West Africa

Lomé, the Togolese capital, welcomes the first edition of the Africa Best Practices Forum on 26th and 27th February 2015. The Pan-African bank, Ecobank, the AfricSearch recruitment agency and the Ellipse communication company join together to organize this first forum exclusively dedicated to the improvement of the framework and the …

January, 15th, 2015 will remain memorable for Amatevi Clement Klutse. The Togolese has just voted for his first time as a German citizen and candidate for the general election in the district of Hamburg. Clement was chosen by the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) to represent it. The German candidate of …

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 …

The Burkinabe banker, Idrissa Nassa, was raised at the head of the group of the managers of banks and credit institutions of Africa. This group includes the main managers of banks and credit institutions of Africa. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Coris Bank International, Idrissa Nassa is reputed hard-working …

Elections are planned this year in several countries of the sub-region of which Burkina Faso. And the preparations are on good way in the country of the honest people. With the prospect of these electoral terms, the Burkinabe government decided to launch a vast operation of free provision of birth …

In spite of their young age, they are among the cream of the artists who raise very high the Nigerian music by their immense talent. They are Wiskid and Davido who, after having spent almost 2014 to hate each other on the social networks, finally decided to bury the hatchet …

The African cinema will be in the spotlight from 28th February to 7th March for the next 24th edition of the Pan-African Festival of Cinema and Television of Ouagadougou (FESPACO). As a reminder, the theme chosen for this edition is: « African Cinema: production and broadcasting in the digital technology era« . …

The Congolese (Congo Brazza), Christian MOUALA, the UNAIDS new representative in Togo, officially started his activities with contacting of the Togolese authorities. The expert of the national institute of health and medical research (Inserm Paris) met on Tuesday, 11th February 2015, the chairman of the National Assembly of Togo, Dama …

Officially launched on 5th September 2011, the National Institute of Health Insurance (INAM) that takes into account only the public service workers of Togo is henceforth opened to other sectors of the society. The Togolese craftsmen and farmers have just joined the group of the beneficiaries of the services by …

The Burkinabe subsidiary of the Pan-African bank, Ecobank, realized a Total balance sheet of more than 600 billion FCFA in 2014, got APA from the managing staff of the financial institution. This total balance sheet thus underwent a progress these recent years, moving from 433 billion FCFA in 2012 to …

He succeeded in joining the closed circle and desired of the 100 most influential people of the continent. He is Me. Joseph Fifamin Djogbénou, trial lawyer in Benin and manager of the Law Study and Judicial Institutions Research Center in Africa (CREDIJ). It is the bimonthly French magazine, « New African » …

The Malian cotton was celebrated from 15th to 18th January 2015 during the 8th edition of the Daoulaba Festival placed under the theme « The role of the cultivations in the reconstruction« . The meeting of the African fashion designers and the cotton producers was the opportunity for the promoter, Awa Meité, …

People living with a handicap have potential in the domains of art and the craft industry and intend to value it on the occasion of the « Handi Talent » Festival. A great meeting, the first of this kind, held from the next 25th to 28th February in Pô in the south …

For the first time since the outbreak of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, a medicine administered to sick persons showed « encouraging » results with a reduction of the mortality. This Japanese antiviral treatment, the favipiravir, worked out by a subsidiary of Fujifilm, was tested on 80 sick of Ebola in …

By the end of the year 2015, the federal government of Nigeria intends to allocate 10 billion naira (50 million dollars) that will come to support the local start-ups working in the creation of software. On this matter, Omobola Johnson (photo), the Minister of the communications, revealed that over the …

For « her effort in favor of justice and human rights« , the United Nations Organization (UNO) has just awarded the Peace Prize to Fatou Bensouda, prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The awards ceremony for prestigious prize took place in Barcelona, Spain. Former Minister of Justice and general prosecutor of …

Annie, the wife of the Nigerian singer, 2Face Idibia, is no one other than one of the beautiful girls appearing in the video clip « African Queen« , a hit that moreover propelled the artist to the stage of the African musical scene. As regards to the marriage of the couple, it …

How to help the Comoros to overcome the serious electricity shortage that has paralyzed the economic and commercial activity for years? That is the major concern of the African Development Bank (ADB) that made it its priority number 1 according to its manger, Donald Kaberuka, whose mandate will expire within …

The richest man of Africa, the Nigerian billionaire, Aliko Dangote, continues having noble ambitions for the Black continent. In the realization of his multiple projects intended for the development of his native Nigeria, Dangote could well find solutions for the difficulties to which the tomato producers of the State of …

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 …

On the decision from the Beninese Head of State, Yayi Boni, the American – Senegalese R&B singer and producer, Aliaune Badara Thiam alias Akon, was raised to the rank of Officer of the Order of the Merit in Benin during a gala dinner that took place on 22nd January 2015. …

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 Nigerian, Taofick Okoya has changed the habits of the children in her country with her authentically African dolls. The adventure began in 2008. Trying to offer a black doll to her niece, Okoya will be confronted to the inexistence of this toy that could be identified to her little …

Africa Top Success reported it earlier, Coris Bank International (CBI) announced in Togo a few months ago, will start its activities in February. The second bank of Burkina Faso (behind Ecobank) has just appointed Seydou Sanou (46 years old) as the Managing Director for the Togolese subsidiary of the group. …

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 President of transition, Michel Kafando, revealed his monthly salary during a meeting with his citizens living in Ethiopia on 29th, outside the 24th summit for the Heads of States of the African Union, reported Burkina24. He declared to have an average monthly salary of 1 500 000 FCFA. He …

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 news has recently hit the headlines of the magazine in the showbiz world of Ivory Coast. The sum of 5000 euros or 3 275 000 FCFA, that is the bone of contention between DJ Arafat and her manager Europe, Hermann Dalé alias Gouz de Bengue. All started during the …