MIPTV has announced the winners of the 2019 Medals of Honor, and this year, Nigerian Mosunmola "Mo" Abudu, CEO of EbonyLife, is among the winners. Mo Abudu, CEO of EbonyLife Media, has been described by Forbes magazine as "Africa's most accomplished woman." Now one of the most prolific producers on...
Afrobytes 2019: Congolese tech in Paris
The next edition of the Afrobytes Conference will take place on May 15, 2019, in Paris. This upcoming edition will once again bring together personalities and leaders from the tech world as well as the most promising start-ups. Paris, and more specifically Station F, will be transformed into a true...
Interview with Darius Quenum, Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television in Benin
You head the DTT steering committee in Benin. When was it created and what exactly is its role? The Steering Committee for the Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television was created in 2016. Its mission is to: - Validate the technical and strategic choices for the transition to digital terrestrial television;...
Review of the 12th General Assembly of the African Broadcasting Union
The 12th General Assembly of the African Broadcasting Union was held from March 25 to 29, 2019, in the city of Marrakech. With the central theme of "New media and their influence on the African audiovisual industry," the event brought together African audiovisual professionals and representatives to discuss, in particular,...
Africa 24 signs partnership agreement with the African Union
Africa 24 is in turmoil. Since January 2019, Afrimédia, the French subsidiary of the pan-African audiovisual group Africa 24 led by Constant Nemalé, has been in liquidation since February 8. For the time being, the company is continuing to operate and no official information has been released regarding a possible...
Facebook: 4 ideas for regulating the web
In an opinion piece published on March 30, Mark Zuckerberg, head of the social network Facebook, outlined four ideas for regulating the internet. In response to numerous controversies that have hit the web giant hard and growing public concern about data protection, Mark Zuckerberg called on governments around the world...
35°Nord and Lysios Public Affairs launch the Eurafrica offering
At an Africa-Europe conference held in Brussels on April 2, the agencies 35° Nord and Lysios Public Affairs announced the launch of a comprehensive service called Eurafrica. Eurafrica is a Brussels-based consulting and support service dedicated to strategic consulting, government relations, public relations, and media relations. The two communications and...
AFD launches "Choose Africa" to support African startups
To help accelerate and develop African microbusinesses, SMEs, and startups, AFD announced the launch of the "Choose Africa" initiative in Dakar on March 29. Today, small businesses and startups in Africa play a key role in job creation, economic growth, and innovation on the continent, but lack of financing remains...
Interview with Noémie Lenoir, director of the documentary "Habille Nous Africa" (Dress Us Africa)
Noémie Lenoir has been a model since 1995 and an actress since 2000. On the occasion of the broadcast of her first documentary entitled "Habille Nous Africa" (Dress Us Africa), she answers our questions: Why did you choose to embark on this documentary project? For several years now, I have...
Ivory Coast: Government adopts measures for migration to digital terrestrial television
At a Council of Ministers meeting held on April 3 in Abidjan, the Ivorian government took a number of measures relating to the implementation of the national strategy for migration to digital terrestrial television (DTT). The Council adopted four decrees: • a decree establishing the rules and procedures for calls...