At a press conference held on January 15 in Abidjan, global satellite operator Eutelsat officially launched its Konnect Africa service in Côte d'Ivoire. The aim is to cover the entire country by 2020 through partnerships with several local organizations. The connectivity service will be based on affordable and accessible offers...
Launch of Konnect Africa service in Ivory Coast
At a press conference held on January 15 in Abidjan, global satellite operator Eutelsat officially launched its Konnect Africa service in Côte d'Ivoire. The aim is to cover the entire country by 2020 through partnerships with several local organizations. The connectivity service will be based on affordable and accessible offers...
Kantar TNS publishes the results of Africascope Kids 2018
Kantar TNS publishes the results of its Africascope Kids 2018 study A spin-off of the benchmark Africascope* audience study targeting young people aged 4 to 14, Africascope Kids provides detailed insights into their media consumption. It covers four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: Senegal, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic...
Adicomdays: highlights of the upcoming edition
After a first African edition in 2018 that brought together more than 400 digital communication professionals, Adicomdays will once again be held in Abidjan on March 22 and 23. "Communities are taking power: Why and how to build influential online groups?" This is the theme chosen for this upcoming edition,...
Burkina Faso: Orange obtains the first 4G license
On January 15, the Orange Group subsidiary in Burkina Faso announced that it had obtained the country's first 4G license. The telecoms operator signed this new agreement for 40 billion CFA francs and for a period of 15 years. In the same vein, Orange Burkina has also renewed its 2G...
FESPACO 2019: "Memory and Future of African Cinema"
The 26th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou will be held from February 23 to March 2. This year, FESPACO will celebrate its 50th anniversary with the central theme "Memory and Future of African Cinema." This will be an opportunity to present a special selection dedicated...
A+ Ivory: initial elements of branding and visual identity
For those who will not have access to the new channel and will therefore be unable to watch it, here is an exclusive look at the branding and visual identity that will characterize the channel's personality. While the branding for A+ was created in France, that for A+ Ivoire was...
Pascale Ponroy appointed Director of Communications for Deloitte France and French-speaking Africa
Pascale began her career as a legal editor specializing in Anglo-Saxon law at the law firm Mc Carter & English based in New Jersey, USA, before joining L.G.D.J–Montchrestien, a publishing company, as an editor. Pascale joined Taj, part of the Deloitte network and a leader in international tax and legal...
2019 Africa Cup of Nations: Egypt named host country for the event
Originally scheduled to take place in Cameroon, the Africa Cup of Nations will ultimately be held in Egypt. On January 8, the Confederation of African Football officially announced that Egypt would host the sporting competition. It should be noted that several months ago, the Confederation of African Football (CAF)...
Press release: "Mama Africa," TV5Monde's new comedy program
TV5MONDE, the French-language channel, is exclusively broadcasting a new comedy web series called "Mama Africa" on its app and website "TV5MONDE AFRIQUE." Conceived and written by young Cameroonian author Eding Labatut and produced by the Ivorian company Making ON, "Mama Africa" is a short and punchy web series, with each...