Beyond the renovation of Ciné Guimbi, the Association de Soutien du Cinéma au Burkina Faso (Association for the Support of Cinema in Burkina Faso), which is in charge of the project, has signed a partnership agreement with FESPACO. Since 2013, FESPACO has been supporting the renovation project for Ciné Guimbi,...
"Parents, Mode d'Emploi" (Parents, Instructions for Use) – Season 5 starting February 3 on TV5Monde Afrique
TV5MONDE, the French-language channel, will exclusively broadcast season 5 of the African series "Parents, Mode d'emploi" starting February 3. TV5MONDE Afrique, which pre-purchased the series, will air this new season every day from Monday to Sunday at 9:00 p.m. (UTC). REVIEW – Two reruns will be broadcast the following day...
The pan-African channel Africanews is set to reorganize
Faced with a difficult economic climate, the pan-African 24-hour news channel Africanews, launched in 2016, is preparing a reorganization that will have "no impact on its programming" but could affect employment, a spokesperson for its parent company Euronews told AFP on Wednesday. "In view of the complex situation in the...
Interview with Nicolas Goldstein, co-founder of Talenteum Africa
1_ Can you describe your activities? Talenteum is the first Social Bridging web platform. It offers professional opportunities to African talents who are ready to work remotely with companies around the world. Our partner companies are looking for long-term skills that are difficult to find in their home countries. Talenteum...
DTT awareness: exceeds 50% in Ivory Coast according to Médiametrie
The latest results of the DTT barometer in Côte d'Ivoire published by Médiamétrie show that more than half (51.7%) of individuals aged 15 and over living in Abidjan and Bouaké are familiar with DTT. Just one year ago, only 9.1% of the population in these two cities said they were...
René Bourgouin, new President of HACA Côte d'Ivoire
On January 29, 2020, the Council of Ministers appointed Mr. René Bourgouin as President of the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) under the Ministry of Communication and Media. It should be noted that the HACA is the body responsible for regulating the audiovisual sector in Côte d'Ivoire. The new...
Startup Box Ivoire, a media outlet dedicated to startup news in Ivory Coast
With growth of more than 7% since 2018 (World Bank), Côte d'Ivoire has established itself as a true digital hub in West Africa. This context favors the emergence and development of start-ups in the country. To reflect this reality, the media outlet Startupvboxivoire has been reporting on tech and startup...
JCDecaux wins advertising concession for Libreville International Airport
The French advertising giant announced via its subsidiary in Gabon that it had won a contract for the exclusive advertising rights at Libreville International Airport for a period of ten years. Under this new contract, JCDecaux Gabon, a subsidiary jointly owned by the Bolloré Group in partnership with the Gabonese...
Interview with Alizée Dallemagne, coordinator of the Digital Lab Africa program
What is Digital Lab Africa? The Digital Lab Africa program was created in 2016. It is a pan-African acceleration program dedicated to the creative industries. We work in several areas and sectors of African digital creation: animation, video games, digital art, music, and virtual reality. Initially, the program was an...
AFRICANEWS: A future in limbo?
According to Jeune Afrique, Africanews management has announced to its employees that the pan-African channel will cease operations at the end of February 2019. Launched in 2016, the pan-African channel Africanews, headed by François Chignac, provided 24-hour coverage of news and economics in sub-Saharan Africa. As we mentioned in our...