In April 2024, the authorities in Burkina Faso suspended the TV channel TV5Monde and access to its website, along with six other international media outlets: Deutsche Welle, Ouest-France, Le Monde, Apanews, The Guardian, and Agence Ecofin. Now it's Voice of America's turn to be suspended for three months. The decision...
Interview with Mehdi El Alj, CEO of African Cristal Festival
The ninth edition of the African Cristal Festival has come to an end in Casablanca. What are your initial thoughts? This year, the African Cristal Festival took place over one day: with an awards ceremony, of course, but also with conferences featuring inspiring speakers. We wanted a format that encouraged...
Press release from the TV5MONDE Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of TV5MONDE, chaired by Delphine Ernotte Cunci, Chairwoman of France Télévisions, today unanimously appointed Ms. Kim Younes Charbit to the position of Chairwoman and CEO of TV5MONDE for a five-year term. a position that had been filled on an interim basis since July 2024 by Mr....
Film Lab Africa Senegal launches several professional workshops in Senegal
Supported by the British Council, Film Lab Africa is offering a series of professional workshops that will take place from November 2024 to March 2025.The program covers screenwriting, directing, production, cinematography, sound, and more! It includes online sessions, in-person meetings with industry experts, screenings, and the production of four short...
The Pathé Cap Sud cinema in Abidjan joins the CANAL+ ADVERTISING ABIDJAN portfolio
Canal+ Advertising has just signed a partnership agreement with the PATHE SUD cinema in Abidjan, giving it exclusive rights to market advertising space in the complex's six theaters to its clients. Launched in April 2024, the Pathé Cap Sud cinema in Abidjan has six theaters, including two VIP theaters, with...
The Parliament of Laughter: a long-running show.
Filming for the next season of Le Parlement du Rire will take place in Abidjan from October 9 to 18. This will be the 18th season of this cult comedy show produced by Gondwana Productions and broadcast on CANAL+. The first season aired on CANAL+ in 2016, based on a...
Willy Dumbo, star of a commercial for Betclic
Willy Dumbo, the star presenter of Life TV who hosts the daily show Willy à midi, is the lead actor in the latest commercial produced by the Blue Lions/South Next group agency for BETCLIC. A famous personality transformed into a basketball player with supernatural powers, lots of special effects, a...
The 19th Francophonie Summit will take place on October 4 and 5, 2024.
France will host the 19th Francophonie Summit in Villers-Cotterêts on October 4 and 5. This event brings together the 88 member states and governments of the OIF to define the strategic directions of La Francophonie. This is the first time in 33 years that it has been held in France....
Kwame Senou appointed to the PRCA Global Advisory Council.
Kwame Senou, President of THOP (The Holding Opinion and Public, a group of integrated communications agencies in French-speaking Africa), has just been appointed to the Global Advisory Board of the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA). The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) is the leading professional association for the...
E-commerce: Launch of AYNID in Ivory Coast
On September 30, 2024, AYNID was officially launched in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. This new e-commerce startup promises to transform business practices by meeting the needs of local businesses and consumers with an all-in-one platform that simplifies online transactions while providing a seamless and secure experience. Mr. Cédric Oka Baidai, founder...