West Africa

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 …

The Ivorian musical group, Magic System, paying visit last Thursday to two schools he offered to the village of Anoumabo in the municipality of Marcory (South of Abidjan) to show their ‘solidarity’ regarding the distress of parents whose children are victim of abduction and murder, calling also for « vigilance ». As …

According to the forecasts revealed on Tuesday in Bouaké (North of Ivory Coast) by the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Council for cotton, Adaman Coulibaly, cotton production in Ivory Coast in 2014-2015 will rise to 450 000 tons. Ivory Coast aspires thus to become the first African producer of …

The hit, ‘Number One’, by the Ivorian group Force One, is one of the songs that marked the X-Mas and the New Year festivities in Ivory Coast. This was included in the Top of the rankings on the media and was in fashion in discos, bars and other places of …

Suffering from a rare congenital malformation (meningoencephalocele), the little Togolese boy, Natalma Kolani of 6 months old, was successfully operated Tuesday by neurosurgeons at the Haunersche Kinderklinik clinic in Munich, Germany. The news is revealed by Dr. Michel Kodom, founder and chairman of Aimes Afrique NGO that recently launched a …

Taking the floor at the World Economic Summit in Davos, Philip Oduoza, Executive Director of the nigerian banking group, United Bank of Africa (UBA), said that an expansion of his business operations was proposed in South Africa and Angola, due to monetary challenges that block the banking activity in Nigeria, …

The Sierra Leonean president, Ernest Bai Koroma, announced on 22nd January, the lifting of the quarantine against Ebola due to the slowdown in the spreading of the epidemic in the country that registers the largest number of cases. « The restrictions on the movement of the populations will be reduced in …

Good news for the Togolese workers. The Government has launched the building of a social housing project. An agreement was signed on Friday, 23rd January between the Togolese government and the Ivorian real estate development company (SIPIM) that will perform the work. A total of 1000 social housing will be …

Togo wants to modernize and revolutionize the ICTS sector. Thus, the ministry of the Post Offices and the Digital Economy initiated on 20th January of this year, a training workshop which has for venue, the premises of the ministry managed by Cina Lawson (photo). It was in the presence of …

The two African stars, Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto’o, represent the success of an entire continent, and even after their international retirement. These words are from Salomon Kalou, the striker of the Elephants and shareholder of Hertha Berlin (Germany), quoted by the APA News Agency. Speaking of the two stars, …

The announcement was made on Friday, 23rd January by the UN Mission for the stabilization (MINUSMA). Well, for the first time, Mali will organize elections in order to choose the regional council chairmen. « For the first time in Mali and within the framework of the advanced decentralization, regional council chairmen …

Considered as the 4th power in a country, the press its role to play during pre-election periods. And the role that is assigned to it strongly impacts on the progress of the elections all over the world, mainly during the promotional campaign by the various candidates, enrolment, voting, vote counting …

The study is carried out by the afrik.com site. The Africans are among the most connected to internet in the world in spite of the lack of infrastructures. The connectivity of Africa people increases every year. Nigeria and Egypt are among the countries that register the greatest number of users …

The Senegalese president, Macky Sall, proceeded last Wednesday to the laying of the first stone of the second university of Dakar called UNIDAK 2, situated at Diamniadio, about 30 km from Dakar, the capital town. For a global cost of 65 billion FCFA, the UNIDAK 2 will be directed to …

Post electoral crisis prisoners in Ivory Coast will soon join their families, close relations and friends. Up to about fifty of them have just been released on bail since last Wednesday. The announcement was made through a press release from the Public prosecutor of Ivory Coast. A decision that shows …

The workers at the civil aviation smilingly welcomed the news that concerns the suspension of the privatization process of the International Airport of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. In front of the press on Wednesday in the Burkinabe capital town, the Single Labor Union for Metrology and the Civil Aviation (SUMAC), announced …

Sixteen (16) African countries are competing for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2015 which kick-off was given on Saturday, 17th January 2015 in Equatorial Guinea. Divided into four groups, the teams of the 16 countries will compete with great enthusiasm to succeed to Nigeria, a big absentee of the …

Researchers and medical experts have been in conclave since Monday in Dakar, Senegal around a forum on the African voice and leadership to accelerate the evaluation of the potential of treatments and vaccines of the Ebola virus in West Africa. The news was reported on Tuesday by the site, Rewmi. …

Would the leader of the Yôrôgang, DJ Arafat, be on the down-grade? The question is meaningful as far as that one who is the Zeus of Africa that is followed by crowds and who draws a full house during his concerts, has difficulty in « assuring » it for quite a time. …

Gabon will participate in the 24th edition of the Pan-African Cinema and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco). Three Gabonese works are listed in the official selection. If the short film « Moane mory: the Single child » by Amédée Pacôme Nkoulou is in the competition for the prestigious trophy of the Gold …

From day to day, the Islamism sect, Boko Haram, becomes more radical with an increasing number of civil and military victims in Nigeria and Cameroon. According to several international organizations for Human Rights protection, at least 2000 deaths were registered within one week in the localities crossed by these murderers …

In a press release published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the manager of the monetary institute, Christine Lagarde, is starting an African visit on 26th January of this year. The Chief Executive Officer of the IMF will first visit Rwanda from 26th to 29th January 2015 before finishing her …