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The whole world is commemorating this year the 34th anniversary of the death of the « King of Reggae« , Bob Marley. In this context, the production house « One Way Production » organizes the Marley d’or for the second consecutive time. The second edition will be held from the coming 7th to 11th …

It has started for the second edition of the competition for the Best teacher using and integrating ICTS in teaching. It was launched last Thursday at the high school of Mayap in the district of Noun (western region). The aforementioned competition is opened to teachers of public and private institutions …

Millions of people expressed their happiness on Tuesday evening on social networks when the Nigerian army announced on Twitter that they released 200 girls and 93 women during a military operation to take the Sambisa forest back from Boko Haram armed forces. The troops took back and destroyed three camps …

Six (6) candidates over a total of 430 young people were rewarded for the Business Plan competition (Bpc) within the framework of the 4th edition of CGECI-Academy. This support comes from the Companies general confederacy of Ivory Coast (Cgeci). The various candidates presented projects in touch wit

The outgoing president, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, the candidate of UNIR political party was declared winner of the presidential election of last 25th April in Togo. He was reelected at 58.75 % of the valid votes against 34.95 % for his major opponent, Jean-Pierre Fabre of CAP 2015. The Togolese leader …

Make it simpler and faster in order to remove obstacles to new business start-up, favor formalization of the existing activities and boost private investments in the region. The workshop for business facilitation in the WAEMU space, organized by the WAEMU Commission in partnership with BizClim, ended its works on 24th …

The Togolese voted on Saturday, 25th April to choose their president of the Republic. While still awaiting the final results, the various observation missions accredited by the Independent National Electoral Commission (Ceni) appreciate the good holding of the vote. In front of the press last Sunday, the ECOWAS observers declared …

The edition 2015 of the ceremony rewarding the Burkinabe and African artists came to an end on Saturday, 25th April in Burkina Faso with the coronation of Sanaa Bob. The reggae lover won the golden Kunde, the most prestigious axard of the evening. The holding of Kunde 2015 was uncertain …

Reine Ngotala has been since last Sunday, the queen of the Gabonese beauty. She is elected Miss Gabon 2015 during an evening reported live on the national television. The most beautiful girl of Gabon is 18 years old. Student in Bachelor 1 in Oil Economy, she is native of the …

The « Short films Meetings » competition considered by its promoters as an expression platform showing the dynamism of the Madagascan young generation film-makers came to an end on Saturday, 25th April in Madagascar. The competition opened to amateurs and professionals got the coronation of the young director, Ketaka Razafimisa posthumously rewarded …

Jeffrey D. Sachs, the manager of the Earth Institute, has just published his third world report happiness in association with John Helliwell and Richard Layard. The study concerns 158 countries all in all. Generosity, reliable level in the authorities, per capita income, health, social services, respect for liberties are among …

« Music is a real communion and integration tool« , declared the Chairman of the ECOWAS Commission, congratulating itself that « there is no barrier in music« . Saying to be « deeply touched » by the initiative from the four boys of the Magic System group (A’Salfo, Tino, Goudé and Manadja), Désiré Kadré Ouédraogo indicated …

The Cameroonian Head of State, Paul Biya, national chairman of the Democratic Union of the Cameroonian People (RDPC), party in power, has just created an academy in order to give an adequate political training to his militants. Under the supervision of the Secretary General of the Central committee, the academy …

According to the managing staff of the Burkinabe subsidiary of the Pan-African banking group, Ecobank, « the bank registered good results in spite of the difficult national and international context« . It appears that Ecobank Burkina made in 2014 a total balance of 605.60 billion FCFA or a progress of 15 % …

The Ivorian minister of sports, Alain Lobognon, published on the social networks, the first pictures of the model of the Ebimpé Olympic stadium that will be built in the municipality of Anyama (at 25km in the North of Abidjan). The building work of the new sports infrastructure will start in …

« Warda« , the life passion by the Tunisian director, Mahmoud Jemni, has just won the Grand Prix of the Nile for the best short film during the African Film Festival of Luxor. The prize consists of a sample of the mask of Toutânkhamon and a bonus of 2000 dollars. Thirty seven …

In the concern to offer better study and life conditions to its students, the Zambian government plans to set up a university loan system. The initiative is applied to the three public universities of the country and will be effective early 2016. Zambia as several countries of Africa financially supports …

Many are the Kenyan Internet users to appreciate the efficiency of their passport on the social networks for the very good reason that the Financial Advisory Arton Capital cabinet ranked the Kenyan passport among the most efficient of the world. According to the ranking published on the Daily Nation site, …

After Didier Drogba, it’s the turn of Samuel Eto’o to launch his clothing and shoes line. Samuel Eto’o 9 is thus the label of the Cameroonian footballer that will soon be available on the ready-to-wear clothing market. A label thus composed of his name and his idol number, 9. The …

Twenty (20) artists, 20 live shows, 3 big conferences, 10 projections of movies, stands, bars restaurants and VIP spaces, are the poster of the very first edition of the « Reggae city festival« , a meeting taking place from 9th to 11th May 2015 in the Burkinabe capital. The festival which will …

Started on 10th April, the campaign for the presidential election of 25th April 2015 will come to an end on 23rd April at 11:59 pm in Togo. For the moment, outgoing president, Faure Gnassingbé, is the most visible on posters and during meetings. The candidate of the Unir (Union for …

In some regions of Africa, albinos are badly considered, victim of any kind discrimination and violence. In Tanzania, they are attacked, kidnapped and killed for rites. In Ivory Coast, albinos declare to be still stigmatized in spite of a « slight improvement » since a few years. In front of this sad …

Gabon will host from 24th to 27th August 2015, the 14th edition of the African growth opportunity act (Agoa) international forum. The meeting that will give the opportunity to the African economic operators to sell their products on the American market, is placed under the theme: « Agoa 15 years: sustainability …

The assessment of the last three years by Macky Sall at the head of Senegal is globally positive according to certain observers who support that the Head of State inherited a country socially and politically deconstructed. His Senegal Emergent Plan (PSE), an ambitious program to put the country back on …

Blamed for having ordered his supporters to attack foreigners living in South Africa, the King of the Zulus, Goodwill Zwelithini denied on Monday of being at the origin of these exactions having shaken the country these last two weeks. He supports that his messages delivered last 23rd March in Zulu …

M-changa also called E-harambee is the first mobile application 100 % « Made in Africa » which allows private individuals and companies starting and managing fund raisings in an effective and profitable way via SMS or Internet devices. The application is selected for the final stage of the fourth edition of the …

Difficult to rank her in a given category as the Nigerian, Obiageli Ezekwesili belongs to the cream of the African women who make the pride of the continent at the international. Chartered accountant, jurist, defender of human rights, Obiageli Ezekwesili has an academic and professional life that inspires many people. …

The American magazine, Time, published on 16th April its ranking of the world 100 most influential personalities. Only six Africans appear on the list divided in five categories (the Titans, Leaders, Pioneers, Icons and Artists). The Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is the unique African listed in the category « Artists ». …

14 years after his death, the passing of the Senegalese former president at the French Academy still stirs up controversy. For his detractors, this post is nothing other than a reward for his services provided to the colonizing France. In fact, Leopold Sedar Senghor is considered as the symbol of …