The International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF), taking part in the 24th FESPACO, is committed to support the broadcasting professionals of the South French-speaking countries in the production and the valuation of their works through its digital major project, reported APA from the managing staff of the organization including countries …
Voir Plus »Forbes 2015: 29 Africans among the world billionaires
The American magazine, « Forbes 2015 » for the world richest people is just released. Twenty nine (29) Africans appear in the ranks of billionaires. In this ranking, most of these fantastically wealthy are either from English-speaking Africa or the Maghreb as Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt. Unsurprisingly, the Nigerian businessman, Aliko Dangote …
Voir Plus »Africa: 350 million Smartphones connected by 2017
These recent years, we notice a boom of quality smartphones on the African continent. These phones are affordable to the consumers at much studied prices; what was not the case a decade ago. Left behind with a low penetration rate of smartphones on the continent (15 %), the African market …
Voir Plus »Fespaco 2015: «Timbuktu» withdrawn from the competition
Scheduled in the category of « Full-length film » at the 24th Pan-African Cinema and the Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), « Timbuktu« , the movie by the Mauritanian director, Abderrahman Sissako, will finally be withdrawn from the competition. According to the news reported by the Jeune Afrique magazine site, the film-maker evoked security …
Voir Plus »African Union: Mugabe divorcing from the ICC
The inflexible Robert Mugabe makes the news again with a new strong declaration. Apart from the fact of having announced that elephant meat will be used for his dish for his 91 years celebration on the coming 28th February, the old lion of Harare declared that Africa would withdraw itself …
Voir Plus »Elumelu Program: about 10 000 applications of which 60% from West Africa
Launched in December, 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria, the « Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program » program arouses an unprecedented craze in the African entrepreneurs. According to figures published by the Foundation with the Jeune Afrique magazine, about 9635 applications were received. 60 % of the applications come from West Africa (with a …
Voir Plus »Media: an Algerian joins Charlie Hebdo
Far from demotivating them, the attack of 7th January 2015 galvanizes the writers and the illustrators of the French satiric magazine, Charlie Hebdo. They have just published the second number of the magazine since the death of their manager, Charb. The newspaper remains faithful to its editorial line and attracts …
Voir Plus »Cinema: the OIF Secretary General honors the coronation of «Timbuktu»
As we reported it earlier, the Mauritanian director, Abderrahman Sissako, has marked the history of the African and world cinema by taking winning seven over eight Oscars involved this year. The coronation of the film-maker is saluted by the new secretary general of the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF), …
Voir Plus »Cinema: Africa wins 7 Cesars in Paris
Africa was in the spotlight in the last edition of the Cesar. Last Friday in, Paris the Mauritanian, Abderrahman Sissako, won seven over eight Oscars in competition. This coronation of the movie « Timbuktu » is the first of this kind for the African cinema. As a reminder, the movie by the …
Voir Plus »Tunis: African Internet Summit from 24th May to 5th June
The Tunisian capital will host the African Internet Summit from 24th May to 5th 2015. Organized annually by the African countries in partnership with the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) and the African Network Operators (AFNOG), this meeting combines a series of technical trainings, conferences, and Internet industry networking. The …
Voir Plus »Fifa ranking: Ivory Coast on hot pursuit of Algeria
The second Fifa ranking of the year 2015 smiled to Ivory Coast. No doubt, as the Elephants were crowned champions of Africa a few days ago. Thanks to this victory, Yaya Touré and colleagues gained 8 points and henceforth find themselves in the 20th position at the world level and …
Voir Plus »AU Summit: Ebola, Boko Haram and South Sudan on the agenda
The 24th summit of the Heads of States and Governments of the African Union (AU) opens on Friday, 30th January in the Ethiopian capital town, Addis Ababa. About fifteen Heads of States takes part in this meeting among whom the South African, Jacob Zuma, the Cameroonian, Paul Biya, the Chadian, …
Voir Plus »Internet: the 10 most connected countries of Africa
The study is carried out by the afrik.com site. The Africans are among the most connected to internet in the world in spite of the lack of infrastructures. The connectivity of Africa people increases every year. Nigeria and Egypt are among the countries that register the greatest number of users …
Voir Plus »AFCON 2015: find out the reward for the winner!
