Negomedia, the media and digital consulting agency founded by Ahmadou Gueye and based in Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Morocco, has just published a study on the evolution of the Senegalese advertising market. Key findings With a gross investment of 21.3 billion CFA francs, Senegal's advertising market closed 2025 down 21%...
The International Women's Film Festival will take place from February 3 to 7, 2026, in Cotonou.
The International Women's Film Festival (FIFF) in Cotonou is an initiative of the Association Ecran Bénin, led by Cornelia GLELE. It will take place from February 3 to 7, 2026, in Cotonou. Held every two years, FIFF has established itself, edition after edition, as the meeting place for women from...
Jeune Afrique banned in MALI
(AFP dispatch) On Friday, Malian authorities announced a ban on the sale and distribution of the weekly magazine Jeune Afrique (JA) in the country, accusing it of "glorifying terrorism," "defamation," and "inciting hatred." "The circulation, distribution, and sale of the newspaper Jeune Afrique are prohibited in all forms in Mali," according...
Top YouTube channel in Senegal: Marodi TV breaks records
With 8.46 million subscribers, MARODI crushes the competition, but it is its growth over the past year that is particularly impressive: in one year, MARODI TV has gained more than 1,380,000 subscribers on YouTube. The YouTube channel has accumulated over 4.4 billion views, with more than 5,700 videos uploaded. Some...
How the trio of dentsu SSA, VOICE Africa, and People Input staged the BCEAO's PI-SPI campaign
As luck would have it, it was Group PI—which stands for People Input—comprising People Input, Dentsu, and Voïce Africa, that worked on the launch of PI-SPI (Plateforme Interopérable du Système de Paiement Instantané), the BCEAO's new payment infrastructure. Two years of quiet work, an unprecedented regional ambition, and a challenge:...
Top Facebook 2025 Ivorian channels
NCI consolidates its lead with 4.4 million followers on its Facebook page, far ahead of its competitors. The channel, which saw the strongest growth in 2024 compared to 2023, has done it again with 700,000 additional followers in one year. The Facebook page of LA 3, which was by far...
The call for entries for the 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) is now open.
Every year, the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) celebrate the pan-African filmmakers, actors, and technicians who contribute to the success of the continent's film and television industry. The AMVCAs are MultiChoice's flagship initiative, dedicated to recognizing, celebrating, and rewarding African storytelling in film and television. The 12th edition will...
Havas Africa Côte d’Ivoire: Marc Antoine Koréki appointed Managing Director
A graduate with a Master's degree in Digital Communication from Pôle Léonard de Vinci in Paris, Marc Antoine KOREKI, a citizen of Côte d'Ivoire, began his career at MARCEL (Publicis Group) in Paris, before joining Voodoo in Abidjan, then the BCEAO as digital communications officer in the governor's office. At...
2025 retrospective, consolidation of trends and new dynamics
The year 2025 consolidates several trends already mentioned in 2024, but is also characterized by the desire of private actors, whether French or African, public or private, to participate in the development of the African communications and media market. Across the continent, players in the audiovisual, information, digital, and communications...
HACA terminates contract with KANTAR TNS-MB
On December 17, 2025, the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) issued a press release informing all players in the audiovisual and advertising market (TV and radio publishers, advertisers, agencies, and advertising sales houses) that it had "terminated its service contract with KANTAR TNS-MB for the design, implementation, and operation...