Ivory Coast

Growth is assured in Africa. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its biannual report published on 7th October indicated that the growth in sub-Saharan Africa will be at 5,1 % in 2014 contrary to 5,4 % announced. The year 2015 will be much more favorable with a growth estimated at …

Grand-Bassam, the historic city of Ivory Coast and partner of AfriCap 2016 project is hosting from 7th to 11th October 2014, an international workshop on the management of constructions and rehabilitations in the world heritage cities. Introduced by the French organization CRAterre, the project participates in the valorisation of the …

Karim Sy, the young boss of Jokkolabs extends his network to Abidjan (Ivory Coast) and to Casablanca (Morocco). The Franco-libano-malien established partnership with Technopark of Casablanca and Inova IT company respectively in Morocco and in Ivory Coast. The installation of two new antennas will be effective next November during the …

The Ivory Coast cocoa thwarted all announced forecasts. For the years 2013 and 2014, it was planned a cocoa production of 1,45 million tons. This figure was increased first (1,67 million tons) then second (1,74 million tons). The production of this year thus beats the record of the campaign 2010/2011 …

Air Côte Ivoire Airline Company intends to operate inside as well as outside Ivory Coast. In order to realize this, it just purchased two new aircrafts bi-turboprops Q400 NextGen for a purchasing contract for 140 million dollars of an excellent commercial profitability. According to the managing staff of the company, …

« Diseases are in the South, medicines and treatments in the North« . Ivory Coast is committed to contradict this saying. The first Black African country having successfully done the first transplants of kidneys, proceeded on Wednesday to reward the doctors who have been working on this ambitious project that bore its …

During the inauguration of the « Maison de l’Entreprise » (Company House) introduced by the Ivory Coast employers, the president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara invited the banks of Ivory Coast to get more involved in SMEs. According to Mr. Ouattara, financial institutions give less interest to SMEs and consequently, « they should …

The fourth edition of the Ivorian Top 10 fashion festival will be held in Abidjan from 20th to 22nd November 2014. The artistic meeting that rewards fashion actors in Ivory Coast will pay tribute to the model, Awa Fadiga cowardly killed in a Taxi in the Ivory Coast capital town …

Radisson Blu Hôtel Abidjan Airport,this is the name of a five star hotel complex that will be opened in March 2015 in Abidjan, the Ivory Coast economic capital town. Started in July 2013, the works will come to an end in next February for the opening of the complex in …

A’salfo, the vocal leader of the famous Ivory Coast group Magic System, has extended his mandate of Unesco goodwill ambassador. Considering the commitments and actions by the artist during the first round, the Director General the UN institution decided to keep A’salfo for the next two years. Mrs. Irina Bokova, …

Africa Top Success was announcing it earlier. The edition 2014 of Afric Talents took place in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) from 19th to 20th September 2014. The meeting of companies that operate on the continent and qualified job-seekers reached its goals according to the managing director of Africsearc, Joel-Eric Missainhoun. In …

Africa Top Success was telling about. The Magic System group met last Saturday the Parisian public at Olympia. The Ivory Coast group that presented their last album « Africainement vôtre » got the honor to receive their 16th gold disc. « Happy event at Olympia: receipt of the gold disc for the album …

The comedian actress of Ivory Coast who calls attention to herself by her sensual breast, Nafissatou Traoré alias Nastou, will perform in a series realized in France by the Togolese, Steven AF and entitled « Ton pied mon pied » which part of shootings is planned in Africa. The series is available …

The very first meeting on Monday of the African Development Bank (BAD) directors, since the return of the institution in Côte d’Ivoire, was beneficial for Africa. A 256 million dollar disbursement intended for the financing of infrastructures and the access to water in Africa, was approved. The agreements concern a …

No need for A’salfo and his partners of the famous Magic System group to go far before finding the one who will take care of their dressing during the concert of 13th September in the mythical room of Olympia in Paris. The « Magicians » found useful to give the job to …

West Africa is ahead of the recent ranking of the African football players the best paid of the year 2014. Yaya Touré from Manchester City is first in the Top 10 with an annual salary estimated at 13 million euros. The Moroccan, Medhi Benatia (8 million euros / year) and …

The Ivory Coast government has just made a great step in the process of modernization of its public services. It proceeded on Friday to a restitution session of the national document eFonctionpublique Strategy on the digital reform of Ivory Coast public services. The objective of the meeting was the validation …

More than ten years after its closure further to the Ivory Coast military political crisis of September 2002, Lycée Jean Mermoz, the international high school of Abidjan is opened again. The news came from our colleague at Star Africa. The reopening of this high school, attended by several pupils coming …

The great Pan-African competition for the young African film-makers, Clap Ivoire started on Tuesday in Ivory Coast under the sign of « forgiveness and tolerance for the unity of the peoples« . 23 movies by the young directors coming from 12 countries of Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Conakry, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Gambia, Cape …

It is not a joke. The writer and journalist of Ivory Coast, André Silver Konan as well as some of his fellow countrymen do not put up any more with their western names. The author proceeded on Friday to the launching of the project of valorization of the Ivory Coast …

The Ivorian artist, Ticken Jah Fakoly known for his political commitment, has been working in the social domain since a few years. In an interview granted to the Ivorian site, abidjan.net, he reaffirmed his ambition to build a school in every African country. For the moment he already realized five …

Donald Kabéruka (photo), the boss of the African Development Bank (ADB) group, announced on Tuesday in Abidjan that his institution is going to pay out in the next days 150 million dollars or about 75 billion FCFA for the fight against the Ebola virus hemorrhagic epidemic that has already killed …

The Ivorian Ministry of Culture and the Francophony announced at the beginning of the week the submission of the application of the writer, Bernard Dadié for the Nobel Prize of Literature. The famous author, whose works have been for several years list in the academic program in several countries of …

The president of Republic of Benin, Boni Yayi, signed on 12th August 2014, the decision carrying re-election of the Ivororian, Tiémoko Meyliet KONE at the head of the West African Central Bank (WACB). This decision taken unanimously by the 8 heads of State of the WAEMU (West African Economic and …

The governor of the West African Central Bank (WACB), Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, and president of the West African Development Bank (WADB), Christian Adovèlandé, both have just obtained a new mandate for six (6) years. It was the Beninese president, Boni Yayi that assuming the functions of serving president of the …

The Ivory Coast musical group, Magic System continues making the tour of the world with seven albums to their credit. And they dedicate their lightning success to the national and international press. « We owe our success to the press« , asserted the spokesman of the group Salif Traoré alias A’Salfo during …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …