West Africa

It is a bitter pill for « Loko loko » designer, Serge Beynaud. None of his songs will no more be shown on TRACE TV (Africa and Urban) until further notice. The managing staff of this musical varieties channel so decided. A drastic measure that will be a big obstacle for the …

The Senegalese, Marema, is declared winner of RFI Discovery Awards 2014 on Monday, 18th November. The lady from Dakar, strongly influenced by the acoustic music of Tracy Chapman, impressed the jury chaired by the Congolese star, Fally Ipupa. The event will fully be talked about in « Couleurs tropicales » program on …

The Ivorian Minister for Higher Education announced on Monday that English and computing have become compulsory for every student reading for his Bachelor’s degree. This probationary training covers one academic year extending thus the minimal duration for the Bachelor’s degree obtaining to four years. « A probationary year is a year …

A few days ahead of the end of his mandate at the head of the International Organization of the Francophonie, the Senegalese, Abdou Diouf published in Seuil publishing house, a memory that traces back the best memories of one the famous Africans of our time. The former president of Senegal …

Toofan is not out of imagination. After « Virus », the fourth album by the group released in 2012, « les Fils du vent » (the Sons of the wind) released last weekend, « Overdose » their very last opus promising a brilliant success just like the previous ones. Togolese Toofan group took time to release …

The Togolese Armed forces (FAT) should feel proud. The UN peacekeeping force of the 20th Togolese contingent for the United Nations Operation in Ivory Coast (ONUCI) is honored by the special representative of the United Nations Secretary General and Leader of the ONUCI, Aïchatou Mindaoudou. The latter decorated at the …

Lieutenant Colonel Zida in command of Burkina Faso since the fall of the former president, Blaise Campore, has just put handed the power over to a civilian as Burkinabe people and the international community have wished it. Michel Kafando, the new strong man of Burkina Faso, is unanimously appointed by …

The edition 2014 of Africa SME Champions came to an end last Friday in Dakar (Senegal) with the adoption of a road map for the improvement of the coming editions. The meeting that aims to be a reflection framework on of SME financing questions got the participation of 300 SME …

Ivory Coast can be proud of its daughters for their honor during the 17th edition of CAMES (African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education) aggregation competition in Medicine. The results released last Monday in Yaoundé, Cameroon listed twelve (12) female prize-winners presented by Félix Houphouët-Boigny and Alassane Ouattara Universities. These …

Togo is honored during 14th edition of Energy Award thanks to one of its sons who dedicated his research works to clean energies. The man is Mamah Alassani who was selected with three other German researchers in renewable energies. It is for the first time for a Togolese coming out …

Since its release last 19th May, the new album by the famous Ivorian group, Magic System, has got an enormous success with its fans. « Africainement Vôtre » is sold like hot cakes with a record estimated at 50 000 Compact-Discs (CD). « For the moment, we have not yet taken stock with …

Starting its 10 years, Africa Telecom Group has launched TamTam, a new economic model for high-speed Internet development in Africa. TamTam is the first turnkey Hotspot system coupling satellite and Wi-Fi that allows each and every one to become closeness Internet service provider without any cost of operations other than …

In a trailer, one of the sequences a priori looks like the scene of a mentally retarded person visited by his close relations in a lunatic asylum, except that many fans of 2Face Idibia do not believe that. No! Not at all. The Nigerian music star has just joined the …

Africa Top Success was reporting it that A+, « the great African channel » has started its programs since 24th October 2014. To be better known by the Togolese public, the African channel of Canal+ was presented on Wednesday, 12th November 2014 followed by a meeting with the press in Lomé. A …

West-African employers have been meeting since Tuesday in Abidjan during an Ordinary General Assembly (AGO) for the Federation of employers’ organizations of West Africa (FOPAO). According to Jean Kacou Diagou, chairman of FOPAO, this session, punctuated with communications, will allow West-African employers to get informed and acquainted on the questions …

