By ranking among the top 25 tourist destinations to visit in 2025 according to the "WHERE TO GO IN 2025" list published by the American media outlet AFAR, a globally recognized ranking, Benin confirms the effectiveness of its international repositioning strategy. This distinction reflects the impact of reforms undertaken by...
JOLIBA TV shut down in Mali following a complaint from BURKINA FASO
According to AFP, Malian authorities have decided to shut down the local private television station Joliba TV News, following a recent complaint from Burkina Faso against the channel. Malian communications regulator HAC has decided to shut down Joliba TV News by revoking its license, a channel official told AFP on...
IPTV in Ivory Coast +3.4% in the third quarter of 2024
According to the Omedia institute, which tracks TV advertising investments by advertisers in Ivory Coast, TV advertising investments increased by 3.4% in the third quarter of 2024. Overall, IPTV grew by 34.2% in the first nine months of the year compared to the first nine months of 2023. This significant...
By the end of 2024, STARLINK will have a fleet of 6,500 satellites in LEO (Low Earth Orbit).
DATAXIS regularly publishes analyses on the positioning and strategies of major global telecommunications companies. The latest concerns STARLINK, a subsidiary of SPACE X, Elon Musk's company. STARLINK is currently the leader in the field of LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites. Low orbits allow satellites to benefit from high-quality telecommunications links...
Multi-year agreement between EUTELSAT and Q-KON
(AFP dispatch) Eutelsat Group announces the signing of a new multi-year agreement with Q-KON, a major provider of satellite solutions and services, to extend low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite services across sub-Saharan Africa. This new agreement will accelerate the rollout of high-speed, low-latency connectivity services for businesses and communities in...
Call for entries for the "Talents du Rire RFI" award
As it does every year, RFI is launching the call for entries for the "RFI Talents du Rire Award," now in its 10th edition. Created in 2015 by comedian and columnist Mamane, in partnership with Gondwana-City Productions, this award highlights new talent in French-language comedy in Africa, the Indian Ocean,...
EUTELSAT partners with Clear Blue Technologies to facilitate Internet access in Africa.
Eutelsat partners with Clear Blue Technologies, a Canadian company specializing in smart energy management. This collaboration will expand and improve connectivity solutions across Africa by launching cutting-edge, energy-efficient broadband services to support businesses and community WiFi networks, even in the most energy-constrained environments. Clear Blue's innovative energy management technologies will...
TechStart: VODACOM and AWS join forces to train young people in digital technology in the DRC
The Vodacom Foundation is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate digital development and improve access to new technologies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This initiative, called "TECHSTART," aims to equip young Congolese people with the skills they need to fill junior positions in the cloud computing...
Interview with Diara Ndiaye, journalist and founder of the "African Youth Awards" project
AWK: Diara Ndiaye, you are behind this initiative. Can you explain its objective to us? DN: Beyond my work as a journalist, I am often approached by young people who need advice, connections, or recommendations. I decided that we needed to create a platform that could really help them. My...
Senegal: IPTV down 11.6% in the third quarter
According to the Omedia institute, which measures advertising investment in television in Senegal, this fell by 11.6% in the third quarter of 2024 compared with the same period in the previous year. July, boosted by the Olympic Games, had nevertheless grown by +46.2% compared to July 2023, but August and...