In recent years, Africa has become the new challenge for streaming giant Netflix. Present on the continent since 2016, Netflix aims to attract new subscribers across Africa. It appears to be a major competitor for local players, even though it is currently focusing on the English-speaking region. After officially launching...
AFP: Netflix releases its first original series, "Queen Sono"
The American online streaming platform Netflix will begin broadcasting its first original series "Made in Africa" on Friday, a spy saga called "Queen Sono" starring South African actress Pearl Thusi. Directed by South African filmmaker Kagiso Lediga, the six episodes recount the tribulations of intelligence agent Queen Sono, who investigates...
The Senegalese government supports the development of startups
Recent years have shown that Africa can count on a rapidly growing network of startups. Although funding does not yet rival that of other regions of the world, the continent's potential is real. To support the development of the local startup network, the Senegalese government recently announced a new tax...
African Digital Summit: When digital technology puts Africa on the map, from expertise to competitiveness
The fifth edition of the African Digital Summit will be held in Casablanca on March 19 and 20, 2020. Organized by the Moroccan Advertisers Association, the African Digital Summit brings together marketing and digital professionals, advertisers, agencies, and media outlets from across Africa and other countries every year. The theme...
Press release: TV5Monde launches season 2 of "Women of Africa in Action"
TV5MONDE, the French-language channel, will exclusively broadcast season 2 of its short program dedicated to portraits of influential women in Africa, "Femmes d'Afrique en Action" (Women of Africa in Action), for one month starting March 1. International Women's Day will thus be celebrated every day in March on TV5MONDE, in...