Ivory Coast

Often criticized for doing a much commercial and Europeanized music, the famous Ivorian group, Magic Sytsem, is back with « M’ninda« , a new single extracted from their new album « Africainement Vôtre« . The song draws back the story of a young graduate in perpetual search for job in order to meet the …

The gesture from the Ivorian government concerning the retirement pension allowance for 300 000 FCFA per month and per artist to several « old glories » of the Ivorian culture, stays engraved in the memories of the cultural actors, particularly, the beneficiaries. Among them, Jérôme Eba Aka, one of the old glories …

The current managing director of the British insurer, Prudential, Tidjane Thiam is appointed at the head of the Credit Suisse by the Board of directors, indicated a communiqué published on 11th March by the Swiss bank. French-Ivorian will take function late June 2015, specifies the communiqué. The document underlines that …

What is going wrong in the Ivorian Coupé-décalé movement? After Jean-Jacques Kouamé alias JJK who recently announced his musical retirement to start business, it is the turn of Debordo Dj who wants « to do anything else« . The artist feels « unloved, mistreated » in the showbiz since his famous chorus »elders, out! Didier …

The Ivory Coast president, Alassane Ouattara, in official visit in the region of Nawa at Soubré in the Southwest, promised on Thursday « to chase » until « eliminating » road attackers who rage in this agricultural production zone. « Your region being rich, road attackers, especially during the period of the cocoa campaign, attack …

There is growth in West Africa. According to figures published on Wednesday by the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), the WAEMU space (West African Economic Monetary Union) expects 7.2 % growth in 2015. This forecast slightly exceeds that of China (7 %). In 2014, the WAEMU space already …

Ivory Coast wants to clean up its mobile telephony market. The Ivorian State intends to bring to four, the number of mobile telephony companies (seven at present on the national market). The non-respect of the statements of work, the bad quality of services proposed to the customers are among others …

Creator and major development actress, women will be in the spotlight on 8th March of this year on the occasion of the International Woman’s Day (IWD). Outside the 24th edition of the Pan-African Cinema and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) intends to …

The players of the national team of Ivory Coast playing in Italy were honored on 27th February 2015 by the Ivory Coast ambassadress in Rome, Janine Tagliante-saracino. This celebration was within the framework of consecration of Ivory Coast, winner of the last edition of the African Cup of Nations competed …

With the great success of the two previous editions, the producer of the Dutch real wax has just launched the 3rd edition of the Vlisco Woman Month under the theme: « Live the dream« . The initiative aims at encouraging the exceptional success of women from Central and West Africa by appreciating …

Announced as his very first great live concert in Abidjan, the economic capital town Ivory Coast, the concert of last 1st March by the Ivorian singer, Serge Beynaud, was a big hit. According to the APA news agency, 7000 spectators attended the show in the gardens of the Culture Palace …

Good news for the Ivorian households. 30.000 of them will subscribe to drinking water at 10.000 FCFA against instead of 180.000 FCFA. Such was the decision from the President of Republic, Alassane Ouattara on Monday during the inaugural ceremony of the project for the strengthening of drinking water supply in …

After South Africa, Nigeria and Ivory Coast, the seventh Conference and exhibition on the Public and Private Partnership (Africa PPP) will be held from 9th to 11th November 2015 in London (England). The event will present the world best practices and the important perspectives of the public and private sector …

Ivory Coast is getting ready to celebrate the reggae event of the year. The Abi NGO organizes from 9th to 12th April 2015 in the Culture Palace of Treichville (Abidjan), « Abi Reggae« , the first edition of the Reggae International Festival. Several great names of music of Jamaican inspiration as Third …

They are many, these women mothers, sisters, wives, who beyond their domestic or professional concern, play an extraordinary role in the history of their country and their community. Well, these nice women will be once again celebrated on 8th March of this year on the occasion of the International Woman’s …

While waiting for the election of the new beauty queen of Ivory Coast, Yeo Jennifer continues to raise high the flag of her country. The Miss Ivory Coast 2014 is on the cover page of the prestigious British magazine « Glam Africa« . Yeo Jennifer who dedicated her mandate to the disadvantaged …

As reported by Africa Top Success, A’salfo (Salif Traoré), the vocal leader of the Magic System group proceeded last week to the official launching of the eighth edition of the of the Urban Music Festival of Anoumabo (Femua). The ceremony that took place in the office of the Unesco in …

Ivory Coast wants to make up its deficit in digital maturity in order to be at the forefront of the information and communication technologies (ICTS). The Ivorian government has just launched an ambitious project called « One citizen, one computer + an internet connection« . The launching ceremony was chaired on Thursday …

The actor-comedian, Eugène Bayala alias Agent Oyou, is not satisfied at all with his financial treatment in his quality of key actor and even the funniest of « Commissionership de Tampy » (Tampy police station), a Burkinabe police TV film that continues making the happiness of thousands of household of the West …

Ivory Coast has made a « qualitative jump » by gaining 15 positions in the world ranking of the press freedom published last Thursday by the Reporters Without Borders; report the APA agency. In a declaration, the National Union of the Journalists of Ivory Coast (UNJCI) congratulates itself on the improvement of …

The program of the strategic support for the scientific research in Ivory Coast (PASRES) has just launched a call for the application for the « Prize of the young inventor 2015« , awarded in partnership with the Ivorian Intellectual property Office (OIPI). Provided with the amount of 2 000 000 FCFA, this …

Day after day, things become more complicated for the Pan-African bank, Ecobank. After its condemnation in Ivory Coast by the commercial court of Abidjan in the case opposing it to its former manager, Thierry Tanoh, the group based in Togo is one more condemned in Lomé in another case still …

The first semi-final of the 30th African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2015) will oppose today Democratic Republic of Congo to Ivory Coast. The stakes are high for both teams. The Elephants, knocked out in quarterfinal in 2013, have for main objective, the final trophy. In spite of their small shape …

The Ivorian photographer, Joana Choumali, is displaying until 06th May 2015, « Résilientes », her new collection. This presentation is within the framework of the exhibition « Woman photographer » taking place in the Onomo hotel of Dakar (Senegal). The young Ivorian lady displays women’s portraits carrying « the memory of an esthetic tradition that …

The African Union (AU) and China concluded a draft agreement in order to cooperate on large infrastructure networks and the industrialization process in Africa. The chairwoman of the AU Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and the special representative and Vice Minister for the Foreign Affairs of China, Zhang Ming, signed this agreement …

The Zimbabwean Head of State, Robert Mugabe, was appointed on Friday, 30th January by his peers in meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as serving chairman of the African Union (AU). He thus succeeds to his Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, who took the lead of the Union in January, 2014. …

The Ivorian musical group, Magic System, paying visit last Thursday to two schools he offered to the village of Anoumabo in the municipality of Marcory (South of Abidjan) to show their ‘solidarity’ regarding the distress of parents whose children are victim of abduction and murder, calling also for « vigilance ». As …

According to the forecasts revealed on Tuesday in Bouaké (North of Ivory Coast) by the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Council for cotton, Adaman Coulibaly, cotton production in Ivory Coast in 2014-2015 will rise to 450 000 tons. Ivory Coast aspires thus to become the first African producer of …

The hit, ‘Number One’, by the Ivorian group Force One, is one of the songs that marked the X-Mas and the New Year festivities in Ivory Coast. This was included in the Top of the rankings on the media and was in fashion in discos, bars and other places of …

The two African stars, Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto’o, represent the success of an entire continent, and even after their international retirement. These words are from Salomon Kalou, the striker of the Elephants and shareholder of Hertha Berlin (Germany), quoted by the APA News Agency. Speaking of the two stars, …