Discreet, less talkative, Selifa Boukari Mcgreevy, the producer of the movie « Sherifa » by the Togolese director, Steven Af, confided from her heart in the editorial staff of the Pan-African site, African Top Success. The Togolese lady, who is at the same time producer and author of the script, evokes the …
Voir Plus »Togo: female executives support the university excellence
The celebration of the women month was the opportunity for the leader of the Female Executives Union of Togo (UFCa) to express their commitment beside the best Togolese female students. The association organized on 16th March at the University of Lomé, a meeting with female students placed under the theme: …
Voir Plus »VULA: the application to diagnose eye problems in Africa
Suffering from eye diseases can become a real obstacle course in far distant zones of Africa when it is proved that the major part of ophthalmologists are found in the big cities. « Vula » that means ‘open‘ in Siswati, Xhosa and Zulu, is an application that could be a mini revolution …
Voir Plus »Liberia: launch of a diploma in agriculture for A levels holders
The Liberian government intends to boost agriculture in order to make more of it, a sector provider of employment, mainly in favor of the young holders of the high school diploma. For that purpose, the Ministry of Education has just launched a National Diploma in Agriculture (NDA). The project is …
Voir Plus »Ivory Coast: Towards the restructuring of the on-line press
The development of Information and Communication technologies (ICTS) at the beginning of the 21st century led to the birth of the on-line or the broadcast media. In spite of the impact of the on-line organizations in the media landscape, this sector has difficulty to be regulated in several countries of …
Voir Plus »Bank Of Africa: 58.5 % of profit increase in 2014
The year 2014 favorably ended for the BOA (Bank Of Africa). The banking group indicated having realized a 90 million euro consolidated net profit, a 58.5 % increase with regard to the previous exercise. The banking group mainly detained by the Moroccan bank, BMCE Bank, innovates in the African countries …
Voir Plus »Senegal: Macky Sall calling for the local rice consumption
Senegal has to be capable of producing the quantity of rice necessary for the consumption of its population within the next two years. President Macky Sall and his government launched on Saturday, 28th February a campaign to incite the Senegalese to use the local rice. Rice occupies an important place …
Voir Plus »Senegal: 23rd Int. Jazz Festival of St-Louis starting on 20th March
The 23rd edition of the International jazz Festival of Saint-Louis will be held from 20th to 25th May 2015. Several innovations are listed in the program this year. In press conference on Monday, Mr. Ibrahima Diop chairman of the Saint-Louis Jazz Association indicated that Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye agreed to sponsor …
Voir Plus »Transport: ECAir opens Brazzaville-Dakar via Bamako line
Within the framework of the expansion of its network, ECAir, Equatorial Congo Airlines, the national airline company of the Republic of Congo, will open the Brazzaville-Dakar via Bamako line on Sunday, 22nd March 2015. Bamako (Republic of Mali) and Dakar (Republic of Senegal) are two major capitals in West Africa. …
Voir Plus »Senegal: starting up of the « Dakar City WiFi » project
Kigali, considered as the Silicon Valley of Africa, is not the only one on the continent to willing to offer the Internet to all its population. Dakar, the capital of Senegal, has just launched the experimental phase of the « DAKAR DIGITAL CITY » project. The initiative supported by the mobile phone …
Voir Plus »Africa Ceo Forum: Africa will host the edition 2016
The organizers of prestigious Africa Ceo Forum dedicated to the holding of the event on the African land. After the Ivorian attempt missed because of Ebola, the promoters of the forum intend to come back on the continent. In his speech at the opening of the third edition that started …
Voir Plus »3rd Africa Ceo Forum: opened on 16th March
The third edition of Africa CEO forum started on Monday, 16th March 2015 in Geneva. A total of 800 decision-makers coming from 63 countries (among which 43 African countries) are taking part in this high-level meeting initiated by the Jeune Afrique Group, the African Development Bank and the Swiss company, …
Voir Plus »Ivory Coast: Tribute to the Elephants by Alpha Blondy
The French-speaking reggae star, Alpha Blondy gathered on Saturday thousands of fans at the Culture palace (Abidjan / Ivory Coast). The artist decided to offer to his public, a free show as tribute to the Elephants of Ivory Coast, winners of the 30th edition of the African Cup of Nations …
Voir Plus »Emergence of Africa: All to be decided in Abidjan from 18th to 20th March
About forty countries working for emergence as well as about twenty institutions and heads of States are expected from 18th to 20th March at the first international conference on the emergence of Africa that will be held in the Ivorian economic capital, Abidjan. The announcement was jointly made on Thursday …
Voir Plus »Mister Africa France: Who will be the most handsome man of the African diaspora?
