Burkina Faso

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 …

Would you like to discover and appreciate the cultural wealth of the continent and Europe through the Afro-contemporary dance? No worries as you just need attend the 3rd edition of the International Dance Festival of Ouagadougou (FIDO), planned from 17th to 24th January of this year. The opening ceremony of …

The 24th edition of the Pan-African Cinema and Television Festival of Ouagadougou is one of the great sub-regional meetings that will be held as initially planned, meaning from 28th February to 7th March 2015. Most of the great periodic meetings were postponed at a later date or simply cancelled for …

The new authorities of Burkina Faso fear for a good holding of the elections in their country regarding the presence of their former president in Ivory Coast. The Ivorian government, by the voice of their spokesman, reassures them that his country will not interfere in the home politics of a …

The « Africa United against Ebola » project consists at the same time in making sensitive the populations to take precautions and on the other hand, to appeal to the managers and the political leaders to coordinate the fight allocating more resources that can effectively fight against the spreading of the Ebola …

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 …

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, …

The development of the Start-ups in Africa allowed highlighting during the year 2014, a great number of African innovations. These very talented young people have the merit to invent tools adapted to the continent and that meet the needs of populations (from the most disadvantaged to the well-to-do). May it …

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 …

Sixteen (16) years after his murder, the memories of the Burkinabe journalist Norbert Zongo, is still present in the minds because of his commitment for the fight injustice in his country at that time. On the occasion of the 16th remembrance of this sad event, Borry Bana, the movie that …

After five last years at the head of the Pan-African Cinema Festival of Ouagadougou, Michel Ouédraogo hands over to Ardiouma Soma who was just nappointed, Director General of the FESPACO. The decision is contained in the report of the Council of Ministers held on Wednesday in Dédougou, about 300 km …

The West Africa dominated the African musical scene in 2014 with the revelation of new talents of the Afro music. The Nigerian and Ghanaian artists are so in the front row for the various international rankings. This new trend (Azonto, Skelewu, Gweta) does not however overshadow the previous African tones. …

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 …

Africa Top Success launches the first edition of Africa Top Success Awards. The event distinguishes the personalities whose achievements during the year 2014 participated in the development of Africa and in the improvement of its image on the international level. For this first edition of Africa Top Success Awards, the …

Initially planned for this Thursday, « Peace evening » will finally be held on next 18th December; and this time, it is not because of Ebola as it was the case for several other events postponed or simply cancelled in the country. The organizers intend to honor the memory of dozens deaths …

The president of the transition in Burkina Faso, Michel Kafando, was officially invested with power last Friday evening in Ouagadougou in the presence of numerous personalities among whom six Heads of States from sub-region. The ceremony for the transfer of the powers with Lt Col Yacouba Isaac Zida took place …

People of Burkina Faso were not expecting his appointment as head of government of transition. Contrary to all expectations, Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida was appointed Prime Minister on Wednesday by the president of transition, Michel Kafando. This appointment seems as an unfinished revolution to certain demonstrators who pushed the former …

Rumors announced him on power after the resignation of the former president, Blaise Compaore (under the pressure of the population). Contrary to all expectations, Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Yacouba Zida delicately led the process having ended with the implementation of the transition organ managed by Michel Kafando. Lieutenant colonel Isaac Yacouba …

Lieutenant Colonel Zida in command of Burkina Faso since the fall of the former president, Blaise Campore, has just put handed the power over to a civilian as Burkinabe people and the international community have wished it. Michel Kafando, the new strong man of Burkina Faso, is unanimously appointed by …

Starting its 10 years, Africa Telecom Group has launched TamTam, a new economic model for high-speed Internet development in Africa. TamTam is the first turnkey Hotspot system coupling satellite and Wi-Fi that allows each and every one to become closeness Internet service provider without any cost of operations other than …

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) revealed on Monday the appointed players for its traditional award for the Best African player of the year. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Gervinho, Yacine Brahimi, Vincent Enyeama are in race to succeed to Yaya Touré who is also nominated. These 5 players were appointed by journalists from the …

The situation in Burkina Faso after the fall of Blaise Compaoré is at the heart of the discussions during the extraordinary summit of the Heads of States and governments opened on Thursday in the Ghanaian capital town. At first, this meeting was planned to be an opportunity to discuss about …

The African Union is worried about the situation prevailing in Burkina Faso. For sake of reassurance, the Chairman of the AU Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has just appointed the Togolese, Edem Kodjo, as « AU Special representative » for the « country of honest people« . The objective is to strengthen the efforts of …

The President of Guinea Democratic Forces Union (UFDG), Cellou Dalein Diallo, indicated that the president of Republic called him to thank him for « his personal implication in the fight against the epidemic« , reported our colleagues from Africahotnews. The opponent of Alpha Condé in the presidential elections of 2015 in Guinea …

The Burkinabe cinema is mourning. The Burkinabe actress, Fati Millogo known under the name of Tanti Abi (photo at left) in the series, Les Bobodioufs, died last 23rd October from from a cardiac arrest. In this funny series, she was the wife of Tonton Drissa (photo at right) and mother …

Government adopted a bill relative to the organization for the marketing of gold in Burkina Faso. This bill has for objective to group and complete in one law the essential texts governing the marketing activities of gold in the country, with the aim of their good management. This bill was …

Seven heads of States and of governments as well as the president of Guinea Bissau National Parliament representing his country, met on Monday in Burkinabe capital town within the framework of the remembrance of 20 years of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). For Cheik Hadjibou Soumaré, chairman …

Within a few months, all African television channels will move to digital terrestrial television (DTT). This new situation will change the habits of populations. The latter have to equip themselves with television sets capable of receiving sounds and high definition pictures (HD particularly). In Ivory Coast, government issued a decree …

In front of devastation of Ebola virus fever in West Africa, actors in diverse domains make a commitment through actions intended to slow down its spreading or at least, preserve « zero case » status in countries where the disease is not declared. It is from this perspective that the Burkinabe musician, …

Africa Top Success announced it earlier to you that registrations for the edition 2014 of the music competition organized by RFI started in April. Several hundred young candidates applied to succeed to the Burkinabe Smarty (whose real name is Louis Salif Kiekieta). Le site of the French radio station just …