After Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and more recently Senegal, Facebook has announced the rollout of its Fact Checking program in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This initiative is the result of a partnership between AFP, France 24 Observers, and Congolese journalists who work daily to combat the spread of fake...
Ivory Coast: the 6ème Sens agency creates the Amora campaign
Poster campaign for the Amora brand in Ivory Coast, created by the 6ème Sens agency. Read also: Interview with Alexandre Barry, Managing Director of the 6ème Sens agency
Gabon: a short film competition to denounce violence against women
Gabon's First Lady, Sylvia Bongo Odimba, has launched a short film competition through her foundation to raise awareness of violence against women. Organized by the Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Foundation for the Family, the "Coup 2 cœur" competition invites participants to create a 5-minute production denouncing violence against girls and women....
RFI Challenge App Africa: the ten winners selected
The jury for the fourth edition of the Africa App Challenge has delivered its first verdict. The ten selected entries come from Cameroon, Ivory Coast, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, among others. Launched on July 8, the fourth edition of the RFI Africa App Challenge is now in its...
Djibril Ouattara appointed Chief Executive Officer of MTN Côte d'Ivoire
A few weeks after Feddy Tchala resigned for personal reasons, MTN Group announced the appointment of Djibril Ouattara as the new CEO of MTN Côte d'Ivoire. Djibril Ouattara's professional background includes positions as head of MTN Congo, CANAL+ Côte d'Ivoire, and Atlantique Telecom in Togo. He will officially take up...
TOP 5 TV AUDIENCES in Senegal: TFM still at the top
With 24.4%, TFM remains the clear leader in Senegal and has even seen a slight increase compared to 2018. In second place, NOVELAS TV obtained 10.6% of the audience share, followed by SEN TV with 7.9%. BEIN Sport came in fourth with 6.2% of the audience share. It is worth...
GABON: TOP 5 TV AUDIENCES
The TOP 5 most watched channels in GABON consist exclusively of channels from the CANAL+ group. NOVELAS TV consolidates its first place and progresses slightly to 13.6% audience share, followed by the combined channels CANAL+ SPORT (9.7%) and NOLLYWOOD TV, which declines slightly. A+ enters the TOP 5 and takes...
EQUINOXE, Cameroon's leading radio station
According to the results of the 2019 Africascope study on radio audiences, EQUINOXE is now the most listened-to station in Cameroon. EQUINOXE has grown its audience share by 2.4 points, overtaking both RFI and the national radio station CRTV, which occupied the top two spots in 2018. In fourth place,...
Ivory Coast: Religious radio stations are gaining strength, Nostalgie is the leading commercial station
According to the results of the 2019 AFRICASCOPE study, the Top 5 Radio stations show significant changes compared to the previous year. The Muslim religious station AL BAYANE, in first place, dominates the Ivorian landscape and has made significant progress compared to last year (+3.5 points in audience share). RFI,...
Gabon: RFI still leads the way
According to the results of the 2019 AFRICASCOPE study, RFI retains its top spot with a very high audience share, despite a slight decline compared to the previous year. URBAN FM consolidates its second place with a 2.4 point increase in audience share. RTG1 moves up two places despite a...