Last July, NCI acquired the rights to the upcoming World Cup, which kicks off on November 20. As the exclusive broadcaster in Ivory Coast, how will you cover this event? The stakes are high because we have to rise to the challenge of this event, which is the biggest competition...
Who are the winners of the 2022 Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon Scholarship?
Nine years to the day after the assassination of Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon in Kidal, northern Mali, on Wednesday, November 2, RFI awarded the ninth scholarship bearing their names, created in 2014 by France Médias Monde, to Esther Senpa Blaksmedi, a journalist at CRTV Nord in Cameroon, and Henintsoa...
Côte Ouest Audiovisuel and MultiChoice strengthen their collaboration
Well established in the English-speaking world, MultiChoice aims to expand its audience in French-speaking Africa. To this end, the South African group has announced plans to strengthen its collaboration with Côte Ouest Audiovisuel, its partner of more than 10 years. MultiChoice has also chosen to entrust several thousand hours of...
Celtiis: Benin welcomes a new telephone operator
Set up by the local government and Sbin SA (Beninese digital infrastructure company), Celtiis is officially the new telephone operator launched in Benin on October 21. The latest addition is the result of South-South cooperation between Benin and Senegal through a partnership with the Sonatel Group, which is already present...
A new call for applications for Fabrique Cinéma
The call for applications for La Fabrique Cinéma 2023 is now online. La Fabrique Cinéma, a program created by the Institut français in partnership with France Médias Monde, the Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique (Sacem), and the International Organization of La Francophonie, aims to promote the emergence...
Call for applications for Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2022
On the occasion of the 4th edition of Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week and its 10th anniversary, the NGO EducommunicAfrik, in collaboration with the Deutsche Welle Akademie and the ISTC, is launching a call for applications to internet users aged between 15 and 35. The aim of this...
Launch of Africa MiTH, organized by Hapsatou Sy (Press Release)
With its inexhaustible cultural wealth, Africa shines throughout the world thanks to its diversity. Its human and natural resources, combined with a valuable culture of innovation, make it a land of endless opportunities. Shedding new light on Africa and revealing the continent's full potential is the goal of Africa MiTH...
Francis Mvemba signs with LifeTV
Fabrice Sawegnon, CEO of the Voodoo Group and Life TV, announced Francis Mvemba's arrival at Life TV this week in a Facebook post. Very little information has been leaked about the nature of the project, but the news has already set the Ivorian internet ablaze. Francis Mvemba, a Congolese entrepreneur...
Canal+ deploys Enensys' OneBeam solution in Africa
Enensys Technologies, a provider of media distribution solutions, has delivered a complete upgrade of Canal+ International's EasyTV service in Africa. Technically, the operation consists of migrating the existing DVB-T2 network in Africa from standard DVB-T2/T2MI broadcasting on the C-band to OneBeam DVB-SIS broadcasting on the Ku-band. This migration enables Canal+...
New World markets free-to-air rights for the 2022 FIFA World Cup for sub-Saharan Africa
The entire population of French-speaking sub-Saharan African countries will be able to watch the World Cup free of charge starting November 20. With five weeks to go before the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, New World TV has announced that it has signed contracts with 42 television channels...