In recent years, French-speaking Africa has been rediscovering movie theaters. The 1990s saw the successive closure of various theaters in major cities across French-speaking Africa, depriving populations of popular cinema. However, in recent years, theater renovations and the creation of multiplexes have been on the rise. Alongside international networks such...
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, first West African writer to win the prestigious Prix Goncourt
In 2018, Diégane Latyr Faye, a young Senegalese writer, discovered a legendary book in Paris, published in 1938: Le Labyrinthe de l'inhumain (The Labyrinth of the Inhuman). The author, described at the time as the "Negro Rimbaud," disappeared without a trace after the scandal sparked by the publication of his...
Les 3 Lascars, the new comedy co-produced by CANAL+
Following LE BONNET DE MODIBO, Burkinabe director Boubacar Diallo has released a new comedy entitled LES TROIS LASCARS, which recently won the ECOWAS Special Prize at the 27th edition of Fespaco. From November 5, the film will be available in all CanalOlympia theaters, Majestic and IF cinemas in Abidjan, IF...
AFRO VFX: the program to train African youth in special effects
With around 3,500 films produced each year, West Africa is the most prolific region on the continent. However, professional training remains a strategic issue for the development and structuring of the audiovisual industry. To address this challenge, Éric M'Boua and Mbépongo Bilamba have decided to launch a new special effects...
"Témoins d'actu" (Witnesses to the News), RFI's new news podcast
Starting November 9, every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m., RFI will release a new 10-minute podcast produced with a special correspondent, reporter, or expert: "Témoins d'actu" with Alexandra Cagnard. These podcasts will provide an opportunity to go behind the scenes of an event and share anecdotes and emotions experienced...
MABOKE TV, the new 100% Lingala channel from the CANAL+ group
On Tuesday, November 2, the CANAL+ Group officially launched MABOKE TV, the first channel dedicated entirely to fiction in Lingala. MABOKE TV is produced by the CANAL+ Group in sub-Saharan Africa and offers a selection of the best Maboke series with two daily shows from Monday to Friday. At launch,...
Radio Côte d’Ivoire celebrates its sixtieth anniversary
Radio Côte d'Ivoire celebrated its 60th anniversary on October 26 at the Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire. This event, co-sponsored by Prime Minister Patrick Achi and Minister of Communication, Media, and Francophonie Amadou Coulibaly, was attended by numerous figures from the political and artistic worlds, media professionals, former journalists and presenters...
Yves Emery joins Kantar Insights France's Media & Creative BU
Yves Emery has been appointed Commercial Director, Audience & Media, within the Media & Creative BU at Kantar Insights France, headed by Anne-Lise Toursel. He works alongside Florence Ginier and her team of audience experts and is responsible for developing the reach of our benchmark audience studies, OneNext and AfricaScope....
Madam… Sir, triple winner at the 2021 Canal2’or awards
Under the theme "Unmasking our talents," the 13th Canal2'or ceremony organized by CANAL2 International was held on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at the Best Western Hotel in Douala. More than 200 nominees competed in 21 categories. The series Madame... Monsieur, directed by Ebenezer Kipombia, was particularly honored, winning the awards...
Interview with Samantha Biffot, director of the series Mami Wata
Samantha Biffot is the creator of Mami Wata, le mystère d'Iveza, an eight-episode Gabonese television series, each episode lasting fifty-two minutes, co-produced by CANAL+ International. On October 22, the series received the silver trophy at FESPACO in the "Series" category. What are the strengths of the series? The series is...