The results of the 2019 AFRICASCOPE study were impacted by the interruption of RFI's signal for nearly three weeks in January. This situation benefited TOP CONGO, which strengthened its leading position, reaching 24.2% audience share and achieving a 48% increase compared to the previous year. RFI, whose frequency was cut...
Congo Brazzaville: RFI wins overwhelming approval
The Congolese radio landscape in Brazzaville is dominated by RFI. However, in January 2019, RFI was disrupted by a broadcast interruption in the DRC, which also affected reception of the station in Brazzaville. As a result, RFI lost nearly 7 points in audience share over the period compared to 2018....
2019 African Women Journalist Award
APO Group, a pan-African communications consulting firm, has announced the composition of the jury for the 2019 APO Group African Woman Journalist Award. This award recognizes, celebrates, and encourages African women journalists who support female entrepreneurship in Africa. The jury will be responsible for selecting the winner, whose name will...
The Voodoo agency is running Orange's "pass Mix" campaign.
The Voodoo agency is running the "pass Mix" campaign on behalf of Orange: Description Pass Mix passes are new passes that offer more data, more calls, and more text messages. They now replace the Illimix and Novamix passes. The new passes are available from 150 F at #111#. Mechanism TV...
Burkina Faso: Ciné Guimbi to open its doors in the first half of 2020
The reopening of Ciné Guimbi in Burkina Faso to the public will be postponed. Work on the iconic cinema is running a few months behind schedule. The end of the renovation project, initially planned for November 21, will be postponed until the first half of 2020. The announcement was made...
CFAO: Yaoundé welcomes a new shopping center
Two years after opening its first shopping center in Douala, Carrefour, as part of its partnership with CFAO Retail, is preparing to open a second supermarket in Yaoundé. According to Agence Ecofin, the opening is scheduled for October 9. A major player in African retail, CFAO had already opened its...
Stad'Afric launches its app
Stad'Afric, the leading channel for French-speaking African sports and athletes, is expanding into the digital realm with a new app. Broadcast in France and across Africa via cable and satellite operators, and worldwide via the internet, Stad'Afric now makes all African sports news available free of charge via its app...
Senegal in the running for the Oscars
This year, the Cannes Film Festival crowned Africa. Two filmmakers from the continent shone in the awards at this 72nd edition, including Mati Diop, a French-Senegalese director who chose to present her film "Atlantique" under the name of Africa. Up against cinema giants such as Quentin Tarantino, Terrence Malik, and...
ECOWAS: Free incoming calls while roaming planned for the end of December 2019
People living in the ECOWAS region should be able to benefit from free incoming calls while roaming by the end of December 2019. Ministers responsible for telecommunications/ICT in ECOWAS member countries met in Ouagadougou on October 4 to implement the Community Regulation on roaming on public mobile communications networks. This...
SENEGAL: Tigo Senegal changes its name to Free Senegal
One year after the dispute between the SAGA Africa Holdings Limited consortium and the Wari group over its sale, Tigo, Senegal's second-largest mobile operator, is changing its name to Free Senegal. The news was announced during the brand's 20th anniversary celebrations and made official on the operator's Twitter account and...