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Started on 11th August, the works of the 3rd ordinary session of the African Ministerial Conference on Decentralization and Local Development (CADDEL) came to an end on 15th August 2014 in Cotonou, Benin. Meeting at the end of which, the Minister for Decentralization, local governance, administration and town and country …

West Africa has been on the alert since a few weeks with the reappearance of the Ebola viral hemorrhagic fever that has already killed more 10000 people according to the WHO. The virus detected in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigera spreads panic all over the continent. The international press …

Ivory Coast will be in less than two years, the first African country to have a power plant fed by the biomass connected to the national network. Introduced by the Ivorian, David Billon of the Biokala company, the project will be realized at Aboisso, a locality situated at about one …

Since 10th August, the Beninese athlete, Carlos Bossouvi has made a commitment in a rather original and solidarity way initiative. The cyclist launched the challenge to join the city of Jarcieu (France) by bicycle. The objective is to collect 6 473 euros to support the humanitarian aids of the Jar’nati …

Festivals have been succeeding since January 2014 in Morocco, the land of King Mohamed VI. Opened last 8th August, the 8th International Festival of Rai d’Oujda might have come to an end on Saturday. Thus, during more than one week, a public of great days really enjoyed entertainment by high-level …

Forty-one new American volunteers from the Peace Corps took an oath last Thursday in Lomé. After this act of commitment, these new volunteers will thus be deployed for two years in the five economic regions of the country in order to share their skills with the local communities. Over these …

Efficiency and transparency are the motto that will henceforth guide the supply system of Kenya. Indeed, the Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta just launched an electronic payment and supply system. According to the explanations of Mr. Kenyatta, electronics supply will guarantee that public financial resources are carefully used and achieve the …

The 34th summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will be held from 17th to 18th August in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. This meeting is preceded by the SADC Council of Ministers’ meeting planned on 14th and 15th August. According to the SADC executive secretary, Stergomena Lawrence Tax, the summit …

Laetitia Bambara offered to Burkina Faso ist first golden medal in the Athletics championships of Africa of Marrakesh (Morocco) on Sunday, 10th August 2014. The athlete from Burkina Faso realized a 65,44 meter hammer throw by overtaking thus the titleholder, Amy Sène (64,46 meters) and the Tunisian Sarah Ben Saad …

Talent, personality, charisma, A’Salfo has everything to be an opinion leader and a model for the youth worldwide. Presenting a conference organized last Friday by the International Youth Fellowship (IYF) within the framework of the 5th edition of the Youth World Camp in Yamoussoukro, ivory Coast, the vocal leader of …

The application for the 4th edition of the Orange Social Entrepreneur Prize in Africa (POESA), continues until 14th September 2014 on www.starafrica.com For reminder, every entrepreneur of more than 21 years old or any legal entity existing for less than three years, can participate free of charge in the POESA. …

Temporarily transferred from Abidjan to Tunis (Tunisia) in 2003 further to the starting of the military political crisis on 19th September 2002, the African Development Bank (ADB) is back to its initial head office in Abidjan.   This return was conditioned 1 year ago by the return of peace in …

The Ivory Coast artist, Meiway of his real name, Fréderic EHU, was raised to the rank of Officer of the National Order during the celebration of 54th anniversary of the independence of Ivory Coast. The King of « Zoblazo » is the only artist among about one hundred personalities scheduled to be …

The Moroccan Safaa Touach is belongs to the list of the three ambassadresses of Africa in the Miss Humanity International competition of the year 2014 that will take place from 17th to 27th August 2014 on the Barbados island. The Miss Arab world 2012 is famous for her commitment beside …

Our colleagues of Top Africa Sports announced it. The Ivory Coast striker, Didier Drogba retired from his international career. The new recruit of Chelsea (his club idol) was just praised by one of the great voices of the African music. The Ivory Coast artist, Ticken Jah Fakoly expressed on the …

Yamoussoukro will host from 14th to 20 till 20th August 2014, the first edition of the International Cartoon Festival of Yamoussoukro (FIDAYAM). The comic strip, less developed on the African continent, will be under the spotlight in the political and administrative capital town of Ivory Coast with the mobilization of …

The Ivory Coast star, Alpha Blondy will inaugurate in November 2014, a shopping mall and an Fm radio in Abidjan (Ivory Coast). The works are almost finished at Riviera 2, the district that hosts the new complex as well as the place of residence of the French-speaking reggae pioneer.   …

Tourism remains a driving force for growth in Africa. And the country of Paul Biya (appreciated by 70% of his countrymen) could be listed among new destinations of African tourism.   « Cameroon expects to welcome two million foreign tourists and six million national tourists per year on the horizon 2020« , …

Africa is the continent that has the lowest rate access to electricity whereas its fossil and renewable energy resources are colossal. According to a report from the World Bank published in 2013, 1, 2 billion individuals in the world live without electricity. One third of them are concentrated in twenty …

It is important to regularly consult the balance of one’s bank account in order to always arrange necessary cash flow and avoid slipping into the red.   Today, it is henceforth possible in Africa to manage on-line the most common bank transactions from a smartphone or a tablet, this, thanks …

His elegance and charm make of him one of the African actors who marvelously succeed romance stages. Joseph Van Vicker was revealed by the Ghanaian cinema industry with the television series « Suncity » brought out in 2003. Since then, he has been playing main roles in Nollywood as well as in …

Would Boeing and South African Airways be announcing the end of the use of the fossil fuel? In a joint communiqué, the American aircraft manufacturer and the South African airline company announced the production of a biofuel out of tobacco soon. The project is revolutionary and will considerably upset the …

Native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Amini Kajunju (43 years old) has been since 2012, the first African lady to take the management of Africa-America Institute (AAI), the oldest American organization that promotes relations between Africa and the USA. The Congolese managed during 10 years, the Workshop in Business …

After his wife, Michelle last week, it’s the turn of Barack Obama to assert loud that he is proud of his origins.   During an official dinner on Tuesday evening in the White House gathering all the leaders in the US-AFRICA Summit, the American president drank a toast in these …

The Senegalese El Hadj As Sy was appointed as Secretary General of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). He will lead the largest humanitarian network of the world. Indeed, the federation includes 189 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. His secretarial department is …

The development of Africa passes by its investment in the new technologies. The French-Togolese businessman, JX Paulin, the promoter of MYSIMAX is conscious of that. He puts his skills acquired in this sector after almost two decades in China at the service of the African continent. His structure offers scholarships …

In spite of the structural difficulties met by the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a dozen of them are on the right track, asserted on 31st July 2014, the Beninese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nassirou Bako-Arifari (picture).   It was during the closing ceremony of the Ministerial Conference of Cotonou on …

Busy agenda for Hery Rajaonarimampianina within the framework of the USA-AFRICA summit. Arrived since Saturday on the American land, the president of Madagascar did not have necessary time for tourism. On Sunday, the Madagascan delegation took part in Believe in Africa day. With a GDP higher than 2000 billion dollars …

Further to the success got on the financial market of Burkina Faso (2nd behind Ecobank), Coris Bank International sets out to conquer Africa. Investigated after the missed missed attempts of Niger and Chad, the bank of the SME and the SMI settled down in Ivory Coast, in Mali (on 1st …

Ivory Coast celebrated on Friday, 1st August 2014, the second edition of the national day of excellence. The president of Republic, Alassane Ouattara seized the occasion to reward 55 prize-winners.   Since 2013 and on the eve of the celebration of the national Independence Day, Ivory Coast has been celebrating …