(press release) Vivendi's Combined Shareholders' Meeting, held today (editor's note: December 9, 2025) chaired by Yannick Bolloré, approved the proposed separation of Canal+, Havas, and Louis Hachette Group (which will combine its 66.53% stake in Lagardère and 100% of Prisma Media) by more than 97.5% of the votes cast. The...
AG PARTNERS DAKAR wins two awards at the 2024 LUUM Awards
The agency AG Partners DAKAR and its client, the European Union Delegation to Senegal, were recognized in two categories (Planet and Institutional Communication) with Silver Awards at the 2024 edition of the Luum Awards for their work on the Hann Bay Cleanup Project (PDBH). The Luum Award, based in Geneva,...
A new President for French Tech Abidjan
Mathias Léopoldie, Founder & CEO of the mobile money app Julaya, becomes the new President of French Tech Abidjan. French Tech Abidjan is the organization that oversees the French Tech initiative launched by the Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Digital Affairs in Côte d'Ivoire. Its main tasks are: • Accelerate...
The 10 TV channels registered with the MCEN in Senegal
Senegal's Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy (MCEN) has published a provisional list of 10 television channels registered with DMS (Déclaration Media Sénégal) in accordance with Senegal's press law: Label Media Plus: publisher of the LABEL TV channel Mourchid Communication Group LLC: publisher of MOURCHID TV Walfadjiri Group: publisher of...
FESPACO prepares and unveils its poster for 2025
FESPACO, a veritable showcase for African creativity for over 55 years, will celebrate its 29th edition from February 22 to March 1, 2025, and has just unveiled its visual for the 2025 edition. This visual, designed by director Gideon Vink, is described by FESPACO as "a patchwork of woven patterns...
Pathé BC Afrique becomes Pathé Touch Afrique
Pathé BC Afrique, a company created in 2020 by the Pathé group, Franco-Tunisian producer Wassim Beji—founder and director of WY Productions—and Jean-François Camilleri, former president of The Walt Disney Company France, Benelux, Maghreb, and French-speaking Africa, is changing shareholders and name. Sébastien Onomo, founder and president of Special Touch Studios,...
CART’IN is revolutionizing e-commerce in Africa
The TOTeM expérience agency has just completed the advertising campaign for the launch of CART'IN, a new application that allows users to shop on AMAZON from the Ivory Coast. Amazon does not operate in Ivory Coast, but thanks to CART'IN, Ivorians can order any product on Amazon.fr and have it...
Interview with Louisette Ratsivahiny, director at Art’π Prod
Passionate about cinema since childhood thanks to her mother, a photographer, Louisette Ratsivahiny quickly turned her attention to directing and producing. Production manager at Séléné Lotus S.A. in Switzerland and director at Art’π Prod in Madagascar, she founded, with Pierre Hippolyte, “La Maison du Cinéma Malagasy,” a training center dedicated...
The NISA 2024 winners
The fifth edition of the Ivorian Night of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts was held on Friday, November 22, 2024, in Abidjan and honored "GLA," an action feature film by director Landry AGBADOU. Landry AGBADOU wins the NISA d'Or, a prize worth five million CFA francs. He succeeds actress and producer...
Byron du Plessis, new CEO of Multichoice South Africa
The current CFO, Byron Du Plessis, will replace Marc Jury, the current CEO of MultiChoice South Africa and Showmax, effective December 1, 2024. This appointment comes at a time when the Multichoice Group is engaged in a lengthy process following the mandatory offer to buy all shares by the CANAL+...