Beauty competitions as Miss France, Mister France, Miss International Africa, are common in France. And for the first time, a Parisian event highlighting the beauty of men native of the African continent is established. It is about « Mister Africa France« , an initiative from the Boomer Events foundation, a company specialized …
Voir Plus »African All Stars: 45 years of African music on a single album
It is difficult to summarize 45 years of African music in 30 songs … Nevertheless, the African All Stars compilation lets express all the beauty and the wealth of the African music through many kinds: afro beat, afro-jazz, afro-pop, funk, rock, pop … Representing the diversity and the eclecticism of …
Voir Plus »FemaleTechCamp 2015: the Togolese girl in the center of ICTS
Initiatives are multiplied on the continent in order to involve women and girls in the jobs of information and communication technologies (ICTS) and Web development applications. Initiated by the United States Embassy in Togo, carried out in partnership with the American Corner Lomé and the E2C Togo association, the « FemaleTechCamp …
Voir Plus »Ivory Coast: an artist tries to sacrifice himself
A horrible scene nearly happened on Thursday in the premises of the Ivorian Copyrights Office (BURIDA). An Ivorian artist tried to sacrifice himself by fire in front of its premises. Unsatisfied with his payment in terms of copyright, José du Bonheur decided to let it know to the BURIDA by …
Voir Plus »Higher education vitalization: Koffi Annan suggests partnership
Taking the floor on Wednesday in Dakar within the framework of the Summit on higher education in Africa for the development in Africa, the former United Nations Secretary General, Koffi Annan, suggested partnership between government, universities and institutions for the revitalization of Higher education in Africa, next to other essential …
Voir Plus »Magic System: Back to the roots with «M’ninda»
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 …
Voir Plus »Emergence Film Festival: from 1st to 5th December in Lomé
After a first successful edition, the steering committee of the Emergence film festival announces the colors of the second edition that will be held from 1st to 5th December 2015 in the Togolese capital. Movie projections, workshops and conferences will fill this young African film-makers meeting. « About ten fiction short …
Voir Plus »National reconciliation in Burkina: Mgr. Ouédraogo, the right man for the job!
Set up in December 2014, the national reconciliation and reforms commission appointed Bishop Paul Ouédraogo, archbishop of Bobo – Dioulasso, as its chairman. It was at the end of the first session of the aforementioned commission held on Tuesday in Ouagadougou. The works were supervised by the dean, Joseph Kabré. …
Voir Plus »Eba Aka: the artist founds «extraordinary» a gesture from Ouattara
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 …
Voir Plus »Top Awards: Toussa won the best mixtape trophy
The female artist Toussa honored women by winning last Saturday in Dakar during the second edition of Top Awards, the best Mixtape trophy of the year 2014. The event was organized by DJ Lamay Sène’s Bagn Lal label production. In front of professional artists whose talents are unequivocal (Dip Doundou …
Voir Plus »Credit Suisse: Tidjane Thiam, the new boss!
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 …
Voir Plus »FESPACO 2015: Maïmouna N’Diaye dedicates her prize to women worldwide
The Police Inspector, Malika, in the Burkinabe television series « Super Flics« , Maïmouna N’Diaye was crowned best actress at Fespaco 2015. Last Saturday in Ouagadougou, the main actress of the movie « L’œil du cyclone » (The eye of the cyclone) dedicated her prize to all women worldwide within the framework of the …
Voir Plus »Education of girls: Michelle Obama committed in Africa
Six African countries will benefit from the experimental phase of the « Let Girls learn » project initiated by the American first lady for girls of eleven countries of the world (Albania, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Georgia, Ghana, Moldavia, Mongolia, Mozambique, Uganda and Togo). The project will be carried out by the …
Voir Plus »Female TechCamp 2015: Togolese facing technological innovation
The edition 2015 of the FemaleTechCamp will be held from 25th to 28th March 2015 in the Togolese capital. Initiated by the United States Embassy in Togo in association with the American Corner Lomé and E2C Togo association, the project aims at supporting the growing interest of the Togolese for …
Voir Plus »Football: consecration of Issa Hayatou, Nr1 of Africa
The chairman of the Confederation of African of Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou, will receive in Dakar today in the VIP lounge of the Léopold Senghor stadium, the trophy of the Pantheon of the African sports Glory, the category of the best leader 2014. The news was revealed on Friday by …
Voir Plus »Fespaco 2015: «Timbuktu» or the great forgotten
The success of « Timbuktu« , the movie by the Mauritanian director, Abderrahman Sissako, did not impress the Jury of the 24th Fespaco that ended on Saturday, 7th March 2014 in the Burkinabe capital town. The movie that scraped seven (7) over eight (8) Oscar in Paris a few days ago, …
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