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Et Si on Mangeait Bio Et Congolais ? ÉDITION DU SAMEDI ROBERT NZAOU N° 3344 DU 13 AU 19 OCTOBRE 2018/200 FCFA, 1€ PHOTOGRAPHE www.adiac-congo.com ALIMENTATION Et si on mangeait bio et congolais ? Manger bio, sain, équilibré et congolais, est-ce possible ? prises locales lors d’une vitrine promo-vente des produits Evidemment oui. La réponse, même si elle n’est pas ex- dérivés de l’agriculture et de l’élevage. Un véritable éven- haustive, a été proportionnellement donnée du 29 sep- tail de produits transformés et bio qui n’attendent qu’un tembre au 10 octobre à Pointe-Noire, par quelques entre- bon coup de pouce marketing. LIRE PAGRE 9 AFRIMMA AWARDS 2018 INTERVIEW Fally Ipupa au sommet David Monsoh : de la musique africaine « Quand on est En recevant trois trophées lors de la numéro 1, il faut dernière édition de l’African Muzik magazine Awards 2018 (Afrimma Awards), il y a une semaine à Dallas, savoir se maintenir » aux Etats-Unis, l’artiste congolais siège désormais sur le trône de la musique continentale. Devant des centaines d’artistes musiciens d’Afrique et de la diaspora, Fally Ipupa, nominé dans six catégories, a raé les prix du meilleur artiste du continent, du lea- dership awards ainsi que du meilleur artiste masculin de l’Afrique centrale. LIRE PAGRE 4 FOOTBALL/ELIMINATOIRE CAN 2019 Les Diables rouges du Congo sur le bon chemin Producteur de musique et président directeur général de la chaîne interna- tionale Bblack ! Africa, l’Ivoirien David Monsoh s’impose comme un des derniers représentants d’une espèce en voie d’extinction, celle des « faiseurs » d’artistes brillants. A l’heure où le show-biz africain soure terriblement et bat de l’aile, lui continue à se faire une place au soleil. Pour «Les Dépêches de Brazzaville», il dévoile les rouages du métier et son petit secret. LIRE PAGE 3 MODE Quand les jeunes créateurs se lancent dans la vente privée Entre Brazzaville et Pointe-Noire, quelques créateurs congolais organisent des ventes privées pour non seulement écouler leurs La victoire le 11 octobre du Congo contre le Liberia, en match aller de la troi- marchandises mais aussi et surtout s’orir des espaces d’échanges EDITORIAL sième journée des éliminatoires de la Coupe d’Afrique des nations (CAN) de physiques entre eux et leurs clientèles. Un mode de vente qui football 2019, relance l’équipe nationale à la qualication de la phase nale de excelle et qui s’accroît grâce à internet comme sur Facebook, la compétition continentale. Pour le sélectionneur, Valdo Candido, « l’équipe L’enfant et la télé est sur le bon chemin », pourvu que le rythme soit maintenu le 16 octobre en avec la communauté « Le coin des créateurs du Congo ». match retour à Monrovia, au Libéria. LIRE PAGRE 13 LIRE PAGRE 8 PAGE 2 2 I L’AIR DU TEMPS LES DÉPÊCHES DE BRAZZAVILLE N° 3344 - Samedi 13 octobre 2018 Éditorial Le chiffre Proverbe africain L’enfant et la télé 50% « Le feu qui te brûlera, ombien de minutes par jour C’est le pourcentage représentant la devrions-nous accorder aux moitié des francophones de la planète qui c’est celui auquel enfants devant la télévision ? La réponse scienti que vivent en Afrique . tu te chau es » Cexiste sans doute. Mais la démarche quotidienne qu’impose la télévision comme l’une des composantes du monde moderne nous laisse-t-elle le choix d’une meilleure régulation ? Si elle présente de nombreux avantages LE MOT quand elle est utilisée de manière ré- échie, la télévision peut être nuisible lorsque son usage est abusif ou inadap- ACCOUTUMANCE té. r En médecine, c’est la diminution progressive de l’e et d’un médicament malgré l’augmen- Les scienti ques nous rappellent que tation des doses prises. Ce phénomène peut conduire à augmenter les doses pour maintenir l’abus du petit écran bride l’imagina- tion des enfants. Certains parents le une e cacité constante du traitement. L’accoutumance ne doit pas être confondue avec la savent sûrement mais sont butés de- dépendance, dé nie comme un besoin physique et/ou psychique de prendre un médicament. vant l’impératif des médias audiovi- suels, la télé en l’occurrence avec son cortège d’imprévus. Dans un environ- nement où d’autres distractions pour enfant sont biaisées, ou simplement IDENTITÉ trop élitistes, il n’est pas simple, vous conviendrez avec nous, de s’en tenir à LANA une rationalisation de la télé chez l’en- Prénom féminin d’origine grecque, en vogue actuellement. Il est dérivé du prénom Helene et vient fant mais on peut l’imaginer comme du grec hélê, « éclat du soleil ». On dit de Lana qu’elle est émotive, sensible, sentimentale, une rê- un dé . veuse douée des pouvoirs et des prestiges de l’imagination. Le signe astrologique qui lui est associé Le pouvoir de la télévision nous abuse est Cancer. Lana fête le 18 août. tous, avec souvent des scènes de fa- mille autour d’une dispute sur la té- La phrase du week-end lécommande. Comment l’utiliser au mieux et faire de cet outil un élément non seulement de distraction mais aussi d’évolution ? Autant d’interro- « L’éducation, c’est la famille gations sur un sujet que nous portons dans ce numéro. qui la donne ; l’instruction, Les Dépêches de Brazzaville c’est l’Etat qui la doit » Victor Hugo LES DÉPÊCHES DE BRAZZAVILLELes (chef de service), Yvette Reine Nzaba, Josiane Immeuble Forescom commune de Kinshasa Chef de service diffusion de Brazzaville : eMail : [email protected] Dépêches de Brazzaville sont une publication Mambou Loukoula, Gombé/Kinshasa - RDC - Guylin Ngossima de l’Agence d’Information d’Afrique centrale Rock Ngassakys Tél. (+243) 015 166 200 Diffusion Brazzaville : Brice Tsébé, Irin INFORMATIQUE (ADIAC) Service Culture et arts : Bruno Okokana (chef Maouakani Directeur adjoint : Abdoul Kader Kouyate Site Internet : www.brazzaville-adiac.com de service), Rosalie Bindika MAQUETTE Diffusion Kinshasa : Adrienne Londole. Narcisse Ofoulou Tsamaka (chef de service), Service Sport : James Golden Eloué Eudes Banzouzi (chef de service) Diffusion Pointe-Noire : Bob Sorel Moumbelé Darel Ongara, Myck Mienet Mehdi, Mbenguet DIRECTION (chef de service), Rominique Nerplat Makaya Cyriaque Brice Zoba, Mesmin Boussa, Ngono Okandzé ÉDITION DU SAMEDI : Stanislas Okassou, Jeff Tamaff. 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