The Minister of Communication, Telecommunications, and Digital Technology, Alioune Sall, presented, in the presence of government agencies and technical services, the Dakar City Council, the Association of Advertising Professionals of Senegal (APRPS), and members of the Coordination of Press Associations of Senegal, an ambitious draft bill that takes into account...
Partnership between CANAL+ and CAF for the training of young sports journalists
CAF and CANAL+ International have entered into a three-year strategic partnership aimed at developing training programs for young African talent in the field of sports journalism as part of the CANAL+ University initiative.This partnership, signed by CAF Secretary General Véron Mosengo-Omba and Jacques Dupuy, President of CANAL+ International, aims to...
Jean Martial Adou confirmed as CEO of RTI.
Jean Martial Adou was appointed acting Director General of RTI in July 2024 following the dismissal of his predecessor, Mr. Fausseni Dembélé. Mr. Adou has therefore just been confirmed as Director General by the Board of Directors of Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivoirienne during a regular meeting held on Friday, December 27,...
Call for entries for the 2026 Cotonou International Women's Film Festival
The Cotonou International Women's Film Festival (FIFF) will take place from February 3 to 7, 2026, in Cotonou. Registration to join the official selection for FIFF Cotonou 2026 is now open and will close on August 30, 2025. The Festival aims to promote films made by women on subjects of...
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025
We would like to take this opportunity in our last newsletter of the year to wish you all a wonderful new year. We hope that 2025 will enable you to bring your projects to fruition and that your initiatives will be crowned with success. In 2025, Adweknow will continue to...
2024 in Retrospect: A Year of Upheaval and Opportunity for African Media
The year 2024 was marked by the variously appreciated positions and interventions of public authorities, but also by a fierce determination on the part of private actors to participate in the undeniable development of the African communications and media market. Across the continent, players in the audiovisual, information, digital, and...
The strong comeback of professional events in French-speaking Africa
After the COVID years, during which most key events were suspended, transformed into virtual meetings, or simply disappeared, festivals, trade shows, conferences, and major events have regained their central place, demonstrating professionals' continued appetite for exchange and networking. In the field of audiovisual and film production, there was no shortage...
Senegal, Benin, Ivory Coast, and Burkina Faso: in the race for audiovisual leadership in West Africa
In recent years, West Africa has seen a rise in its creative industries, particularly in the audiovisual and film sectors. Senegal, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso, backed by strong political will, are competing to establish themselves as major hubs, with the ambition of attracting investors and creators, promoting their...
CANAL+ acquires MultiChoice: Towards the creation of a continental television leader
The merger between French group CANAL+ and South African operator MultiChoice is a major event in the African audiovisual landscape. CANAL+'s takeover of MultiChoice is expected to result, in April 2025, in the creation of a leading player in the African pay-TV market. A multi-step process The entire year 2024...
Report on work carried out on the National AI Strategy in Côte d'Ivoire
The 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭è𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐮𝐦é𝐫𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 led the development of the 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭é𝐠𝐢𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐝'𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 (𝐈𝐀) 𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐧é𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐧 𝐂ô𝐭𝐞 𝐝’𝐈𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐫𝐞 by involving the main players in the digital ecosystem.Work began in April 2024 with preliminary discussions aimed at laying the foundations for...