The CAF Executive Committee is organizing a meeting on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. GMT via videoconference to formulate guidelines for the resumption of African football competitions. In response to the spread of COVID-19 around the world, the Confederation of African Football announced in March that all sporting...
DECATHLON continues its expansion in Ivory Coast
Despite the economic difficulties linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, French sports equipment group Decathlon is continuing its expansion into African markets. A few years after first setting up in Côte d'Ivoire, Decathlon is growing its presence in the Ivorian market with the official opening of a new store on June...
LIFE TV, the suspense is over: switch on Friday, June 26 at 8 p.m.
Douglas Mbiandou, founder of the "10,000 Coders" project, is organizing a webinar (8 p.m. France time) inviting experts from the DATA, Artificial Intelligence, and Blockchain communities to raise awareness among African youth about artificial intelligence and its opportunities. Read also: Interview with Douglas Mbiandou, founder of Objis and 10,000 Coders...
Netflix teams up with EbonyLife Media to strengthen its position in Nigeria
2020 is shaping up to be a prolific year for global streaming giant Netflix. After officially launching its operations in Nigeria and West Africa through a partnership with production company Upper Room, Netflix is now joining forces with Mo Abudu, CEO of EbonyLife Media, one of Nigeria's leading media groups....
RFI broadcasts the first native West African fiction podcast
Since the beginning of June, RFI has been offering its listeners a new radio drama entitled "Dianké." Conceived as a 12-episode series, each lasting 20 minutes, "Dianké" addresses the topics of feminism and African youth through the story of an emancipated young African woman fighting against corruption. This new radio...
MTV SHUGA BABI prepares for its second season with an online casting call
The MTV Staying Alive Foundation (MTV SAF) is organizing auditions for the second season of its MTV Shuga Babi series. Following the success of the first season, which aired on RTI and NCI, the series will once again be produced in Côte d'Ivoire with the support of Unitaid and numerous...
"CACAO," the new family saga from CANAL+ Original
CANAL+ continues its commitment to creating original African content. Following "Invisibles," the first series produced on the continent, "Sakho et Mangane ," and more recently the series "Agent," CANAL+ presents a new original creation, the series "CACAO." Designed as a 12-episode, 50-minute series, the new show was produced by Tanka...
"Musiques en Fête" on the New Ivorian Channel for Music Day
To mark Music Day, the French Institute of Côte d'Ivoire and NCI, the New Ivorian Channel, are joining forces to present "Musiques en fêtes," a television program dedicated to Ivorian music in all its diversity. Under the artistic direction of Malik Kebe, the program will be co-hosted by Jean Charles...
Melody d'Afrique expands its distribution with StarTimes
MELODY D'AFRIQUE, the leading Afro heritage channel, is expanding its distribution thanks to a distribution partnership signed with StarTimes. Already available since its launch in France on ORANGE, FREE, SFR Numéricable, Bouygues, and WATCH IT, the channel will now cover 30 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa by joining the StarTimes offering,...
RFI Discovery Award 2020 – Call for applications
The call for entries for the 40th edition of the RFI Discoveries Prize is now open to all professional artists and musical groups from Africa, the Indian Ocean, and the Caribbean. The winner will receive a prize of €10,000, a tour of Africa, and a concert in Paris.* Candidates have...