The curtain falls on the African Digital Transformation Summit. Co-organized in Morocco by CIO MAG, this 10th edition of the ATDA brought together all African digital players around the theme of "deploying a resilient, sovereign, and sustainable infrastructure to encourage African innovation." More than 300 participants attended the two-day conference,...
The Dakar Court festival will take place from December 6 to 11, 2021.
Following the launch of the CanalOlympia network (Vivendi) in 2017, Mati Diop's success at the Cannes Film Festival, the creation of a training center by director Alain Gomis, and the upcoming opening of a Pathé Gaumont multiplex, Senegalese cinema appears to have a bright future ahead. The year 2021 was...
Brand Africa will recognize and rank the "Best Places in Africa"
Brand Africa will recognize and rank the "Best Places in Africa" for tourism, investment, and citizen engagement in Africa. Brand Africa today launched "Brand Africa | Best Places in Africa," a pan-African initiative to recognize and rank the best places for tourism, investment, and citizen engagement in Africa. The initiative...
The Ivorian LONACI Ligue 1 extends its contract with CANAL+
Following on from the contract signed five years ago granting it the broadcasting rights for Ivorian Ligue 1 matches, the CANAL+ group and the FIF have signed a renewal of this agreement, granting it exclusive TV broadcasting rights for Ivorian LONACI Ligue 1 matches for the 2021-2022 season. The Ivorian...
#ROITV3: Third part of the SNPTV/EKIMETRICS study
The SNPTV has just published the third part of its study on TV effectiveness, initiated three years ago in partnership with Ekimetrics, which reviews the universal characteristics of TV effectiveness. The study covers six years of in-depth data and analyzes more than 250 econometric models across a wide range of...
Interview with Baya Ciamala – Co-Founder of BAZIKS
Baya Ciamala works for one of the country's largest radio stations, Radio Okapi, as a presenter and producer, while also running Baziks, based in the DRC, on a part-time basis. As co-founder of the startup, his ambition is to support the structuring of the music industry in Africa, starting with...
Cryptocurrencies: what are the challenges for African countries?
Nigeria, Africa's leading power, has officially launched its cryptocurrency, the eNaira. This currency, available to all citizens, is issued by the country's central bank. It is equivalent to the national currency and is therefore fully exchangeable with the Naira. The government has stated that this virtual currency was launched to...
Spotify expands into two new French-speaking African countries
On the continent, as in the rest of the world, the digital revolution has completely transformed the music industry. New consumption patterns are emerging and online music platforms are developing. Musical richness, a young population, high mobile penetration rates, and a proliferation of initiatives to democratize internet access are all...
AFP and Google reach agreement on remuneration for content used
This long battle is finally coming to an end. For several years, the French media have been demanding remuneration for the use of excerpts and content by the GOOGLE search engine. This battle, led by the Alliance de la presse d'information générale (APIG) on behalf of the European Copyright Directive,...
A+ Ivoire signs partnership agreement with Gaou Productions, owned by singer A’Salfo
The A+ Ivoire channel has signed a partnership agreement with Gaou Productions to broadcast a new music program called "FEMUA en immersion." Since November 7, the channel has been broadcasting this new musical event every Sunday until December on the CANAL+ group's channel. Launched in 2008 by A'Salfo, leader of...