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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 …

Her name is Isabella MAYA. She is of Ivory Coast nationality and teaches theater in Europe. Comedy was not in the front row of her favorite jobs. Certified in law and Information & Communication businesses, Isabella MAYA worked as journalist and was in charge of public relations before launching herself …

The Gabonese researcher, Donatien Mavoungou, is about to discover the first vaccine against the AIDS virus. The professor in chemistry worked out IMMUNOREX TM which test results are rather promising for the moment. During his passage on 16th June 2014 in Libreville (Gabon), Pr Donatien Mavoungou and his colleagues presented …

The Ivory Coast group, Magic System is making its contribution to the reconciliation policy started by the president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara. According to A’salfo, the vocal leader of the group, « Africainement Vôtre« , the seventh and the very last album on the « Magicians » will be used as a federation …

The African Development Bank (ADB) intends to strengthen public health systems of West Africa facing particularly the Ebola crisis. The institution just granted 60 million dollar subsidy included in a global amount of 120 million dollars « to be operated immediately« . This help joins an emergency plan set up by the …

The Togolese, Claude Grunitzky is a serial entrepreneur. The man whose name refers to a former head of State of his country of origin, is taking a new adventure having for ambition, the creation of a company 100 % African in the field of the new technologies. In order to …

Path difficult of access, very wet zone, thick fog hiding the sun all day long; Kpato a small village situated at some footsteps from Blifou (at 27 km from Kplimé), shows at first sight signs of a hostile environment. Behind this image is hiding a kind population with children whose …

The second edition of « Lomé Basket Camp » started on Monday, 18th August. According to the Basketball League of Lomé Golf, 100 Togolese children (12 – 18 years) will benefit from the two week training organized in support of the USA embassy in Togo. As topical question, the participants will be …

West Africa has been on the alert since a few weeks with the reappearance of the Ebola viral hemorrhagic fever that has already killed more 10000 people according to the WHO. The virus detected in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigera spreads panic all over the continent. The international press …

The documentary « A Single Word » by the sisters Khady and Mariama Sylla will be projected « in world preview show » at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) taking place from 4th to 14th September 2014. The last movie by the Senegalese film-maker Khady Sylla before her death in October 2013 was …

Ivory Coast will be in less than two years, the first African country to have a power plant fed by the biomass connected to the national network. Introduced by the Ivorian, David Billon of the Biokala company, the project will be realized at Aboisso, a locality situated at about one …

Angola, one of the biggest diamond producers of the world, will launch at the end of September, the operation of polishing of its diamonds. The information was give on Thursday in Luanda by the Chairman of the National Diamond Company (Endiama) Meeting Board, António Carlos Sumbula. The polishing of diamonds …

Forty-one new American volunteers from the Peace Corps took an oath last Thursday in Lomé. After this act of commitment, these new volunteers will thus be deployed for two years in the five economic regions of the country in order to share their skills with the local communities. Over these …

Efficiency and transparency are the motto that will henceforth guide the supply system of Kenya. Indeed, the Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta just launched an electronic payment and supply system. According to the explanations of Mr. Kenyatta, electronics supply will guarantee that public financial resources are carefully used and achieve the …

One week after his return from Washington outside the USA / Africa Summit, the Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall is at present on a private visit in France. According to a communiqué of the Senegalese government, it is on invitation of his French counterpart, François Hollande, within the framework …

Sucaf Gabon is aiming high. The Gabonese company specialized in the sugar canes plantation and exploitation and which also operates in the production and marketing of sugar plans a production of 270 000 tons of sugar canes for the current year. Once this new objective reached, will beat the record …

The Senegalese government gives a national priority to the access to potable water. The Minister of Hydraulics and Environment, Mansour Faye announced on Wednesday, 13th August, the building of 300 hydraulic works by 2018. The funds for the realization of this vast works are available according to the Senegalese Minister. …

After a successful hard working year, entertainment time has now come for about 30 children of Ivory Coast Treasury agents.   In order to encourage them for their excellent school results of the academic year 2013-2014, these children have benefited since Monday from study holidays in Benin.   This summer …

The very first USA – Africa Summit has belonged to the past since 6th August 2014 with satisfaction of from about fifty African leaders as well as the Obama administration.   Important decisions were thus taken at the end of this high-level meeting marking thus a decisive stage in the …

Laetitia Bambara offered to Burkina Faso ist first golden medal in the Athletics championships of Africa of Marrakesh (Morocco) on Sunday, 10th August 2014. The athlete from Burkina Faso realized a 65,44 meter hammer throw by overtaking thus the titleholder, Amy Sène (64,46 meters) and the Tunisian Sarah Ben Saad …

Talent, personality, charisma, A’Salfo has everything to be an opinion leader and a model for the youth worldwide. Presenting a conference organized last Friday by the International Youth Fellowship (IYF) within the framework of the 5th edition of the Youth World Camp in Yamoussoukro, ivory Coast, the vocal leader of …

In order to reach the emergence in 2020, Ivory Coast counts on its youth. Touré Mamadou, technical adviser at the Presidency of the Republic proceeded on Monday to the launching of the training program for 10.000 young project leaders. The initiative came from the AIESEC network with the technical support …

Temporarily transferred from Abidjan to Tunis (Tunisia) in 2003 further to the starting of the military political crisis on 19th September 2002, the African Development Bank (ADB) is back to its initial head office in Abidjan.   This return was conditioned 1 year ago by the return of peace in …

The Ivory Coast artist, Meiway of his real name, Fréderic EHU, was raised to the rank of Officer of the National Order during the celebration of 54th anniversary of the independence of Ivory Coast. The King of « Zoblazo » is the only artist among about one hundred personalities scheduled to be …

Our colleagues of Top Africa Sports announced it. The Ivory Coast striker, Didier Drogba retired from his international career. The new recruit of Chelsea (his club idol) was just praised by one of the great voices of the African music. The Ivory Coast artist, Ticken Jah Fakoly expressed on the …

In preparation for the XVth summit of the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) that will be held on 30th and 31st November 2014 in Dakar (Senegal), an international meeting called « Young peole in the Francophonie: facing the future » is planned on 9th and 10th September the Senegalese capital town. …

Yamoussoukro will host from 14th to 20 till 20th August 2014, the first edition of the International Cartoon Festival of Yamoussoukro (FIDAYAM). The comic strip, less developed on the African continent, will be under the spotlight in the political and administrative capital town of Ivory Coast with the mobilization of …

The studies of the oil company, Oil of DRC revealed the presence of an oil tank considered at 3 billion barrels on the Lake Albert. The next stages aim at starting the preparations for the drilling of the two exploration pits on the working site by the building of infrastructures …

The Ivory Coast star, Alpha Blondy will inaugurate in November 2014, a shopping mall and an Fm radio in Abidjan (Ivory Coast). The works are almost finished at Riviera 2, the district that hosts the new complex as well as the place of residence of the French-speaking reggae pioneer.   …