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Her beauty, her passion and especially her voice make of her one of the feminine artists the most adulated by Africa. Discovered in 2002 with « Intori« , her first album, Zeynab Abib marked the Beninese and French-speaking music of Africa with her unique musical genre. She efficiently succeeded in mixing the …

The French athlete of Togolese origin, Clarisse Agbegnenou is since Thursday, world champion of judo in the category of least than 63 kilos. The new title of the Togolese does not only honor her country of adoption. The President of Republic of Togo sent a congratulation message to the champion …

The president of Republic of Gabon Ali Bongo proceeded a few hours ago to the launching of the « Grand Prix of excellence » organized in partnership with the Junior Achievement local subsidiary. The Prize is opened to the accomplished entrepreneurs and to the young project leaders. It is divided in categories …

It is not a joke. The writer and journalist of Ivory Coast, André Silver Konan as well as some of his fellow countrymen do not put up any more with their western names. The author proceeded on Friday to the launching of the project of valorization of the Ivory Coast …

The third edition of the « Voix des mômes » festival was officially launched on Friday, 29th August 2014 in Ougadougou. The Innovation of this edition is the particular importance granted to children in conflict with the law. Indeed, an acting studio forum is planned for the minor prisoners in the Detention …

The Ivorian artist, Ticken Jah Fakoly known for his political commitment, has been working in the social domain since a few years. In an interview granted to the Ivorian site, abidjan.net, he reaffirmed his ambition to build a school in every African country. For the moment he already realized five …

Miss Camara Mariama Tatiana (20 years old), 3rd year student in SMEs/SMIs management has become since Saturday, 30th August 2014, the most beautiful girl of Togo. She thus replaced the titleholder, Miss SEGBE Emefa Edwige during the 20th edition of the beauty competition, Miss Togo. The new queen of beauty …

Ghislain Sitou Yibokou (photo) belongs to the list of young Togolese entrepreneurs who had the original idea to value products and local services in printing them an identity and promoting them on the national, regional and international levels. For that, they have just set up an authentic concept called MADE …

Twenty two among the best Beninese sportsmen will be rewarded on 7th September 2014 in Cotonou, the economic capital town of Benin in the framework of the 5th edition of the Sportsmen Oscars Night. Among the prize-winners appeared 14 active people, 4 former 4 celebities and 4 others specially identified …

The ambition of the African Network for Defense of Users, Consumers and Citizen (RADUCC) is to make the knowledge produced by African brains serve African needs: political stability, performance of education systems, improvement of the sanitary systems, economic growth, improvement of standard living welfare of populations. It is from this …

In Togo, it is listed among the rare multinationals managed by a Togolese and that resist to competition on the market of public works. CECO GROUP LTD Company works today with more than 3.000 collaborators in several sectors. its CEO, the engineer Constantin AMOUZOU, was nevertheless not planned to become …

After Bamako (in 2010), the Togolese video reporter Jean-Claude Abalo will exhibite his works from 15th September to 9th October at Maison de la Laïcité de la Louvière (Belgium). Son of the continent, Abalo tells the story of the other side of Africa, the one that has nothing to do …

The 20th edition of the trophy Miss Benin crowned Belleciane Fifonsi Hounvènou, queen of the Beninese beauty. The new Miss (22 years old) is 1,72m high for 50 kg. Fifonsi Hounvènou is student in the Department of Linguistics in the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences (Flash) of the University …

The Ivorian Ministry of Culture and the Francophony announced at the beginning of the week the submission of the application of the writer, Bernard Dadié for the Nobel Prize of Literature. The famous author, whose works have been for several years list in the academic program in several countries of …

The finalist candidates for the edition 2014 of the Anzisha Prize are known. Twelve (12) young African entrepreneurs whose age is between 15 and 22 years old will defend their projects in Johannesburg (South Africa) from 18th to 25th September 2014 during the Anzisha week 2014. For the first time, …

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 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 …

Would the Beninese diva start having political ambitions? One of the most famous women of the African continent is shown on social networks as the perfect candidate to exercise the presidency of Benin. On Facebook, a called page « Angélique Kidjo Benin Présidentielle 2016 » invites the Internet users to give their …

« Our model of development reached a maturity level that authorizes us to deserve a place in the community of emerging countries« , claimed King Mohammed VI on Wednesday who expressed himself on the occasion of the « celebration of the Revolution of the king and the people« . This declaration from the sovereign …

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 …

The Indian group of telecommunications, Bharti Airtel signed a contract with the VeriFone Mobile Money Company for the supply of its trade application for payment by mobile « Tap n Pay » in 17 countries of Africa where Airtel operates. According to Chidi Okpala, the manager of Airtel Money, with the VeriFone …

A treatment against the Marburg virus the symptoms of which are so similar to those of the famous hemorrhagic fever was just tested successfully. Besides, both Americans who were contaminated in Liberia are cured. The first signs of a likely victory of the medicine against the Marburg virus detected for …

Ethiopia has become the refugees’ biggest host country on the African continent because of the growing up of the crisis in South Sudan, announced on Tuesday the UNO High-commissioner for refugees (UNHCR). Ethiopia is thus ahead of Kenya in terms of refugees’ welcoming and has sheltered at the end of …

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 …