New World TV awarded rights to broadcast next FIFA World Cup Everyone was expecting CANAL+ or Startimes, but in the end it was New World TV that secured the television broadcasting rights for the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup™ in French-speaking countries in sub-Saharan...
La Francophonie supports filmmakers from the Global South at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival
As every year, La Francophonie will be present at the Cannes Film Festival, which will take place from July 6 to 17, 2021: it will support French-speaking filmmakers from the Global South through the activities of the World Cinema Pavilion and its support for films selected for the official selection....
THINKING, the new marketing and communications consulting firm established in Abidjan
Joyce Sagoe, Marketing and Communications Director at Société Générale Côte d'Ivoire, has officially launched a new marketing and communications consulting firm in Abidjan. Named "Thinking," this new firm aims to support companies in the areas of communications and marketing and raise awareness of the challenges they face through training, experience...
Senegal: CFAO Retail opens its second Carrefour Market supermarket near Dakar
The city of Thiès, 70 km from Dakar, now has a CFAO Retail supermarket after six months of construction. With a total surface area of 750 square meters, the new Carrefour Market offers more than 9,000 products, 70% of which come from Senegalese suppliers, while around 15% are Carrefour brand...
IPTV in Ivory Coast in April and May 2021
TV advertising data published by Omedia for April and May show strong growth in April (+27%) and a slight decline in May (-3%). In total, since the beginning of the year, the Ivorian TV advertising market has grown by 24.5% in gross value. Following the staggered launch of four new...
TV5Monde Afrique is the official broadcaster of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Starting July 21, TV5MONDE Afrique will broadcast the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 46 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, acquired in partnership with Infront Sports & Media. TV5MONDE is delighted with this broadcast, which will promote the values of sport and the French language across the African continent, with a particular...
Death of Frank Fanny
Franck Fanny passed away during the night of July 2 to 3 at the age of 50. A talented photographer, he won the UEMOA prize at the 13th DAK'art 2018. But he was also a producer whom we met in 2016 at the launch of the Family Music Show, which...
The African Pavilion drops anchor on the Croisette
Organized by the African Cultural Agency (ACA) and sponsored by the African Union, the African Pavilion is setting up shop on the Croisette, in the heart of the Cannes Film Festival's international village. For the third consecutive year, from July 7 to 16, the African Pavilion will be THE meeting...
Interview with Angela Martins, Head of the Culture Department of the African Union Commission
Angela Martins, originally from Mozambique, has been working at the African Union Commission as Head of the Culture Department since 2009. This year, the African Union, in collaboration with the African Cultural Agency (ACA), is sponsoring the third edition of the African Pavilion, organized from July 7 to 16 as...
The production company Kalliopé is turning its attention to Africa
Producers Florian Le Prevost and Catherine Zinck Goupil have announced the creation of their audiovisual production company, Kalliopé, driven by their ambition to raise the profile of the African continent on the international stage. Rich in culture and diversity, with 54 countries, but also and above all with a very...