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The Burkinabe government is looking for private partners for the concession agreement of the future international airport of Donsin-Ouagadougou, reports APA today, the news comes from the Controller of the works of the airport of Donsin (Moad). Private investors are invited to tender for concession, in Public Private Partnership (PPP), …

Announced in Togo since July 2014, the French bank, Société Générale, officialized on 10th June, the real starting up of its activities in this country of West Africa. The new financial institution intends to serve, at first, the needs of legal entities (multinationals, institutional, State companies, local and regional large companies …

Finalist in the last edition of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA 2015), the Ugandan Samuel O. Otukol does not appear in the list of the three prize-winners of the competition. However, his revolutionary project deserves to be known and spread all over Africa. In a context of drinkable water …

Africa Top Success reported it to you that the Pan-African company, Asky, celebrates its fifth anniversary this year. According to a communiqué published by its management, the balance sheet of the carrier is to be appreciated. ASKY currently operates 150 flights weekly for 22 stations through 19 countries of West …

The list of candidates for the succession of the former Burkinabe president, Blaise Compaoré, is getting long. The latest and the most surprising candidate is the artist Zêdess. Of his real name Seydou Zongo, Zêdess is listed among the famous reggae artists of Burkina Faso. Former member of the Band …

(APP) – Africa Progress Panel congratulates itself on the commitment made by G7 to considerably decrease emissions of greenhouse gases and to eliminate fossil fuels by the end of the century. In the Report on the progress in Africa of this year, « Power, peole, planet: Seizing Africa’s Energy and Climate …

Africa Top Success has just reported it to you that registrations for the edition 2015 for Kora, the greatest award evening for artists of Africa, are opened and continue until 15th July 2015. One of the innovations of this year is that the reward of the « Best African Artist of …

It is henceforth official that the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) will not be operational in Togo up from the coming 17th June as announced. Togo does not arrange necessary digital infrastructures to abandon the analogy. « The Minister for Communication, Mrs. Kouméalo Anaté, indicated on Tuesday that Togo has already done …

« Everjobs », Africa Internet Group’s subsidiary, is established in Senegal. The Web platform will allow job searchers of Senegal to finding the existing offers and submitting their curricula vitae free of charge. A demonstration session of this new tool for the fight against unemployment in Africa will take place on Thursday …

The greatest award evening for artists of Africa and the Diaspora called Kora will take place on 13th December 2015 in Windhoek (Namibia). The steering committee of the event has just announced the opening of the registrations of artists that will continue until 15th July 2015. This year, prizes are …

A small country of West Africa, Cape Verde was honored in February 2015 by Pope Francis by raising Bishop Arlindo Gomes Furtado to the rank of Cardinal, the very first of the country. Before his appointment, the prelate was the Bishop of Santiago of Cape Verde. Arlindo Gomes Furtado was …

The president of the Republic of Benin, Thomas Yayi Boni, is committed to leave the power by the front door. He has one more time renewed his intention not to take part in the next presidential election in his country. Yayi Boni, in power since 2006, intends to respect the …

It was a general surprise in Brussels. The edition 2015 of the international competition of wine called « The world wine championship » has crowned a South African wine. Produced on a historic site of Cape Town that is not listed among the great names of the South African vineyard, « Chenin blanc » …

The passion of the artist for Africa is known by all. The American star of Senegalese origin, Akon, on visit in Morocco, announces on the social networks, the shooting of a clip video in the historic city of Marrakesh. « To the attention on my dear Moroccans in Marrakesh, we are …

The International Festival of very short films started on 6th January 2015 in Lomé, came to an end last Monday. The event that is for its first edition in Togo, aims at giving a new breath to the national cinema. The Association for the Promotion of the Culture of Cinema …

(Ecair) – ECAir, Equatorial Congo Airlines (http://www.flyecair.com), the national airline company of the Republic of Congo managed by Fatima Beyina-Moussa, also chair of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), participates in the 71st Annual General assembly (AGA) coupled with the air transport world Summit of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) …

In Africa, SMEs/SMIs have difficulty in finding financing to propel their activities. The bancarisation rate is derisory and banks are more and more reluctant to grant credit to private individuals. As for the financial system, there is no mechanism of viable financing. All these factors are a severe blow mattering …

Top news; the Ghanaian Albert Essien, until then Managing director of the Ecobank Group, is replaced in his duties by the Nigerian, Ade Ayeyemi previously Managing director of the sub-Saharan division Africa of Citigroup. The new managing director of the Ecobank group will take function on 1st September 2015. This …

On 6th June 2015, the Togolese journalist, Komla Eklu received, the « Icon of the press » Prize awarded by the RDI buying group. This award is within the framework of the activities marking the celebration of the freedom of the press international day (3rd May). Journalists from four countries of Africa …

The world post offices and telecommunications regulators are meeting on 8th and 9th June 2015 in Libreville (Gabon) within the framework of the 15th global symposium for regulators (GSR). The meeting will allow member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) passing the guidelines that are going to constitute the …

Created in 2005, the Zinsou foundation celebrates its 1o years of existence this month with encouraging achievements. Within a few years, the center based in Cotonou has become the showcase of the African contemporary art. The Zinsou foundation welcomed 23 great exhibitions. It also has registered 4 million visitors and …

The 10th edition of the African biennial event of photography « The Meetings of Bamako » has just revealed the list of 39 artists selected this year. According to the steering committee of the event, the call to application of 2015 beats a record of applications (approximately 800). 39 artists selected to …

The most beautiful girl of Ivory Coast 2015 is revealed. was elected Miss Ivory Coast last Saturday during the final phase of the competition held in Abidjan. She thus succeeds to Jennifer Yeo, prize-winner of the previous edition of the beauty competition. Placed under the theme « Peaceful Elections« , the edition …

At 6 months of the African Union Summit dedicated to maritime security, Togo has organized a press conference last Tuesday, 2nd June around the preparations for this extraordinary session to share the stakes, its strategy and its vision of what could be a decisive turning point for the African continent. …

The legend of the Senegalese music, Thione Seck is involved in a forged banknotes case since last 27th May. After a few days of police custody, he has just been transferred to the civil prison, the time to go further in investigations. The judge Samba Sall of the 2nd judge’s …

The Senegalese Sovereign fund of Strategic Investments (FONSIS) should very soon finalize the closing of a fund specially directed to the financing of SME, as said by the managing director of this structure, Tinder Hott, during an interview on the channel of CNBC Africa, outside the World Economic Forum on …

Is the war opposing the Ivorian Thierry Tanoh to his former employer Ecobank group coming to an end? The managing director of the Pan-African group, Albert Essien recognized to have discussed with the opponent party to settle their disputes amicably. « After he was sentenced (…) to pay more than 35 …

Africa Top Success reported it to you that the American star of Senegalese origin, Ekon is resolutely committed to light the countries of Africa. With his « Akon Lighting Africa » association, he organized last 7th August, the « New Partnership Models for Growth » conference for which several African heads of State were …

After Dakar and Abidjan, the Belgian star of Rwandan origin, Stromae will land in Congo on 13thJune within the framework of his African tour started some month ago. The artist knows that he is going to meet a public crazy about him. Stromae is famous in Black Africa since the …

FIFA (International Federation of Football Association) revealed its new ranking on Thursday. The top three on does not change. Algeria (world 21st) always tops the African football followed by Ivory Coast (world 24th) at only 10 points before the next meetings of the eliminating heats of AFCON 2017. Tunisia keeps …