At the fourth edition of Viva Technology in Paris, Wari and Mara Phones announced the signing of a strategic partnership to enable all users of Mara Phones, the Rwandan brand, to benefit from Wari's financial and commercial services. The two African companies aim to collaborate and expand across the continent's...
Discop Abidjan, May 29–31, 2019
The next Discop Abidjan will take place from May 29 to 31 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Abidjan. DISCOP Abidjan 2019 is the must-attend event for audiovisual professionals in French-speaking Africa, whether they are broadcasters, mobile operators, distributors, producers, or providers of technical services or software packages. As every...
Ivory Coast: official launch of the MTV Shuga series project
It's official: MTV Shuga Babi will be the first version of the MTV Shuga series adapted for French-speaking African audiences. Ivory Coast will host this first adaptation of the popular TV series, which chronicles the lives of young people living in Africa. The first season of MTV Shuga Babi will...
TV5Monde Afrique: The new web series "Un mot adopté" with Yvidero
TV5MONDE, the French-language channel, has been broadcasting a new comedy series exclusively online since May 13: "Un mot adopté" (An Adopted Word). "Un mot adopté" is a short and punchy web series consisting of 16 three-minute episodes, designed and produced by Totem Expérience. It plays on the sometimes unusual use...
Interview with Vamehi Bamba, CEO of MIABOX
Vamehi Bamba is CEO of MIABOX, a company based in Ivory Coast. What is your background? I worked for several years in an advertising agency in Ivory Coast. During that time, I realized that there was a real need among clients for video content from Africa for companies and communication...
CAN 2019: RTS obtains broadcasting rights for the competition
As announced a few weeks ago, the UAR has obtained exclusive broadcasting rights for the upcoming 2019-2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) matches in sub-Saharan Africa. Following this announcement, the marketing of TV rights to various channels was set to begin. Following a call for tenders launched by the African...
TNT in Ivory Coast: equipment exempt from customs duties and VAT
Last week, the Ivorian government announced the exemption of customs duties and Value Added Tax (VAT) on equipment needed to receive digital terrestrial television (DTT) signals in Abidjan. Set for June 17, 2020, by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the process of migrating to DTT and permanently switching off the...
Senegalese channel iTV begins broadcasting
After launching the emedia.sn news platform and Senegalese radio station I Radio in October 2018, the Emedia Invest group officially entered the Senegalese media landscape on May 6 with the launch of iTV. Following a test phase that began last February, iTV officially began broadcasting its programs, which are available...
Google AI Impact Challenge: Africa Check launches automated fact checking
Google.org, a philanthropic project launched by the web giant, has been running the Google AI Impact Challenge for several years now. This call for projects aims to support organizations around the world in using artificial intelligence to tackle various social challenges. For the 2019 edition, Africa Check and four other...