On Thursday, November 28, at the French Institute in Ivory Coast, the MTV Staying Alive Foundation officially presented the first two episodes of the MTV Shuga Babi series. MTV Shuga Babi is the first version of the MTV Shuga series, adapted for the first time for French-speaking African audiences. Côte...
AFD allocates €15 million to African startups
"This new fund aims to stimulate the creation of 100% African startups, all of which have a positive impact on society. Through this support, the French Development Agency wishes to accelerate not only economic innovation, but also social and societal innovation... " This is the ambition of the French Development Agency,...
Adicomdays: Abidjan, Capital of Laughter, partner of African digital creativity
Gondwana City Productions and ADICOMDAYS have formed a partnership to implement various social media initiatives in the field of comedy and jointly promote the quality of African comedy on the web. Their major initiative is the creation of a "Web Comedy Award" by ADICOMDAYS and GONDWANA-PROD, which will be announced...
Interview with Béatrice Damiba, president of the Convergence association
A former journalist, diplomat, Minister of Information, and President of the Higher Council for Communication in Burkina Faso, Béatrice Damiba is the president of Convergence, a pan-African association created in 2015 to combat audiovisual piracy. The association's legal headquarters are located in Abidjan and it currently has around 30 members,...
STARTIMES launches reality TV show in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast will soon broadcast the first reality TV dating show on television. At a press conference held on November 28, the Chinese television operator presented the new program "Bonjour mon idéal" (Hello, my ideal), a reality TV show based on the theme of love and dating in Ivory Coast....
After Cameroon, Jumia ends its operations in Tanzania
A few weeks after closing its subsidiary in Cameroon, Jumia has suffered a second setback in Tanzania, where the startup has just announced that it is ceasing operations. Launched in 2012 in Nigeria by Frenchmen Sacha Poignonnec and Jeremy Hodara, Jumia has become a key e-commerce leader on the continent...
Chedjou Kamdem named winner of the Africa 3535 Prize
A few weeks after closing its subsidiary in Cameroon, Jumia has suffered a second setback in Tanzania, where the startup has just announced that it is ceasing operations. Launched in 2012 in Nigeria by Frenchmen Sacha Poignonnec and Jeremy Hodara, Jumia has become a key e-commerce leader on the continent...
CFI officially launches its Vérifox project in Côte d'Ivoire
At a consultation forum on the challenges of fake news during election periods, held in Abidjan on November 28, CFI officially launched its Vérifox program. A subsidiary of France Médias Monde, Canal France International (CFI) works to promote the development of media in the Global South. Following a call for...
The DISCOP Johannesburg 2020 has been rescheduled!
Following the eighth edition of DISCOP, held from November 20 to 22, 2019, in Johannesburg, it is now time to take stock. For three days, distributors and buyers, producers and media representatives gathered to exchange ideas and create new synergies. The focus was on African television production projects, the currently...
NCI, the new Ivorian channel, will begin broadcasting on December 12.
The schedule has been set, the studios are ready, the channel's distribution is secured, the teams have been assembled, program acquisitions have been finalized, and the communication campaign has been launched... On Thursday, December 12, NCI will take its place in the new Ivorian audiovisual landscape, on channel 4 of...