Season 6 of The Voice Afrique Francophone began airing on April 20. And this year, the show will be entirely dedicated to Côte d'Ivoire. As a reminder, The Voice Afrique Francophone is a program designed and produced by the pan-African television channel VoxAfrica, which aims to provide a powerful platform...
Interview with Caroline Petit, Managing Director of Jumia Côte d'Ivoire
Caroline Petit has been Director of Jumia Côte d'Ivoire since January 2024. After studyingbusiness at Kedge Business School in France, she joined Jumia nine years ago. She has held successive management positions in all departments at JumiaCôte d'Ivoire, from logistics to marketing, sales, and operations.Just before being appointed Managing Director,...
Cinema: theater closures announced in South Africa and inauguration of the Pathé group in Ivory Coast
Distribution is the main means of generating revenue for a film. South Africa and Nigeria, which are the main strongholds of African cinema, are also the countries with the most screens. And for good reason: according to a report on African cinema published by UNESCO in 2021, 71% of the...
Interview with Seydina BALDE (Shimazu Productions) and Alexandre RIDEAU (Keewu Production- Mediawan Africa)
Lex Africana, produced by your production company Shimazu Productions and KEEWU Production (Mediawan Africa), co-produced with Canal+ International and distributed by Mediawan Rights, will be broadcast on CANAL+ Première starting April 22. You created it, you play the lead role, and you are the producer alongside Alexandre Rideau (Keewu). How...
Afric'Art Progress continues its commitment to training in audiovisual professions
Training opportunities in the film industry are multiplying, driven by a small number of players such as CANAL+Impact and AFRIC'ART Progress. A year ago, at the Africa Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival, we met Bintou Faye, producer and founder, along with other young African filmmakers, of a unique association...
Call for applications for the Grand-Bassam Workshops
Les Ateliers de Grand-Bassam, an initiative derived from the Ouaga Film Lab, is launching a call for projects for its 8th edition, from September 15 to 22, 2024, in Côte d'Ivoire. The call for projects is open to all authors from the African continent, for feature films, documentaries, and series....
Ivory Coast: OM unveils its partnership with "Sublime Côte d'Ivoire"
Soccer plays an important role on the African continent, bringing people together around a shared passion. Many European clubs enjoy huge popularity. This popularity has not escaped the attention of local politicians. In recent years, many African countries have entered into partnerships with these renowned clubs. The slogan created by...
8,091,000 subscribers in Africa: a new record for CANAL+ in 2023
As every year, Vivendi Group's annual financial report provides valuable information on changes in CANAL+ Group's revenue and, more specifically, on the number of subscribers in French-speaking Africa. In 2023, CANAL+ Group's total revenue across all activities stood at €6.058 billion (up 3.2%), and the group gained a total of...
SAVE THE DATE: KANTAR is hosting a webinar on CSR Communication in Africa on May 30, 2023
In its Africascope 2023 study, KANTAR surveyed people in eight French-speaking African countries about their perceptions of environmental and social issues. The results of this study, along with others conducted by Kantar in Africa (Africa Life, Sustainability Sector Index, etc.), show a rise in CSR awareness among the public and...
CANAL+ increases its stake in MultiChoice to 40.1%
CANAL+ continues to increase its stake in Multichoice and now owns 40.01% of the South African audiovisual group. In early April, CANAL+ made an offer to purchase all of MULTICHOICE's shares (mandatory offer) and entered into a cooperation agreement concerning the preparation and implementation of this offer. In parallel with...