West Africa

Sunday, 21st December 2014 would probably be one of the bad memories for the Togolese. The country lost in a single day two talents that make its pride. Early in the morning, the Internet users were informed about the death of Makassi, the young dancer for the Toofan group. The …

The Sahel G5Summit, held last Friday in Nouakchott, approved a development program for 15 billion dollars; it is what revealed the Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. The head office of Sahel G5 was set in Nouakchott, added Ould Abdel Aziz in a press conference at the end of the …

The first International Forum on peace and security in Africa held in Dakar a few days ago ended with a note of satisfaction in spite of the fact that the African Union does not appreciate the French diplomacy to have been co-organizer of the event. According to the participants, this …

The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, started last Thursday in West Africa, a tour in countries the most affected by Ebola, the first tour of this kind since the beginning of the epidemic, reported the AFP agency. Accompanied by the Chief Executive Officer of the World Health Organization (WHO), Margaret Chan …

A solidarity action from three football stars in the memory of the mother of the Ivorian former president, Laurent Gbagbo. They are the Cameroonian, Samuel Eto’o Fils and the Ivorians, Didier Drogba and Baky Koné, who would like to finance the funerals the deceased. An original way of paying a …

It is at the same time a sign of gratitude and a great honor for Mrs. Dominique Ouattara for her commitment for the elimination of the HIV / AIDS through her foundation « Children Of Africa« . In fact, the Ivorian First Lady was raise, on Thursday evening, to the rank of …

Outside its 50 years of existence, the Brasserie BB du Togo (Brewery Company) continues its series of actions in favor of the Togolese population. Indeed last Thursday, the BB donated pharmaceutical and surgical materials to the « Santé & Education Intégrales – Afrique » association. According to the human resources manager of …

We all have our own point of view on the money we earn, fruit of our efforts in terms of salary, fees, per diem allowance, pay, of bonus and others. And as far as heads of States are concerned, mainly African heads of States, we are curious as to know …

Well known actor in the promotion of the educational digital technology, the University Agency of the Francophony (Auf) supports the Ivorian Ministry for the higher education and the scientific research (Mesrs) in its project of the creation of the Digital University in Ivory Coast (Unci). This project aims at modernizing …

Touched by the health of certain children who are unable to move from their bed, to enjoy these magic Christmas festivity periods, Miss Yéo Jennifer, the Miss Ivory Coast 2014 launches the « Once upon a time Christmas » project. Far from telling fairy tales to these children, the Ivorian queen beauty …

Pregnancy is not a brake but the beginning of a new life. One can be pregnant and still be beautiful, desirable, sensual and glamorous. It is in this logic that the organizers of « Maman Fashion« , the fashion show which models are exclusively pregnant women wearing clothes adapted to their state. …

Africa is represented with dignity at the 57th Grammy Awards ceremony planned on 8th February 2015 at Staples Center of Los Angeles (USA). On the list of the nominees, we actually find famous names of the African music such as the Beninese, Angélique Kidjo as well as the Malian, Toumani …

The Year 2013 dedicated Claude Grunitzky, the manager of TRACK and TRUE, « L-Frii Personality of the year« , opening thus the floodgates to the election of the next Togolese entrepreneur and from the Diaspora, who became positively famous during 2014. In its momentum to promote excellence in the youth by arousing …

The event hits the headlines of the Ivorian and African press. Ivory Coast inaugurated on Wednesday, 16th December 2014, the third bridge of the country passing over the lagoon of Abidjan. For a total cost of 270 million euros, the work carried out by the French company, Bouygues, is financed …

On the occasion of the 21st annual conference of the winning Africa Economic Forum that was held 13th December of this year in Paris, the Oscar of the of the African Managers Leadership was awarded to the Guinean former prime minister, Kabiné Komara (photo with the microphone), current High-commissioner of …

The presenter and the funny columnist at Radio France Internationale (RFI), Mamane, launched last Thursday in Abidjan the very first edition of the festival called « Gondwana« . And it will be held on 4th, 5th and 6th December 2015 at the cultural center, Palais de la culture. The man who is …

The president of the Republic of Ghana is renewed by his peers at the head of the Conference of the heads of States and governments of the ECOWAS (Economic Community Of West Africa States). John Dramani Mahama has taken this post since the leaving of the Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara. …

The figure delights people as ten (10) movies to be put to the asset of the cinema in Senegal for the year 2014 ending in some few days. It is a good report on behalf of the competent authorities that note a blooming of the cinematographic industry. « In spite of …

Africa Top Success reported it that the spreading of the Ebola virus disease in certain countries of West Africa (Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone), impacts the State economies and can be source of a new series of famine if nothing is done. The Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), …

You can’t judge a book by its appearance. Behind the elegance of Fatou Bensouda, is hiding a rigorous lady. The Gambian jurist is the first African lady to occupy in December 2011,public prosecutor’s post of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Gambian first lady holder of a master’s degree in …

She is of Togolese origin and does not miss the opportunity to honor her homeland. Lamadaa (20 years old), previously Heir apparent for Miss Togo France (2013) and finalist at Miss Togo (2014), starts a professional musical career. The charming student is working on her very first album that will …

  « The African Woman of the year » is one of the most prestigious categories of the first edition of Africa Top Success Awards. It includes the most influential African feminine personalities who enjoy a great successful experience in their respective domains (economic, cultural and sports). As for all other categories, …

Sixteen (16) years after his murder, the memories of the Burkinabe journalist Norbert Zongo, is still present in the minds because of his commitment for the fight injustice in his country at that time. On the occasion of the 16th remembrance of this sad event, Borry Bana, the movie that …

The electoral revolution in Africa is underway. After Namibia that voted on 28th November of this year on touchscreen within the framework of the election its President and members of parliament, for an experience that showed spectacular results, it is the turn of Senegal that plans to set up, before …

In front of the saturation of the market of employment, entrepreneurship remains nowadays an effective solution for the problems of underemployment and unemployment mainly in Africa. Conscious of the situation, the Togolese government multiplies initiatives to bring the youth to take its fate in its own hand. It is in …

Unsurprisingly, Deenyz from Madagascar has just won the Island Africa Talent competition, a Pan-African French-speaking reality show intended for 200 million potential televiewers, the first edition for this French-speaking Reality Show. This coronation of the young Madagascan confirms the immense talent of the inhabitants of this island. We remember that …

The Ivorian musical group, Magic System, with its song, « Magic in the Air » henceforth stands in the second position of the YouTube ranking of the clips with more than 45 million views in France in 2014. According to the statistics, Magic System comes after Black M that is first with …

In Mali, a person suffering from the hemorrhagic Ebola fever was declared healed bringing the number of healing cases registered to two up to date in the country, announced on Thursday the government in its daily paper on the evolution of the epidemic. It was about the only case under …

The Ivorian Head of State, Alassane Ouattara, was received on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia by the Imam of the Holy Mosque of Mecca. According to an information note from the Ivorian presidency, on his arrival last Tuesday in Mecca, President Alassane Ouattara « went to the Holy Mosque for the prayer …

After five last years at the head of the Pan-African Cinema Festival of Ouagadougou, Michel Ouédraogo hands over to Ardiouma Soma who was just nappointed, Director General of the FESPACO. The decision is contained in the report of the Council of Ministers held on Wednesday in Dédougou, about 300 km …