Originally from Cameroon and Benin, Françoise Ellong grew up in Paris and studied film. At a very young age, she entered the Prix du Jeune Écrivain de Langue Française (Young French Language Writer Award). The competition jury awarded her a prize for her short story "Journal Intime d'un Meurtrier" (Diary...
Kylian Mbappé's father joins New World TV's team of consultants
New World TV, which has acquired the broadcasting rights for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar for French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa, has just announced the recruitment of Wilfrid Mbappé. Thanks to Christian Jean Pierre, who joined the channel as head of content and is a close friend of the Mbappé family,...
16% of the African population has a TIKTOK account, according to Africascope 2021/2022.
According to the latest AFRICASCOPE 2021/2022 results recently published by KANTAR on internet usage in the eight French-speaking sub-Saharan African countries studied, internet usage continues to grow. Regular internet users (at least once a week) now exceed 50% of the population (50.2% on average across the eight countries). They represent...
IPTV 2021: How are brands using TV in Senegal?
Every month, Omedia provides information on television advertising investments and ranks brands according to their level of investment in TV. ADWEKNOW has thus been able to produce an insightful assessment of how brands manage their advertising presence on TV throughout the year. 51 advertisers are mentioned at least once in...
Youscribe reaches one million readers on the African continent
After announcing a €5 million fundraising round in February 2022 to consolidate its development in Africa, YouScribe, a digital streaming library, has reached one million readers on the continent. This is a record number of readers in the company's history, which has successfully diversified its offering and expanded internationally to...
Ivorian production company Puzzle Media unveils a new audiovisual project
After producing audiovisual content for channels such as Life TV and RTI in Ivory Coast, the Ivorian production company Puzzle Media is presenting a new project. Nado Express is a real foray into the world of e-commerce in Ivory Coast, which has become widely accessible with the advent of social...
Interview with Michel Mutombo Cartier, Managing Director of A+ and A+ Ivoire
It's back-to-school time for the A+ and A+ Ivoire channels. What's in store? The 2022 season promises to be rich in content. We have redefined our objectives for the occasion and can already announce several major new features coming to the channels, including sports, laughter with a new weekly show,...
Press release: A+ Ivoire's 2022 academic year
A+IVOIRE, the leading channel in Ivory Coast, promises a season full of new features, excitement, and entertainment. The lineup includes new shows and the return of your favorite programs. LAUGHTER AND GIGGLES GUARANTEED WITH "ON EST VERSE," THE NEW 100% COMEDY PROGRAM. A true battle of laughter, the show pits...
Africascope TV 2021/2022: NOVELAS TV, A+/A+IVOIRE, and CANAL+ SPORT are the most watched channels in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa.
Kantar has just published the results of the Africascope study for 2021/2022. This study covers the capitals of eight countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Mali, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, and Senegal. The interviews were conducted face-to-face on tablets with a total sample of 15,300 people,...
Africascope RADIO 2021/2022: RFI ranks in the TOP 3 in 6 out of 8 countries
Kantar has just published the results of the Africascope study for 2021/2022. This study covers the capitals of eight countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Mali, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, and Senegal. The interviews were conducted face-to-face on tablets with a total sample of 15,300 people,...