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The Spanish exports towards Morocco got an increase of 6,9 % for 2.97 billion euros for the period January-June 2014. For the only June, the Spanish sales in Morocco got a net increase of 21,2 % to reach 580,3 million euros. These figures published on Monday by the Spanish Ministry …

As Africa Top Success announced it ealier, the 12th edition of the International Trade Fair of Lomé will be held from 21st November to 8th December 2014. The biggest commercial and business meeting of the country innovates this year with training for exhibitors. According to a communiqué from the Togolese …

The NGO Manufacturing of alcoholates and soap out of extracts of plants and mineral substances (FAMASEP) met a quality management.   In its operations, it also put forward a rigorous approach set up by communication, anticipation, costs and stakes control, motivation, and development of a system centered on the satisfaction …

Outside the Farnborough Aeronautics International fair in London, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) won on Tuesday, 15th July 2014 the prize of « the best airline company of Africa » for the year 2014. A prize awarded by Skytrax.   With this prize, RAM moved from 2 to 3 Stars Company in the …

The « Villégiature Awards 2014 » in the category of « the Best hotel of Africa » was just awarded to two Moroccan 5 star hotel complex. They are the Sofitel Thalassa Sea & Spa in Agadir and the Palais Namaskar in Marrakesh. This prestigious award greatly prized by big international hotel complexes has …

For its first time in Togo within the framework of the celebration of its fiftieth anniversary, the Brasserie du Benin (BB-Lomé) (Brewery Company) allowed its wholesale customers to travel to Brazil to follow the World cup 2014 and discover the nice city of Rio de Janeiro. A dinner to which …

African banks will meet from22nd to 23rd May 2014 in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) to work on development of the sector with technologies of information and communication. The meeting is within the framework of the 6th Africa Banking Forum. For this edition, organizers announced the participation of 200 experts coming from …

  The French group, Bolloré wants to make of the autonomous port of Lomé, one of the first with deep water in the sub-region. It made a commitment to support Togolese government in the building of the third platform of 450 meters long and 15 meters deep. For a total …

They did not look far for raw materials of their industry. Sister Carole and Glwadys Tawema are producing shea butter, a rapidly growing economic activity. Both Beninese sisters created in 2005, Karethic Company specialized in Production, packaging, marketing of shea butter and its by-products. They also give trainings in this …

Ollofindji Babatundé Rasaki is a self-taught Beninese businessman. Born in 1965, the Beninese launched himself into business sector after obtaining his high school diploma in 1984. He created a small unity of photocopy and sale of office automation equipment. His first attempt was a masterstroke. The small company attracted of …

In Cameroon, Françoise Foning’s success-story (born in 1949) is known of all. From nothing, this former employee of a municipality of Douala (Cameroon) decided to take her fate in hand in creating in 1967 the restaurant « New style », her very first company. She afterward created a transport company with two …

Between Wax loincloths and Togo, it is a love story. This small country in West Africa founded its reputation in 80s on prosperous business of Dutch loincloths held by women commonly called « Nana Benz« . After years of crises aggravated by fire on big markets of Lomé and Kara in January …

Africa Top Success announced it earlier that Miss Aimée Abra Tenu, the executive director of the NGO “Sainte Thérèse de l’enfant Jésus (STEJ Togo)”, is a model for her generation. She was just distinguished « Vlisco 2014 Ambassadress » in Togo on Saturday March 29th, 2014. This reward is the fruit of …

Kindly keep well in mind this brand, please: «Anofel Wear». It was created in Cameroon and it was Yves Hervé Olo who launched this Cameroonian brand of streetwear specialized in of T-shirts design. This small company consists at present of a team of six people. It was set up in …

People are full of creativity. The Ghanaian Kwadwo Safo is the first car « manufacturer » in Ghana. His inventions, from the most common to the most spectacular, are making the pride of his country of origin and all Africa. The man has as his ambition to send into the sky, the …

In Africa, he is one of the most discreet actors but certainly the most influential. Tidjane Dème is Senegalese, 39 years old, who has been since four years the boss of Google in French-speaking Africa. After his high school diploma (with cum laude distinction) in Dakar, he won a scholarship …

100 million dollars! This is what the new Ado Bayero shopping mall cost. It opened last Thursday in Kano, the big city in the North of Nigeria which counts three million inhabitants. The new Ado Bayero shopping mall is the biggest shopping mall of Nigeria today. The works of the …

She belongs to the list of 20 women who make Africa by Forbes. Swaady Martin-Leke is the queen of the luxury tea brand, Yswara. Things went so quickly in her career: she was the former manager of General Electric in the South of Sahara before launching herself in this new …

Forbes magazine adores rankings! And having revealed a few days ago, the biggest African fortunes , Forbes is interested in the ranking of « 20 young builders of Africa of tomorrow ». At the top of the list is the Senegalese Magatte Wade , business woman of 38 years and the founder …

« House of Mandela » is the name of the wine that is just launched in Amsterdam, Netherlands by the elder daughter and the granddaughter of Nelson Mandela, the wine brand of Madiba family. They have just held a press conference: « It is the first commercial adventure of Madiba family », declared, on …

The edition 2014 of African business leaders forum « AFRICA CEO FORUM » awarded on Tuesday, the prestigious trophy of « business leader of the year » to a woman, Daphne Mashile-Nkosi. The South African belongs to the list of rare women working in mining sector in Africa. She is the only lady till …

315 million euros: it is what Inaugure Hospitality, the group founded by the Senegalese tycoon Yerim Sow is investing in Africa for hotel business. He planned to build and to manage 2 200 rooms in 13 African countries. Teylium, the group created in 2001 by Yerim Sow, became now Teyliom. …

He is the richest man in Africa. Aliko Dangote – His fortune is estimated at 20 billion dollars). President and CEO of Dangote Group, is present in many business sectors as cement, food-processing industry and oil. – Here is his biography– For him, his country is a gorgeous El Dorado as …

This event is always highly awaited and followed: Edition 2014 of AfricTalents forum will take place in Dakar on March, 21st and 22nd. The platform mobilizes the large companies which operate on the continent and the young graduates. AfricaTalents has for objective to help candidates all origins taken together, to …

Tunisia has its own beer brand! Zuzana Zeleznikova, the manager of Sonobra group, one of the big actors of refreshing and alcoholic drinks production, announced the marketing of Berber beer. Berber is a lager, the name of which was inspired by Tunisian consumers. Its flavor: a rich, marked and pleasant …