Sixteen (16) African countries are competing for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2015 which kick-off was given on Saturday, 17th January 2015 in Equatorial Guinea. Divided into four groups, the teams of the 16 countries will compete with great enthusiasm to succeed to Nigeria, a big absentee of the …
Voir Plus »Timbuktu: the movie by Abderrahmane Sissako nominated at Oscars 2015
The Mauritanian director, Abderrahman Sissako, should be wildly joycing by being informed that his movie « Timbuktu« , is just nominated for the Oscar 2015 as the best foreign film. The work makes the pride of a whole continent because being the only African production nominated for the greatest consecration of the …
Voir Plus »Jeune Afrique Magazine: the 50 most influential women of Africa
The Pan-African magazine, Jeune Afrique, published on its web site the list of the 50 most influential women of Africa. While specifying that this list is subjective, the magazine noted a remarkable progress of the women on the African continent. Just like in the recent ranking by the portal Africa …
Voir Plus »Investi in Africa: meeting on 20th March
Formerly considered as a land of poverty, Africa has emerged these recent years as a space of opportunities and intends to become a land of performance with the aim of facilitating investment, both internal and external. It is within this context that an international forum will gather on 20th March …
Voir Plus »Hola Hola: the hymn of the AFCON 2015
The cream of the African music is mobilized in order to make special the edition 2015 of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2015) that will start on 17th January in Equatorial Guinea. Molar from Ivory Coast, Wizboy from Nigeria, Singuila from Congo, Fally Ipupa from DRC, Eddy from Uganda, …
Voir Plus »Peace in Mali: IBK paying tribute to his counterparts, Ould and Bouteflika
The Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta alias IBK, expressed his deep thanks to his counterparts, the Mauritanian, Mohamed Ould Abdel, and the Algerian, Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, quoting them particularly in his New Year speech, for their contribution in search of peace in Mali, reported the APA News agency. « I would …
Voir Plus »Africa Top Success Awards 2014: Find out the prize-winners!!!
The first edition of Africa Top Success Awards launched on 28th November 2014, came to an end on Sunday, 4th January 2015. As announced, five categories were competing. They are: « The African of the year », « The African Woman of the year », « The African artist of the year », « The African innovation …
Voir Plus »New Year 2015: New Year, New Challenges at Africa Top Success!!!
The editorial staff of Africa Top Success wishes you Happy New Year 2015. Proud of seeing Africa committed in an emergence and development dynamics, we renew our availability to support and promote all the initiatives that participate in the development of the continent. During the year 2014, Africa Top Success, …
Voir Plus »Air transport: Air Algeria renewing its fleet
Last 22nd December, the Air Algeria airline company took delivery, at the international airport of Algiers, of the first plane of a series of 16 new devices ordered last January at the aircraft manufacturers, Boeing, Airbus and ATR. Of the type ATR 72-600, this plane of 66 seats cost 21,2 …
Voir Plus »Internet: «broadband still a luxury in Africa»
« In Africa, the number of customers in the mobile telephony doubled these recent five years and will reach 69.3 % at the end of 2014. The next challenge to face is to give everybody the access to Internet. According to the estimations of the ITU, about 40 % of the …
Voir Plus »Tunisia: Béji Caïd Essebsi elected President
Béji Caïd Essebsi was declared winner of the second ballot of the presidential election held on Sunday, 21st December 2014. With 55,68 % of the votes, he outstrips his opponent, Moncef Marzouki (69 years old), the outgoing president (44,32 % of the votes). The latter recognized his defeat and congratulated …
Voir Plus »Sahel G5 Summit: 15 billion dollars to deal with poverty
The Sahel G5Summit, held last Friday in Nouakchott, approved a development program for 15 billion dollars; it is what revealed the Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. The head office of Sahel G5 was set in Nouakchott, added Ould Abdel Aziz in a press conference at the end of the …
Voir Plus »Tunisia: all crazy about the theater in Bizerte!
Theater will be in the spotlight from 25th to 28th December on the occasion of the « Crazy about the theater festival » which opening is planned on the Christmas day with a theater performance « Parole d’Hugo« . During this period, the crazy about the theater will thus cross the governorate of Bizerte. …
Voir Plus »African Leadership Academy: Join the African future decision-makers
The center for the promotion of the leadership on the African continent « African Leadership Academy » (ALA) based in Johannesburg (South Africa) is opened until 12th December 2014 for the registration of the candidates for the class 2015. Created in 2008, the center recruits hundreds of young people for its various …
Voir Plus »Yacine Brahimi: First Algerian to be appointed the BBC African footballer of the year
The Algerian striker at FC Porto, Yacine Brahimi, has just broken the dream for the fourth consecutive coronation of Yaya Touré (2011, 2012, 2013), by winning last Monday the prize of the best African footballer of the year initiated by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) public group. He was competing …
Voir Plus »Dangote and Al-Sissi: among the most powerful 100 world personalities
In its publication of last 5th November, the American magazine, Forbes, positions two Africans in the ranking of the most powerful world personalities. It is namely about the Egyptian president, Abdel Fatah al-Sissi and the Nigerian billionaire, Aliko Dangote. With his crushing victory in the last Egyptian presidential election, with …
Voir Plus »Mauritania: salary increases for the State workers
The Mauritanian State employees are going to benefit, from January 2015, from a salary increase going from 30 % for payments higher than 100.000 ouguiya (338 dollars) and 50 % for those lower or equal to 100.000 ouguiya, announced the Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (photo). This increase is …
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