Africa is the new challenge for Netflix, which has been present on the continent since 2016. It is a major competitor for local players, even though it still has a limited presence in French-speaking Africa. In 2019, the world leader in VOD officially launched its production of original African series....
Cameroon: change of dates for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
After being stripped of the organization of the last CAN 2019, Cameroon will host the next African Cup of Nations 2021, from January 9 to February 6, 2022. Following a meeting in Yaoundé on January 15, the Confederation of African Football and the Cameroonian authorities announced a change in the...
Wizall establishes itself in Mali and accelerates its development in West Africa
In an annual report on African startup financing published in March 2019, venture capital fund Partech Africa noted that financial inclusion driven by Fintech remained the most attractive sector for investment in 2018. In this sector, the startup Wizall is accelerating its development in West Africa by officially launching its...
The third season of The Voice Afrique Francophone will begin on February 15.
The third season of the television show The Voice Afrique Francophone will begin on February 15 on the pan-African channel Voxafrica. For this third season, in addition to online casting, The Voice caravan traveled through a dozen countries in 2019 to give more young talents the opportunity to enter the...
Launch of the 1,000 African Entrepreneurs Challenge
A few months ahead of the 28th Africa-France Summit, the French government has launched the CHALLENGE 1000 African Entrepreneurs in collaboration with Digital Africa. 1,000 African entrepreneurs will be invited to present their projects at the trade show dedicated to solutions for sustainable cities and territories, organized as part of...
"Collection – Reportages," the new magazine from TV5Monde
The Francophonie channel presents its new monthly news program, "Collection – Reportages." This magazine highlights stories, documents, profiles, and investigations. These reports will shed light on major global issues and challenges, such as the environment, conflicts, the fight against discrimination and poverty, and more. First episode – "In the Name...
Interview with Sabine Gomis-Faure, Director of Business for Francophone Africa at PhoenixPHD Côte d'Ivoire
Formerly Managing Director of Havas Africa in Ivory Coast, Sabine Gomis-Faure joined PhoenixPHD Ivory Coast last July as Director of Business Francophone Africa. In this interview with Adweknow, she shares her vision of the evolution of the advertising market in Ivory Coast. What are Phoenix PHD's areas of expertise? Our...
Ivory Coast will make the permanent switch from analog to digital terrestrial television on June 20.
The Minister of Communication and Media, Sidi Touré, has officially announced the date set for the switch-off of analog signals in Côte d'Ivoire, which is June 20, 2020. This is a key date for the Ivorian audiovisual landscape, which will make the definitive transition from analog to digital terrestrial television....
AFRICA RADIO and Gondwana-City Productions are launching a daily program entitled "We Must Save Willy."
AFRICA RADIO , successor to Africa N°1 , which arrived in Abidjan in 2019 on 91.1 FM, and Gondwana-City Productions, an Ivorian production company, announce the arrival of a new daily comedy program on AFRICA RADIO , presented by comedian Willy Dumbo. The program, entitled "Il faut sauver Willy" (We...