West Africa

The Central African, Béatrice Epaye, and the Guinean, Marie Claire Tchécola, received the Women of Courage award 2015 on Friday in Washington. Congratulations to these exceptional women for their contribution. Their courage and actions brightly inspire the younger generation. Since its creation in 2007, the Women of Courage award by …

End of the suspense at the 24th Pan-African Cinema and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO). The Moroccan movie « Fièvre » by Hicham Ayouch won the Gold standard in front of « Fadhma N’Soumer » by the Algerian, Belkacem Hadjadj (Silver). « L’Œil du cyclone » by the Burkinabe, Sékou Traoré, won the « Sembène Ousmane » prize …

Last Wednesday, the Burkinabe transition government authorized the exhumation of Thomas Sankara’s corpse to be formally identified. The former president of Burkina Faso was murdered 15th October 1987 during a coup d’Etat that brought Blaise Compaoré to power. Seized by the family of Captain Sankara, the African Court of human …

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 …

The International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF), taking part in the 24th FESPACO, is committed to support the broadcasting professionals of the South French-speaking countries in the production and the valuation of their works through its digital major project, reported APA from the managing staff of the organization including countries …

Ended on 31st October 2014, the Education and Institutional Strengthening Project (PERI) has just benefited from a subsidy of 15 billion FCFA for 2015, within the framework of its second phase (PERI-2). The financing of the project comes partially from the World Bank through a donation from the Global Partnership …

Within the framework of the Francophony month in Togo, the Francophony National Commission, the Regional Office for West Africa of the OIF, (OIF / BRAO), the Cooperation and Cultural Action Department (SCAC) France Embassy in TOGO and the Faculty of Science of the University of Lomé are pleased to inform …

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 …

The American magazine, « Forbes 2015 » for the world richest people is just released. Twenty nine (29) Africans appear in the ranks of billionaires. In this ranking, most of these fantastically wealthy are either from English-speaking Africa or the Maghreb as Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt. Unsurprisingly, the Nigerian businessman, Aliko Dangote …

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 …

These recent years, we notice a boom of quality smartphones on the African continent. These phones are affordable to the consumers at much studied prices; what was not the case a decade ago. Left behind with a low penetration rate of smartphones on the continent (15 %), the African market …

« Zero new contamination-zero discrimination-zero AIDS-related death« , that is the common vision around which actors for the fight against the HIV / AIDS mobilize themselves all over the world for its implementation. In Togo, government and its partners join this dynamics by intensifying actions, local in particular, to make of this …

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 …

The chairman of the Aimes-Afrique NGO (International Doctors Association for the promotion of Education and Health in Africa), Dr Michel Kodom again once make speak about Togo on the international level. He was has just elected Standing committee member of the ECOSOCC (African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council) in …

The young Burkinabe, Cyrille Guel, won the prize of the African youth launched in 2014 by the Ghanaian, Akpah Prince. The prize rewards the initiatives from the African young people that have impacts on the development of their continent. The works of the young Burkinabe were appreciated in the category …

The 24th edition of the Pan-African Cinema and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), the very first after the revolution that chased away the former president, Blaise Comaporé, opened its doors on Saturday, 28th February 2015 in the Sports center of Ouaga 2000. Contrary to openings marked by long speeches and …

The Nigerian education system, the higher education mainly is rapidly expanding. The sector of universities is getting larger with the arrival in the next months of new (09) private universities. The Federal Executive Commission of Nigeria (FEC) has just given its agreement for the establishment of these universities in the …

The 24th edition of the FESPACO opens on Friday, 27th February and this until the next 8th March. And for the very first time in the history of this great meeting that gathers thousands of festival-goers from the world, the organizers initiate a special prize called « Thomas Sankara Prize« . Created …

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) represent one of the economic lifeblood of the continent. In Senegal, in order to connect the Senegalese SME between them and with all Africa, Represent’ Action West Africa organization, in partnership with the Agency for development, supervision and promotion of the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises …

They are always present in the minds because having marked with an original print the African cinema that competes with the West productions today. We hint at all these directors, editors, engineers of sound, scriptwriters, technicians, comedians and choreographers, who are no more in this world. During the 24th edition …

Scheduled in the category of « Full-length film » at the 24th Pan-African Cinema and the Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), « Timbuktu« , the movie by the Mauritanian director, Abderrahman Sissako, will finally be withdrawn from the competition. According to the news reported by the Jeune Afrique magazine site, the film-maker evoked security …

The inflexible Robert Mugabe makes the news again with a new strong declaration. Apart from the fact of having announced that elephant meat will be used for his dish for his 91 years celebration on the coming 28th February, the old lion of Harare declared that Africa would withdraw itself …

Launched in December, 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria, the « Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program » program arouses an unprecedented craze in the African entrepreneurs. According to figures published by the Foundation with the Jeune Afrique magazine, about 9635 applications were received. 60 % of the applications come from West Africa (with a …

The date set for the presidential election in Togo is finally known. It will take place on 15th April of this year according to an order made on Tuesday during the Council of Ministers, exceptionally held in Pya in the district of Kara situated at 430 km in the North …