On Wednesday, October 1, France Médias Monde launched ZOA ("the lucky star" in Central Africa), a new 100% digital media outlet designed by and for young French-speaking Africans. Its main mission is to portray Africa as it is experienced, imagined, and transformed by its youth, giving a voice to those...
After SICA, SIMA
Following Côte d'Ivoire, which hosted the third edition of the Abidjan International Audiovisual Content Exhibition (SICA) in Abidjan last June, it is now Senegal's turn to launch the first edition of a new event that will bring together media professionals, public institutions, technical partners, and digital companies: the International Media...
Launch of the KAVA streaming platform in Nigeria
KAVA, the new streaming platform dedicated exclusively to Nollywood and African content, launched in July 2025 in Lagos, Nigeria, will be rolled out globally in August 2025 with a release in the United Kingdom also targeting the African diaspora. KAVA is the result of a collaboration between two heavyweights in...
France Médias Monde: solid results despite a tense international context
France Médias Monde (FMM) confirms its strategic position among the most influential international media outlets, despite a global environment marked by geopolitical crises and budgetary constraints. Meeting on May 6, 2025, under the chairmanship of Marie-Christine Saragosse, the Board of Directors of France Médias Monde (FMM) praised the group's performance,...
The supervision of news media.
As in 2023, news media faced increasing pressure in 2024 in the Sahel countries, but also in other countries in West and Central Africa. Suspensions, temporary bans, and administrative constraints limit their ability to report freely and undermine their operations. In the three Sahel countries—Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso—news media...
TV5MONDE: Suspension lifted in MALI and BURKINA FASO
For various reasons related to the coverage of current events, the Burkinabe authorities decided to suspend TV5Monde Afrique twice: first on April 28 for a two-week suspension, and then on June 18 for a period of six months. The Malian High Authority for Communication (HAC) suspended the channel for three...
BBC suspended for three months in Niger
The junta in Niger has announced a three-month suspension of the British broadcaster BBC, a decision that adds to the list of Western media outlets sanctioned in Sahelian countries governed by military regimes that came to power through coups. The BBC is accused of broadcasting "misinformation aimed at destabilizing social peace...
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...
Media and Society: the 19th edition is now available
The 19th edition of the book Médias et sociétés (Media and Society) written by Francis Balle, professor emeritus of political science at Paris-Panthéon-Assas University and former member of the French Broadcasting Authority, has just been published. This book, co-authored this year with Alexandre Joux, professor at the School of Journalism...
The future governance of CANAL+ SA is taking shape
The Vivendi Group's Combined Shareholders' Meeting will be held on December 9 and will examine resolutions to approve the separation of Canal+, Havas, and Louis Hachette Group. The press release issued by Vivendi on this occasion specifies, among other things, the governance structure that will be implemented with regard to...