« Beyond connection: interconnection for the development of Africa », this is the theme under which was opened in Djibouti last Sunday until the next 6th June, the African summit of Internet. This big meeting is a platform where the main development constraints to which Africa is confronted will be analyzed in …
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27 mai
Nhlanhla Nene: the very first «Black» South African Minister of Finance
For the first time in its history, South Africa has a « Black » Minister of Finance in the name of Nhlanhla Nene and it was since Sunday evening, the symbol of the radical socioeconomic changes that president Jacob Zuma promised for his second mandate. Mr. Nene, 55 years old, the former …
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27 mai
Finance: an Angolese lady soon majority shareholder of Banco BIC
Isabel Dos Santos is not to be introduced any more. The elder daughter of the president of Angola is also the wealthiest woman of Africa according to the international press. Shareholder of the prestigious Portuguese bank Banco BIC, the billionaire is negotiating with Américo Amorim, another shareholder of the Bank …
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27 mai
Literature: «Le Rescapé» by the Senegalese blind Mbaye dedicated to Mandela
In Senegal, Sidy Bouya Mbaye is the only visually handicapped politician to be political party leader. The leader of the Alliance for Citizen Consciousness (ACC-Nitté) has just published his first novel entitled « Le Rescapé » (The Survivor). The book, dedicated to the South African former president Nelson Mandela died on 5th …
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27 mai
Future of African young people: about 90 % show their optimism
Are there any reasons to believe in a winning Africa, in a brilliant future for African youth, in a brighter future for the coming generations? Yes! According to an opinion survey carried out in 42 countries of African continent, it is revealed that about 90 % of young Africans are …
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27 mai
Lauréat 2è PIA 2014: Jules Logou, félicité par le Président togolais
Le togolais Jules Minsob Logou, l’inventeur de la machine « Foufoumix », fait honneur à son pays en remportant le 5 mai dernier à Abuja au Nigéria, le 2e Prix de l’Innovation Africaine (PIA) édition 2014. Et la nouvelle fait la fierté de toute une nation notamment celle du Chef de l’Etat togolais, …
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27 mai
Djibouti : le sommet africain de l’Internet bat son plein
« Au-delà de la connexion : interconnexion pour le développement de l’Afrique », voilà le thème sous lequel s’est ouvert dimanche a Djibouti et ce jusqu’au 6 juin prochain, le sommet africain de l’Internet. Cette grande rencontre est une plate-forme où les principales contraintes de développement auxquelles l’Afrique est confrontée seront examinées …
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27 mai
Nhlanhla Nene : le tout premier « noir », ministre des Finances sud-africain
Pour une première dans son histoire, l’Afrique du Sud a un ministre des Finances « noir » en la personne de Nhlanhla Nene. Et c’est depuis dimanche soir, un symbole des transformations socio-économiques radicales que le président Jacob Zuma, a promis pour son second mandat. M. Nene, 55 ans, ancien directeur du …
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26 mai
Dakar: A forum on African finance from 10th to 12th June
The Senegalese capital town will welcome from the coming 10th to 12th June, the Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) partnership forum. A meeting which will gather more than 300 participants among whom African political professionals of financial sector, institutions of African private sector, suppliers of financial services, representatives of …
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26 mai
Cannes 2014: Abderrahman Sissako, prize-winner of the ecumenical Prize
Africa is honored again by the ecumenical Jury in the Cannes film festival that awards its prize 2014 to the Mauritanian film-maker, Abderrahman Sissako for his movie « Timbuktu ». « Timbuktu » is a full-length film which tells the life and the resistance worthy of men and women in Tombouctou who want …
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