Culture 16 February 2023

The Gabonese choir: Le Chant sur la Lowé

Le Chant sur la Lowé was born thirty years ago from the determination of two sisters, Sophie and Yveline Damas, to honour African music and musical traditions. Since its creation, it has been made up of sixty volunteers, including teachers, doctors, retired people, unemployed people and students. This choir has become versatile and well-known for its live performances worldwide.

Economy 3 February 2023

Interview Natty Ngoy founder of the accessories and leather goods brand INADEN

Natty Ngoy is a French entrepreneur from the African diaspora who works with master artisans in leather workshops in Ethiopia to create leather goods and accessories. She created her company in 2013, intending to promote African work, creation and products. 97% of the raw materials used are from the continent. INADEN is pronounced [inadene] and means Artisans in the Tamasheq dialect, a language of Berber origin.

Society 1 February 2023

DRC: Young people gather every day to bring aid to the war-displaced

Since March 2022, violent confrontations between the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and the March 23 rebel movement (M23) have displaced several thousand people in the eastern DRC province of North Kivu. According to the UN, about 510,000 people have been displaced in the territories of Rutshuru and Nyiragongo. The Goma actif Collective, formed by young activists and citizens, provides food aid to the most vulnerable women and children.

Economy 26 January 2023

Transforming bauxite in Guinea, an impossible mission

Guinea holds one-third of the world's bauxite reserves, a mineral used for aluminium production. The government plans to create refineries and, in the long term, to become a world leader in the alumina sector.

Society 20 January 2023

Guest: Eric Pounewatchy

Éric Pounewatchy is an actor, director and screenwriter, born in Bangui, Central African Republic. He arrived in France at the age of 1 in the 1970s and spent his childhood in Sarcelles, a suburb of Paris. In this interview, he tells us about his achievements and contributions, among which the documentary "Sometimes destroy, often build, always serve", which talks about reconciliation between the army and the population in the Central African Republic in 2014 following a politico-military crisis.

Culture 10 November 2022

Annick Kamgang, Cameroonian and Guadeloupean artivist

Annick Kamgang is a committed illustrator who documents the society that surrounds her through her ironic and caricatured drawings, both in the press and in literature. More commonly known as Kam, her drawings are inspired by her childhood in Cameroon and the political movements of the 1980s. Her best-known work, "Lucha", illustrates a group of Congolese youth committed to human rights.

Culture 9 November 2022

Joëlle Epée Mandingue, a comic book legend in Conakry

The Cameroonian Comic book artist who hides behind the pseudonym Elyon's is considered among the best pens in the field. Joëlle Epée Mandingue is the co-organiser of the travelling event Kubuni, which exhibits the best comics from Africa, aiming to share the continent's richness. Author, cartoonist and co-organiser of events... 8 years after the publication of her first book, Elyon's is now involved in the organisation of the prestigious African comic book festival Bilili BD.

Economy 4 November 2022

Tears over the construction of the Abidjan underground

In Côte d'Ivoire, economic progress imposes heavy social and human sacrifices on the population. The construction site of the urban underground of Abidjan confronts the local residents with the demolition of their houses. Residents near the 43rd Infantry Battalion of the French Navy camp in the seaside town of Port-Bouët have been ordered to leave their homes without notice. More than 150 families out of the 13,000 affected by the project are concerned. Finding a home, educating their children... This hasty change of life now threatens their future.

Economy 2 November 2022

GIMAC card shakes up the digital banking market in Central Africa

Valentin Mbozo'o, Director General of the Groupement Interbancaire Monétique de l'Afrique Centrale (GIMAC), wants to bring digital into all African homes with simple and secure systems for money transfers and payment cards. In 2015, he launched the GIMAC interbank card with the Central Bank of Central African States (BEAC). This democratised the use of the bank card within the six member countries of this entity and has facilitated mobile transfers and transactions for its users. Today, in the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), the GIMAC card is second only to the VISA card.