As luck would have it, it was Group PI—which stands for People Input—comprising People Input, Dentsu, and Voïce Africa, that worked on the launch of PI-SPI (Plateforme Interopérable du Système de Paiement Instantané), the BCEAO's new payment infrastructure. Two years of quiet work, an unprecedented regional ambition, and a challenge:...
Top Facebook 2025 Ivorian channels
NCI consolidates its lead with 4.4 million followers on its Facebook page, far ahead of its competitors. The channel, which saw the strongest growth in 2024 compared to 2023, has done it again with 700,000 additional followers in one year. The Facebook page of LA 3, which was by far...
The call for entries for the 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) is now open.
Every year, the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) celebrate the pan-African filmmakers, actors, and technicians who contribute to the success of the continent's film and television industry. The AMVCAs are MultiChoice's flagship initiative, dedicated to recognizing, celebrating, and rewarding African storytelling in film and television. The 12th edition will...
Havas Africa Côte d’Ivoire: Marc Antoine Koréki appointed Managing Director
A graduate with a Master's degree in Digital Communication from Pôle Léonard de Vinci in Paris, Marc Antoine KOREKI, a citizen of Côte d'Ivoire, began his career at MARCEL (Publicis Group) in Paris, before joining Voodoo in Abidjan, then the BCEAO as digital communications officer in the governor's office. At...
2025 retrospective, consolidation of trends and new dynamics
The year 2025 consolidates several trends already mentioned in 2024, but is also characterized by the desire of private actors, whether French or African, public or private, to participate in the development of the African communications and media market. Across the continent, players in the audiovisual, information, digital, and communications...
HACA terminates contract with KANTAR TNS-MB
On December 17, 2025, the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) issued a press release informing all players in the audiovisual and advertising market (TV and radio publishers, advertisers, agencies, and advertising sales houses) that it had "terminated its service contract with KANTAR TNS-MB for the design, implementation, and operation...
Season 2 of SHAKA ILEMBE will be broadcast on CANAL+ MAGIC starting January 22, 2025.
SHAKA ILEMBE is an epic, big-budget series broadcast on the Mzansi Magic channel (Multichoice Group). Season 2 will be available to French-speaking African audiences on CANAL+ MAGIC from January 22, 2025. SHAKA ILEMBE is produced by Bomb! Productions, a South African company headed by Angus Gibson, Desirée Markgraaff, and Teboho...
CANAL+ and WARNER DISCOVERY AGREEMENT
On December 31, 2025, CANAL+ and Warner Bros. Discovery signed a new multi-year, multi-territory agreement that secures and strengthens the presence of Warner channels and content on the group's offerings in Africa, notably via MultiChoice (DStv/GOtv). The agreement renews the distribution of 12 Warner Bros. Discovery thematic channels in African...
In Mali, Studio Tamani reaches 28% of the population aged 15 and over.
Launched by Fondation Hirondelle in 2013 to inform the people of Mali and promote dialogue, Studio Tamani asked Ipsos BVA to conduct a study to better understand its audience. The Hirondelle Foundation is a Swiss non-profit organization that "provides populations facing crises with access to reliable, local, and independent information." ...
AES TV officially launched at the end of December 2025
Announced a year ago, AES TV, the television channel of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES), was officially launched in Bamako, the Confederation's headquarters, in the presence of the three heads of state that make up the AES: General Assimi Goïta (Mali), General Abdourahamane Tiani (Niger), and Captain Ibrahim Traoré...