With just a few months to go before the kick-off of UEFA EURO 2020, TV Media Sport has announced that it has acquired the free-to-air broadcasting rights for the tournament in sub-Saharan Africa. The rights cover 40 territories on the continent, and the agency will market a total of 15...
FIF and RTI extend and expand their partnership
The Ivorian Football Federation and RTI have signed an agreement extending and expanding their partnership, which began in 2012. The new two-year contract allows RTI to broadcast Ligue 2 matches in addition to the Ligue 1 matches it currently produces and broadcasts. Thus, while 52 Ligue 1 matches will be...
Work begins on the "Stade du Sénégal"
Sport plays an important role on the African continent. Beyond performance and entertainment, sport is also a vehicle for economic and social development for young people, a vehicle for inclusion, cultural influence, and diplomacy. Even though there is a brain drain of local talent, sporting events are flourishing and stakeholders...
VOXAFRICA launches the third season of The Voice in Abidjan
The premiere of season 3 of the pan-African show The Voice Afrique Francophone was officially launched on February 15 during an evening event in Abidjan. The Voice Afrique Francophone is a show designed and produced by the pan-African television channel VoxAfrica , which aims to provide a powerful platform for...
PANAFRICAN women gather to discuss climate change
The next edition of the Les Panafricaines forum, a network of women journalists from 54 countries across the continent, will take place on March 6 and 7, 2020, in the city of Casablanca. Launched on March 8, 2017, International Women's Day, the "Panafricaines" forum brought together for the first time...
CANAL+ and Earthtalent by Bolloré launch a call for creative solidarity projects
This project, called "Earthtalent by CANAL," aims to highlight the talents of solidarity that are changing the African continent. Are you an experienced independent filmmaker or journalist? Are you from or do you live in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Guinea, DRC, Congo, or Senegal? Would you like to make a...
OM School, Basketball Africa League, A2FT, MMA… Francophone Africa put to the test in sports
Sport plays an important role on the African continent. Beyond performance and entertainment, sport is also a vehicle for economic and social development for young people, a vehicle for inclusion, cultural influence, and diplomacy. For a continent with a young population, sport can be a real lever for change, if...
CFAO Retail launches its SUPECO brand in Côte d’Ivoire
The CFAO Retail group, a major player in African retail, announced its plans to expand into French-speaking Africa under the Supeco brand in January 2019. One year later, the group is opening its first SUPECO store in the Ivorian economic capital of Abidjan, in the municipality of Yopougon. Following on...
CANAL+ launches the third edition of Afrique au féminin (Women in Africa)
The third cohort of Afrique au féminin will produce eight reports on the theme of "Exceptional Women" for Canal+ in Africa L’Afrique au féminin, a traveling training program from Canal+ University, Canal+ International's audiovisual training label, is launching its third edition this year. L’Afrique au féminin is an initiative that...