After 10 year journey full circle, the KORA All-Africa Music Awards is back to Namibia for the edition 2015. It is a little known fact that the event is actually the joint brainchild of the Namibian President, Dr. Hage Geingob and Mr. Ernest Coovi Adjovi, at that time living in …

While the migration from the analog television to the digital terrestrial television (DTT) is planned for next 17th June, does the country have means to proceed to this transition? Nothing is worrying but the fact is that according to the evaluation of the national agency for digital infrastructures and frequencies …

Moody’s rating agency considered in a report published on 19th May that banks operating in the sub-Saharan Africa should continue getting a strong growth due to good economic perspectives and an extension of the financial inclusion in the region. « We expect that the banking systems of the sub-Saharan Africa continue …

The managing director of the rail transports public company (SNTF), Yacine Bendjaballah, announced on 19th May that Algeria is going to buy 17 railcars for about 200 million Euros at the French group, Alstom, « We are very soon going to have 17 Coradia Alstom railcars for an amount of 21 …

L’agence de notation Moody’s a estimé, dans un rapport publié le 19 mai, que les banques opérant en Afrique subsaharienne devraient continuer à afficher une forte croissance, grâce notamment à de bonnes perspectives économiques et à un élargissement de l’inclusion financière dans la région. « Nous nous attendons à ce que …

The 3rd International Symposium on Innovation and Technology in the phosphate industry (SYMPHOS) concluded its work on Wednesday in Marrakech (Morocco) with recommendations of participating experts among which « establish excellent centers on geology and phosphate in Africa using the expertise and the knowledge of SYMPHOSexperts for fertility cards in Africa …

L’Algérie va acheter 17 autorails pour un montant de près 200 millions d’euros auprès du groupe français Alstom, a annoncé  le directeur général de la société publique des transports ferroviaires (SNTF), Yacine Bendjaballah, le 19 mai. «Nous allons acquérir très bientôt 17 autorails Coradia d’Alstom pour un montant de 21 …

La 3ème édition du symposium international sur l’innovation et la technologie dans l’industrie du phosphate (SYMPHOS) a clos ses travaux, mercredi, à Marrakech (Maroc) par des recommandations d’experts participants au nombre desquelles « mettre en place des centres d’excellence sur la géologie et le phosphate en Afrique en utilisant l’expertise et …

The 15th edition of the international short film festival « Clap Ivore » will take place from 1st  to 2nd September 2015 in Abidjan. The Togolese authorities encourage their fellow countrymen to participate in the event that rewards young African directors. According to a press release published by the minister for Communication, …

Orange has launched a call for applications for the 5th edition of Orange Prize for Social Entrepreneur in Africa. This initiative aims at encouraging start-up projects making innovation serve the acceleration of development of the African continent. The Prize rewards three projects with grants for 25 000, 15 000 and …