Joyce Sagoe is the marketing and communications director for Société Générale's Ivorian subsidiary. Since July, she has also been responsible for regional communications for sub-Saharan Africa, covering 14 countries. With 20 years of experience in marketing and communications, she began her career at Unilever and then moved on to Ocean...
Dérapages, the hit Senegalese series on NCI starting November 17, 2020
Dérapages is a series that has been hugely successful in Senegal. Never before seen in Côte d'Ivoire, it will be broadcast in prime time every Tuesday from November 17 on NCI, the Nouvelle Chaine Ivoirienne. This series, produced by Abdoulahad Wone (Buzz Studios), who already enjoyed great success in 2017...
Marodi TV surpasses 10 million views on YouTube with an advertisement
Following the series "Maitresse d'un homme marié" (Mistress of a Married Man), Pod et Marichou, and the web series created for the Patisen brand, Marodi TV stands out in the production sector with series that have racked up millions of views online, not to mention their popularity with Senegalese viewers....
Orange launches Djoliba, its fiber optic network in West Africa
At the AfricaTech Festival international event, the Orange Group announced the commercial launch of Djoliba, a pan-African terrestrial fiber optic network. The new backbone, comprising 10,000 km of terrestrial network and 10,000 km of submarine cable, covers eight African countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, and...
The Digital Transformation Conference in Africa, November 25 and 25, 2020
The 9th edition of the Digital Transformation Conference in Africa will once again bring together players from the African digital ecosystem, but like most events planned during the health crisis, it will take place digitally. On November 25 and 26, key decision-makers from Africa, Europe, Asia, and the United States...
"Private Conversation," a podcast about African success stories
It was one of the major topics discussed at Adicomdays 2020, the African digital creativity event: the "voice," and more specifically podcasts, which raise questions about their future on the continent and their ability to become more widespread. As Diane Audrey N'Gako pointed out on this occasion: "Culturally, we are...
Interview with Méhiugnim Tchabou, founder of the digital platform ZOPITAUX ET MOI
Méhiugnim Tchabou is a doctor at Lomé University Hospital and coordinator of a health communication and education platform called Les Zopitaux et Moi, created in 2017. He is the winner of the Grand Prix Coup de Coeur awarded by TV5monde at the latest Adicomawards. Can you tell us about your...
Lagardère Studios, the audiovisual production and distribution subsidiary of the Lagardère group, joins Mediawan
Mediawan has just announced the completion of its acquisition of Lagardère Studios, the production and distribution subsidiary of the Lagardère Group. Founded five years ago by Pierre-Antoine Capton, Xavier Niel, and Mathieu Pigasse, Mediawan has become one of Europe's leading producers of fiction, film, and documentaries, with a portfolio of...
A museum dedicated to the heritage of RTS will soon be built in Dakar
Senegalese Radio and Television (RTS, public broadcaster) will soon build a museum on its premises with a view to "giving soul to the archives," announced its director general, Racine Talla, on Tuesday. "We are going to rebuild the memory of RTS by giving soul to our archives. The images and...
Study: Jumia Food reviews its activities in Côte d'Ivoire in 2020
The boom in smartphones, the growth of the middle class, and the development of the internet are all factors that have contributed to the growth of e-commerce in Côte d'Ivoire. Jumia, the major player in this field in French-speaking Africa, has been operating in Côte d'Ivoire since 2013 through its...