurance …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 international community celebrates every 16th June, the Day of the African Child. In Senegal, the date was marked by a puppet show entitled « When everything was green« . This entertaining meeting was offered to the children by the embassy of Israel and the National Big Theater of Senegal.   The …