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RWANDA: President Paul Kagame at the Munich conference.

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President Paul Kagame attends the Munich Security Conference in Germany from February 16, 2018 to February 18, 2018.

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MARTINIQUE – Jerryka Jacques-Gustave, an exceptional voice “marked with iron” by Johnny Hallyday

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When Johnny Hallyday died, everyone had something to say. Those who had seen the man at the exit of the Accord Arena and those who had never heard a note of his music. It was almost saturation. But among all of them, if there was one person who knew him both in life and on stage, it would be Jerryka Jacques-Gustave, his chorister. Curtain-raising for a top artist.
Johnny Hallyday aux Trois Mailletz
Jerryka Jacques-Gustave is no longer to be presented. Or perhaps it is. For if we have all, one day, heard his voice, it must be recognized that it is not always easy to associate a face and a name. It is the ravishing chorister martiniquaise, beautiful, thin, with a devastating smile, who stood behind the rock legend, Johnny Hallyday. You see now! Even though Johnny is no longer with us, Jerryka has never stopped making her voice resound in the Parisian concert halls, especially in the famous cabaret Aux Trois Mailletz.

Early artist
Jerryka Jacques-Gustave was not always in Johnny’s entourage. Former chorister of the latter, of which she was the conductor for four years, she knew how to seize her chance when an opportunity presented itself. Her career has not always been one of lights and rhinestones, however. It all begins for Jerryka in Fort-de-France. At the age of 12, she sang for the first time in the city’s cathedral. After a long break in music, her fate takes a turning point when she goes to Paris in 1983, at the age of 17. Disillusion! Parisians do not have the idyllic image that she had always imagined. Between studies of hairdressing and small jobs, she makes a meeting that will change her life: an unknown invites her to pose her voice in the studio. This opportunity leads her to the talented Édith Lefel and, above all, to Pedro Wognin, her mentor and future companion, who invites her home to Ivory Coast, a country that she will adopt as a second homeland.

Jerryka: piano bars at the Stade de France
In the late 1980s, Jerryka performed at Back Street, a piano bar that Johnny Hallyday loved. Ten years later, unaware of the turning point in her career, she is called to an audition with two other choristers. His heart leaped in his chest. The surprise is immense when she learns that she has just been selected to accompany the idol of young people during his mythical concert at the Stade de France. “We were taken to the Stade de France with Johnny, and there the real adventure began,” she recalls with emotion. As a chorister, she has to learn more than 51 songs and offer vocal arrangements. Beyond the challenge of such a responsibility, she sees it as an unforgettable opportunity that gives new impetus to her career.

Anecdotes about a generous and perfectionist Johnny
Jerryka remembers Johnny as an extraordinary artist who “…stands above the star…”. He was concerned about his audience and eager to push himself, […] always wanted to go above and beyond, to put himself in danger. He was getting on a helicopter, passing under a trap door… He was really putting himself in danger, but the show was so beautiful,” she says admiring. She also remembers a funny moment: one day, Johnny learns that she is organizing a dinner at her mother’s with some guests. He then, falsely offended, says, “I’m disappointed that I wasn’t invited.” Jerryka laughs again as he tells the story. Finally, he and Laeticia join the table, sharing a warm moment around the famous Caribbean crab family. Another memorable memory makes her smile: during a concert at the Olympia, a badly tied chorister loses her shoe in the middle of the performance. This one touches the ear of Johnny, who bursts with laughter and struggles to resume his song as the situation amuses him. Then comes the fatal moment she will never forget: December 6, 2017. Johnny Hallyday dies while singing in a cabaret. She then remembers a moment of tenderness: during a concert by Sylvie Vartan, where she was the chorister, Johnny had presented her to the public declaring that she was “one of the best”. According to her, the whole man is there.

Jerryka, between music and naturopathy
Jerryka Jacques-Gustave continues to sing at the cabaret Aux Trois Mailletz, where she amazes her small audience of regulars. But far from being limited to music, she also explores other horizons: she is a model for makeup and natural health educator, specializing in nutrition, naturopathy and phyto-aromatherapy. Jerryka’s singing with Johnny Hallyday was “a unique experience…that left a mark on her”.

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CÔTE D’IVOIRE – Robert Beugré Mambé reassured after an infrastructure visit

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Yamoussoukro, December 26, 2023- After an impregnation visit of the Charles Konan-Banny stadium in Yamoussoukro, Tuesday, December 26, 2023, the Prime Minister, Minister of Sport and Living Environment, Robert Beugré Mambé, said reassured. The stadium, he said, is ready to host Group C matches from Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea and The Gambia.

‘What we have seen is reassuring. Technically, from the equipment point of view, we are ready at the Yamoussoukro stadium. But we will remain vigilant until the end,” said Robert Beugré Mambé.

The Prime Minister called for on-call teams to be set up in all sectors. We will have specialists permanently because Côte d’Ivoire wants to be up to date, in all circumstances, with the expected benefits of this great country. We have given indications that vigilance is needed,’ insisted the Head of Government.

For this visit, which is part of the visits of infrastructure related to the CAN 2023, the Vice-President of the Republic, Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, accompanied by the Prime Minister and other members of the government, visited the host infrastructure, in particular the President’s Hotel where official delegations will stay.

CAN 2023 is scheduled from January 13 to February 11, 2024 in Côte d’Ivoire with 24 teams.

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AFIS AWARDS 2023: Brvm wins Innovative Deal of the Year award

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The Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM), received the Innovative Deal of the Year Award from the AFIS AWARDS 2023, in conjunction with the SGI EDC Investment Corporation. It was on the occasion of the African Financial Industry Summit (AFIS), held in Lomé (Togo), on November 15 and 16, 2023.

A statement from the Brvm informs that this prize is awarded relative to the success of the introduction to the BRVM of Orange Côte d’Ivoire, on December 30, 2022, with a record capitalization at the introduction of 1538.19 billion Cfa francs.

The document reports that the distinction made to the BRVM through the «Innovative Deal of the Year» Award reflects the recognition of the African financial industry to a rare transaction in recent times on the markets (partial privatization by IPO) which raised the WAEMU stock market to fifth place on African stock exchanges in terms of capitalisation in September 2023.
Dr Edoh Kossi AMENOUNVE expressed the gratitude of the BRVM, its Board of Directors, its General Management and all its staff who are honoured to receive this distinction. It is the culmination of the efforts undertaken over several years in terms of promoting the regional financial market and innovation.

Dr AMENOUNVE took the opportunity to express his deep gratitude to the Ivorian Government and its Privatization Committee whose vision and leadership he praised. He thanked them for their ongoing concern for the BRVM. The public offer to sell the shares of Orange Côte d’Ivoire was arranged and conducted by SGI EDC Investment Corporation (Ecobank Group) co-winner of the prize.

Initiated by Jeune Afrique Media Groupe (JAMG) in partnership with Mazars, the AFIS Awards annually reward five categories of companies and individuals who have contributed significantly to the growth of the African financial sector.

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