Politics

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 …

Appointed last Wednesday by the President of Republic, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, the air commodore, Jean Ravelonarivo, is henceforth Prime Minister of the big island, reported our colleague from Africahotnews. He thus replaces the outgoing, Kolo Roger. Jean Ravelonarivo is also the former governor of Rotary Club of Madagascar and the managing …

Last Wednesday in Dakar, the Cape Verdean minister of finances and Planning, Cristina Duarte, candidate for the chair of the African Development Bank (ADB), promised to lead Africa to a « structural development » if she is elected. It is our colleagues from the APS agency that reported the news. During a …

The current Minister of Justice of Burkina, Joséphine Ouédraogo (photo), appears among the 50 most powerful women of Africa, according to a ranking by Jeune Afrique Magazine. If the Pan-African magazine underlines that it is a suggestive list, it recognizes all the same merits to the former Minister of the …

Several months ago, the identity of the Gabonese president, Ali Bongo is questioned by the French investigative journalist, Pierre Péan, who supports that the guarantor today of the institutions of the Republic and who occupies the noble function, the Head of the Gabonese State, is not a Nigerian but Gabonese …

« I hate seeing people in prison. Each has to do his work. The judges, of course, are doing their own and I indicate that there will not be an exception« , suggested on Monday, the Ivorian President during a ceremony of wishes presentation with the national and international press. During this …

On 24th December 2014, the jurist, Awa Nana Dabouya (65 years old), was appointed Mediator of the Republic and Chairwoman of the High-commission for the Reconciliation and the Strengthening of the National Union (HCRRUN). She has for mission the implementation of the recommendations of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission …

A new Prime Minister was appointed last 8th December by the Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. This new appointment occurred further to the resignation of the former Prime Minister, Moussa Mara (photo) who was blamed for not having known how to guarantee the unity around the Malian president. Modibo Mara …

The new authorities of Burkina Faso fear for a good holding of the elections in their country regarding the presence of their former president in Ivory Coast. The Ivorian government, by the voice of their spokesman, reassures them that his country will not interfere in the home politics of a …

The Nigerians will vote to renew their members of parliament on 14th February 2015, the Valentine Day; a date in that is celebrated in the world as a day dedicated to lovers. It is through an official statement that the Independent election board announced the holding of the next electoral …

Emotions are running high and the consternation is much further to the murderous attack committed on Wednesday late in the morning against the head office of the satirical newspaper, Charlie Hebdo in Paris. A few hours after this tragedy, condolence messages to the tearful families, consternation and the emotional tributes …

The problem of employment for the young people will durably be settled with the next establishment of an institution endowed with a fund, announced the Head of State, Alassane Ouattara on Wednesday evening in his new year message. « I know that the problem of employment, particularly the employment for the …

The Guinean president, Alpha Condé, participated on 21st November of this year in a debate dedicated to the impact of the Ebola epidemic on the economy of Guinea. This debate organized outside the 5th edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), was an appropriate moment to tell the truth on …

Béji Caïd Essebsi was declared winner of the second ballot of the presidential election held on Sunday, 21st December 2014. With 55,68 % of the votes, he outstrips his opponent, Moncef Marzouki (69 years old), the outgoing president (44,32 % of the votes). The latter recognized his defeat and congratulated …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

Morocco remains a haven of stability and peace in a region suffering from tumults and insecurity. It is what raises the prestigious American think tank Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) in a survey entitled « Global Peace Index » in conformance with year 2014. The 22 rigorous criteria established by the …

A ballot with big stakes and big-budget; it is in these terms that can be summarized the presidential election Ivory Coast is getting ready to organize in 2015. And they will do it. During the presentation of the overview on the bill concerning the budget 2015, the Ivorian Minister with …

To become holder of an ID card can be taken for granted but it is a luxury in Uganda. It looks as a joke but unfortunately, it is a reality in the country of Yoweri Museveni (photo) that is the last country in the East African Community (EAC) to issue …

A few days after the holding of the 15th summit of the Francophony for which Senegal was host country, the Head of State, Macky Sall praised in Council of Ministers, the « full success » of the meeting. The Senegalese president thanked the Heads of States and Governments of the member countries …

After the Francophony summit held on 29th and 30th November of this year, the Senegalese capital welcomes another high-level meeting: the International Forum dedicated to peace and security in Africa. Planned on 15th and 16th December, this big meeting will gather political decision-makers and specialists of security in Africa. According …

The Election board of Namibia (ECN) published on Monday the results of the presidential election. And unsurprisingly, the Namibian Prime Minister, Hage Geingob, supported by the party in power Swapo, won with 772.528 votes, that is about 87 % of the valid votes. Mr Geingob is followed by McHenry Venaani, …

Several African Heads of States are meeting from 29th to 30th November 2014 in the Senegalese capital town within the framework of the 15th OIF Summit. And it is exactly the opportunity seized by about twenty artists from West Africa calling on these African leaders to think on Ebola virus …

The Mauritanian State employees are going to benefit, from January 2015, from a salary increase going from 30 % for payments higher than 100.000 ouguiya (338 dollars) and 50 % for those lower or equal to 100.000 ouguiya, announced the Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (photo). This increase is …

Neutrality, good organization and strong civic commitment; that is what characterized the Independent Higher Authority for Elections (ISIE) and the Independent Regional Authorities for Elections (IRIEs), according to a report from the electoral observation mission of the European Union (MOE-EU) in Tunisia. The electoral day was « well organized » and took …

The president of the transition in Burkina Faso, Michel Kafando, was officially invested with power last Friday evening in Ouagadougou in the presence of numerous personalities among whom six Heads of States from sub-region. The ceremony for the transfer of the powers with Lt Col Yacouba Isaac Zida took place …

We are getting ready to witness what could represent an electoral revolution in Africa. Indeed, more than 1,1 million voters are called to elect their President and their members of parliament on the coming 28th November. And you should make sure that they will vote in polling booth on touch-sensitive …

In Tangier last Friday, Grand Prix of Medays Forum 2014 was rewarded to the Tunisian Prime Minister, Mehdi Joumaa for the role he played in the success of the political transition in his country and the adoption of a new Constitution, reported La Nouvelle Tribune magazine. This prize was awarded …