The renovation project for Ciné Guimbi in Burkina Faso is nearing completion, allowing this historic movie theater to reopen to the public on November 21, 2019. In the cultural city of Bobo-Dioulasso, audiences will be able to reconnect with the seventh art thanks to Ciné Guimbi, a mini-plex designed around...
Press release: the 2019 edition of the RFI Challenge App Africa
RFI Challenge App Africa - 2019 Edition "Urban Development and Smart Cities" With the program "7 Billion Neighbors" RFI is launching the fourth edition of the "RFI Challenge App Afrique" competition, which this year aims to promote the integration of new technologies in the field of urban development and smart...
Pierre-Paul Vander Sande steps down from Canal+ Advertising
Pierre-Paul Vander Sande, President of CANAL+ ADVERTISING, has decided to step down from his position at CANAL+ ADVERTISING. As of Monday, July 1, these duties will be assumed by Daniel GALINSKI, Managing Director, under the chairmanship of Fabrice FAUX, Director of Channels and Content at CANAL+ INTERNATIONAL and CEO of...
Interview with Alexandre Deniot, Director of MIDEM
After more than 15 years in the music industry, mainly at Universal Music Group, Alexandre Deniot now heads MIDEM, an international event that brings together all the players in the global music industry every year. His passion for music and his desire to serve the entire international music community led...
The series "C'est la vie" can be heard on RFI.
All summer long, RFI is offering an exclusive radio adaptation of the soap opera "C'est la vie!" This series recounts daily life at a health center that strives to provide the best possible care to the residents of Ratanga, a fictional neighborhood in an African city, where life oscillates between...
Ivory Coast: Orange invests 180 billion CFA francs to roll out its 4G network
Orange Côte d'Ivoire, a subsidiary of the French group, is marking a new stage in the rollout of its services in Côte d'Ivoire. The operator plans to invest 181 billion CFA francs to strengthen the deployment of its 4G network in Côte d'Ivoire, thereby improving the quality of its services...
Smart Africa, AFD, and Digital Africa committed to the continent's digital transition
On June 21, Lacina Koné, CEO of Smart Africa, Karim Sy, President of Digital Africa, and Rémy Rioux, CEO of AFD, met in Kigali to sign a memorandum of understanding aimed at promoting entrepreneurial ecosystems in Africa and supporting the digital transition. Smart Africa, an initiative dedicated to the digitization...
Abidjan, Dakar, and Kinshasa will host the "Les Héroïnes" forum
Abidjan, Dakar, and Kinshasa will highlight female leadership at the upcoming "Les Héroïnes" forum, an event dedicated to promoting women leaders, executives, and entrepreneurs on the continent. More than 200 participants from all professional backgrounds are expected to attend. By organizing this event, the Jeune Afrique group aims to play...