Dear friends, As 2020 draws to a close, a year that has been confusing and uncertain in many ways, we hope that things will improve and move in the right direction, both for you and your loved ones. We hope that 2021 will see your personal and professional initiatives and...
ADWESEARCH: the major survey on the outlook for the advertising market in 2021
Take part in our major survey, "Prospects and realities of the advertising market in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa in 2021," by completing the online questionnaire. Click on one of the links below: ADVERTISER Questionnaire For individuals who hold a position related to media and advertising at an advertiser https://fr.surveymonkey.com/r/KT67HKQ AGENCY/MEDIA Questionnaire...
Press release: RFI launches its enhanced editorial offering in Mandenkan and Fulfude
The RFI editorial team in Mandinka and Fulfulde, based in Dakar, is launching its new editorial offering today, Monday, December 14, consisting of two hours of daily programming in each of these two major languages spoken in the Sahel: news programs covering regional, African, and international current events, and thematic...
Analog switch-off in Côte d'Ivoire: what are the consequences for the population?
The Director General of IDT, Adama Benoît Yéo, announced a few days ago that digital terrestrial television (DTT) in Côte d'Ivoire now covers around 60% of the Ivorian population and that the analog signal is scheduled to be switched off from January 1, 2021, initially affecting the cities of Abidjan,...
Press release: Fonds Image de la Francophonie 2020, a record year for funding films and series from the South
In 2020, funding granted by the Francophonie Image Fund reached €1,980,000. This is twice the average amount granted in previous years. By launching the Clap ACP project with the support of the European Union and the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF)...
AFRICA DIGITAL MANAGER AWARD 2021
French digital services company Inetum, which operates in six African countries, is launching the first edition of the Africa Digital Manager Award to recognize digital transformation leaders on the continent. Organized in partnership with the Ecole Centrale de Casablanca, the event will reward African managers who have led innovative and...
Disney announces new African collaboration with Kugali
Disney announces a new African collaboration with Kugali, a pan-African entertainment and animation company. This collaboration will focus on adapting the comic book "Iwájú" ("Future" in Yoruba) into an original series scheduled to air in 2022 on the Disney+ platform. Steeped in science fiction, the new series will be set...
The series "Sakho and Mangane" will be broadcast on Netflix.
The original series Sakho et Mangane, produced by CANAL+, will be available on Netflix starting December 27. Filmed entirely in Dakar, this first 100% African crime series stars two international actors, Issaka Sawadogo and Yann Gael, who play a pair of police officers tasked with investigating a series of crimes...
Ivory Coast: Advertising investment up in October 2020 (+44.2%)
According to the Omedia institute, which tracks television advertising revenue in several French-speaking African countries, TV advertising investment in Côte d'Ivoire continued to grow in October. With a 44.2% increase compared to the same month in 2019, the Ivorian advertising market continues the momentum of September, which also saw growth...
Interview with Aurélie Eliam, Hannane Ferdjani, and Khady Touré, from "Femmes d'Ici" on NCI, the New Ivorian Channel
Aurélie Eliam, Hannane Ferdjani, and Khady Toure are co-hosts of the new show Les Femmes d'Ici, which will air starting December 14 on the new Ivorian channel NCI. They talk to us about their new show. Aurélie Eliam is an actress and host. She began her career with the television...