In 2020, funding granted by the Francophonie Image Fund reached €1,980,000. This is twice the average amount granted in previous years. By launching the Clap ACP project with the support of the European Union and the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF)...
AFRICA DIGITAL MANAGER AWARD 2021
French digital services company Inetum, which operates in six African countries, is launching the first edition of the Africa Digital Manager Award to recognize digital transformation leaders on the continent. Organized in partnership with the Ecole Centrale de Casablanca, the event will reward African managers who have led innovative and...
Disney announces new African collaboration with Kugali
Disney announces a new African collaboration with Kugali, a pan-African entertainment and animation company. This collaboration will focus on adapting the comic book "Iwájú" ("Future" in Yoruba) into an original series scheduled to air in 2022 on the Disney+ platform. Steeped in science fiction, the new series will be set...
The series "Sakho and Mangane" will be broadcast on Netflix.
The original series Sakho et Mangane, produced by CANAL+, will be available on Netflix starting December 27. Filmed entirely in Dakar, this first 100% African crime series stars two international actors, Issaka Sawadogo and Yann Gael, who play a pair of police officers tasked with investigating a series of crimes...
Ivory Coast: Advertising investment up in October 2020 (+44.2%)
According to the Omedia institute, which tracks television advertising revenue in several French-speaking African countries, TV advertising investment in Côte d'Ivoire continued to grow in October. With a 44.2% increase compared to the same month in 2019, the Ivorian advertising market continues the momentum of September, which also saw growth...
Interview with Aurélie Eliam, Hannane Ferdjani, and Khady Touré, from "Femmes d'Ici" on NCI, the New Ivorian Channel
Aurélie Eliam, Hannane Ferdjani, and Khady Toure are co-hosts of the new show Les Femmes d'Ici, which will air starting December 14 on the new Ivorian channel NCI. They talk to us about their new show. Aurélie Eliam is an actress and host. She began her career with the television...
Interview with Mamane, partner of the UN Women Côte d'Ivoire initiative
You have entered into a partnership with UN Women CIV. Can you tell us about the project? We signed this partnership with UN Women CIV because it is an initiative that is in line with my career, which has been marked by commitment. "Gondwana" reflects this ambition, which is to...
Gondwana.tv: the first 100% African comedy platform
Gondwana-City Productions and Dark Smile Productions are launching the first 100% African comedy platform, accessible via SVOD worldwide. Initiated by comedians Mamane and Jérémy Ferrari, this platform dedicated to African comedy is a world first, aiming to offer high-quality content featuring the best African comedians. Born out of the friendship...
Ivory Coast: TV viewership and internet usage in October-November 2020
Médiamétrie has published the results of the fifth wave of its regular declarative measurement of television audiences in Côte d'Ivoire, conducted from October 18 to 30, then on November 2, 7, and 8, 2020, and carried out in the field by Omedia. It should be noted that this wave of...
CŒUR AFRICA: special programming on Africa on France Télévisions
Cœur Africa, organized as part of the Africa2020 Season by France Télévisions, offers a rich and varied special program—documentaries, fiction, recordings, concerts, special events, and a unique educational offering—giving viewers of all generations a new perspective on Africa yesterday and today. This special event, which will be broadcast on linear...