(Press release) Airtel Africa announces an agreement with SpaceX to offer Starlink broadband internet services to its African customers. SpaceX has currently acquired the necessary licenses in nine of the 14 countries covered by Airtel Africa. Operating licenses for the remaining five countries are in the process of being obtained.Through...
CANNES 2025: The Africa Pavilion, a pan-African showcase
Since 2019, the Pavillon Afriques has established itself as a central venue in the International Village. In 2025, it returned with an extensive program: masterclasses, workshops, round tables, and film screenings focusing on four main themes: animation, co-production, artificial intelligence, and Caribbean culture. This year, the Africa Pavilion offered another...
Merit France acquires stake in Pathé
Pathé, the leading film production and cinema operator in Europe and Africa, announces a strategic partnership with Merit France, the holding company of the Saadé family, which already owns the RMC group (RMC and BFM). With this investment, Merit France acquires a 20% stake in Pathé and continues its diversification...
TV5 Monde suspended again in Mali
The media regulatory authority, the High Authority for Communication of Mali (HAC), has sent a letter to local audiovisual service distributors requesting that they stop broadcasting TV5Monde until further notice. The High Authority for Communication in Mali (HAC) has criticized the media outlet for "failing to uphold its duty of...
CANAL+ UNIVERSITY launches a call for projects aimed at young African creators
CANAL+UNIVERSITY, in partnership with Convergence and the French Development Agency (AFD), is launching a call for projects aimed at young African creators who are invited to produce an original and socially conscious short film on the theme: "African Youth and Audiovisual Media: Different Perspectives." The call for proposals is strictly...
Havas Africa is looking for a Content Strategist
Havas Africa is looking for a Content Strategist to join its team in Abidjan Mainresponsibilities As a Content Strategist, you will play a key role in designing, planning, and optimizing content for our clients. You will work closely with the creative and digital teams to: Develop editorial strategies for social...
Interview with André AGID, President of Global Media Group
André AGID defines himself as a digital and media entrepreneur. After graduating from Sciences Po Paris in 1996 (Ecofi), and following a period of cooperation in Lebanon, he founded the GAYA agency in 2002. He took over as CEO of Telesud between 2020 and 2022. After acquiring the Archriss agency...
Call for entries for the third edition of the CANEX Shorts competition
(Press release) Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX), a program of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has announced the third edition of its short film competition, CANEX Shorts, designed to recognize and celebrate the talents of young filmmakers from Africa and the diaspora. Filmmakers aged 18 to 35 can enter the competition...
Achraf HAKIMI wins the Marc-Vivien Foé Award RFI – France 24
(Press release) Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defender Achraf Hakimi, 26, has won the Marc-Vivien Foé RFI - FRANCE 24 Award for the best African player in France's Ligue 1 during the 2024-2025 season. Nominated four times, he came second in the last edition. He finished ahead of Ivorian striker Evann Nguessand...
Africa Film Fund: $1 billion to transform the African film industry
Afreximbank launches Africa Film Fund, a $1 billion fund aimed at transforming the African film and audiovisual industry by overcoming the structural barriers that hinder its development. Faced with a lack of infrastructure (there are fewer than 2,000 movie theaters across Africa for more than a billion inhabitants), the limitations...