In a general policy declaration on Tuesday, the Senegalese Prime Minister, Mohamed Ben Abdallah Dionne, expressed the hope to see his country raising itself among the first three phosphate producers in Africa on the horizon 2023. « It is not rational that our country, so well-endowed with quality phosphates, imports all …

As Africa Top Success announced it earlier, the Ivorian government made a commitment to make of e-education, a reality in Ivory Coast. The Ivorian Minister of Education and Technical training, Kandia Kamissoko Camara, proceeded on Tuesday, 11th November 2014, to the launching of the first digital classroom of Ivory Coast. …

« Is everybody ready in Lomé??? Magic system is coming in force for 2 great concerts!!! » It was in these words that the Ivorian group, Magyc System, announced its arrival in the Togolese capital town for two shows on Friday, 14th and Sunday, November 16th 2014. The Togolese public is getting …

The Ivorian stylist designer, Gille Touré, celebrated his 20 years of career in the world of fashion on 8th November 2014. The reputation of the man was worth to him the effective presence of the first lady of Ivory Coast, Dominique Ouattara, also sponsor of the event. The celebration of …

One more successful candidate and Senegal would have obtained 100 % of success rate in the 17th Competition for Aggregation of Medicine, pharmacy, odontology and Veterinary of the African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education (CAMES). Started last 3rd November, the aforementioned competition will end on Wednesday, 12th November in …

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) revealed on Monday the appointed players for its traditional award for the Best African player of the year. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Gervinho, Yacine Brahimi, Vincent Enyeama are in race to succeed to Yaya Touré who is also nominated. These 5 players were appointed by journalists from the …

Senegal has not yet started the operation of the oilfield discovered in October before the British oil company, Cairn Energy, announced on Monday the discovery of a second oil-field (SNE-1) at approximately 100 km from the Senegalese coast. According to the communiqué from the British firm, the oil discovered on …

Trace Tv and Airtel group offers a golden opportunity to budding artists from 13 countries of Africa. A single phone call can make of these music lovers, stars thanks to the phone competition called Airtel Trace Music Star. Airtel Trace Music Star game is the first one in Africa. The …

Visiting Dakar after his tour in Canada, Jean Claude de l’ Estrac, candidate of Maurice for the Secretary General of La Francophonie, was received on Tuesday, 4th November by Macky Sall, President of Republic of Senegal. Come to request the support of Senegal, Jean Claude de l’ Estrac detailed his …

The first International Cosmetics Festival (FICOS) will take place in Lomé from the next 19th to 21st December. Togolese but Africans in general are great consumers of cosmetics. Several factories are moreover implanted in Togo and their production (body creams, beauty soaps, shampoos, perfumes, false lash, varnish…) is exported towards …

Ebony Prize is at its 16th edition this year in Ivory Coast. Initiated by the Journalists National Union of Ivory Coast (UNJCI), the Prize encourages excellence and rewards the best journalists of the year. The dead line for the registrations of the competition initially set on 5th November, continues till …

The situation in Burkina Faso after the fall of Blaise Compaoré is at the heart of the discussions during the extraordinary summit of the Heads of States and governments opened on Thursday in the Ghanaian capital town. At first, this meeting was planned to be an opportunity to discuss about …

Many young Africans dream of becoming a celebrity or a « success« , especially when they want to look like Wizkid, the young star of the Nigerian music. But some of things done by these stars deserve « reframing« , « punishment » or « thrashing » especially when they want to play « bad boy« . In short: rage! …

After the Moroccan Cinema Week held in Ivory Coast in 2013, Rabat has been hosting since Monday, 3rd November 2014, the Ivorian Cinema Week. This nice collaboration between both countries was the opportunity to restore life to full-length film « la femme à couteau » (the woman with a knife) by the …

Another great event planned on the African continent has just been relocated because of Ebola virus disease that rages in West Africa. Initially planned in Abidjan, the third Africa CEO Forum will finally be held in Geneva from 16th to 17th March 2015, according to a communiqué of from the …