West Africa

10 years already! Facebook saw the light of day on February 4th, 2004. The success of this social network is purely amazing: we count today more than 1, 12 billion users in the world. The group has just published an annual net profit of 1, 5 billion dollars (1, 1 …

She is beautiful, rich and very famous in Nigeria. Abimbola Fernandez alias Bim, is nourishing an open ambition and not the least: make Rihanna out of date and dethrone her! Bim is 25 years old and in her career plan, she can count on her father, a billionaire who makes …

Mansour Ourasanah, the young Togolese designer was just appointed as one of the most three promising talents in the United States! Togo can be proud of him. Mansour Ourasanah is one of the three prize-winners 2014 of the Vilcek Prize. « We are very happy to award this prize to an …

Anna-Alix Koffi, 34 years old, likes photography, the risk and she still believes a lot in the print! At thirty years old, the one who described herself as a « Parivorian » launched her own photo magazine, without financing, without Web support and without advertising at first! She recognized it: « I believe …

The Senegalese music icon Youssou N’Dour recorded on Sunday in Dakar, with the Central African singer Idylle Mamba, a song dedicated to peace Central African Republic, a country plunged into violence between Christians and Muslims, announced the office of the singer. The Senegalese music icon Youssou N’Dour was busy on …

According to the famous financial magazine, the African minister of finance of the year 2013 was the Liberian Amara Konneh. The magazine appreciated « his leadership in the maintaining of economic stability and growth in Liberia”. We can read: « this prize represents the vote of confidence on behalf of markets.” Thus, …

Chioma Chukwuka was born March 12th, 1980 in Oraifite in Anambra State, Nigeria. She was studying economics in the faculty of Lagos and before becoming actress, she was dreaming of making career in bank or in finance. But the passion of movies was stronger than ever. Financially, she might not …

He was a golden player and he likes this material as well. Didier Drogba has just regitered 60 000 shares in the Ity Gold Mines Company (SMI). Thus, his group holds 5 % of the Ivory Coast Company, controlled by the Canadian, La Mancha. This acquisition was validated in June …

From Baobab Orchestra to Baaba Maal and from Salif Keita to Alpha Blondy, via Oumou Sangaré, Koffi Olomidé or Zaïko Langa Langa and so many other artists, African music is now mourning Ibrahima Sylla a few weeks after the death of Tabu Ley Rochereau, the king of of Congolese rumba, …

Never two without three! With no surprise, Yaya Touré was once again elected “African Ballon d’or” of the year, this for the third consecutive year. The Ivorian of Manchester City was crowned last Thursday in Lagos, Nigeria during the 22nd edition of Glo CAF Awards, ceremony of reward to the …

Wednesday, December 11, Senegalese sculptor Ousmane Sow was installed at the Beaux Arts Academy in Paris . A beautiful dedication to the Senegalese sculptor known for his series of monumental sculptures devoted to African tribes ( Nuba , Fulani , Masai , Zulu ) . “My election of 12 April …

Fatou Ndiaye was born in Senegal, in 1980 in Saint- Louis, Senegal and has lived in France since the age of 8 years. In 1997, she was spotted by Oliviero Toscani, the famous Benetton brand photographer of advertisements who urges her to become a model. In 2001, she became known on TV …

She is 19 years old and was crowned Miss France 2014 in the Saturday night in Dijon. « I am proud to represent a cosmopolitan France (…) this is also what distinguished me from others. My mixing is everything for me, it is my personality. I am French-Beninese and I’ll remain …

Kossi Aguessy, the Togolese magician of design!   KossiGan Baaba – Thunde Aguessy commonly known as Kossi Aguessy was born on 17 April 1977 in Lomé, Togo from a Togolese father and a Brazilian mother. He became one of the greatest designers in the world at 20 years! At 13 …