For several months now, COVID-19 has been spreading across the globe. Sub-Saharan Africa, which had been spared until now, is no longer immune. In these uncertain times, the pandemic is pushing players in all sectors to mobilize and deploy solutions to slow its spread. On the African continent, as elsewhere,...
CAF suspends sports competitions
In response to the spread of COVID-19 around the world, the Confederation of African Football has announced the suspension of all sporting competitions scheduled for the coming months. As a result, the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and the African Nations Championship, scheduled to take place in Cameroon from...
Netflix expands into West Africa
After launching its operations in Nigeria, Netflix is now eyeing opportunities for expansion in West Africa. The VOD giant has just announced a partnership with the production company Upper Room, founded by British-Nigerian actor John Boyega, formalizing its expansion into West Africa. The agreement between the two parties will focus...
GVA Côte d’Ivoire launches CANAL BOX
Following the model already implemented in Congo, GVA Côte d’Ivoire launched CANALBOX on March 10, its ultra-high-speed internet service for the general public in Abidjan. Read also: Group Vivendi Africa rolls out Canalbox, the first FTTH ultra-high-speed internet network in Congo With its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network, GVA Côte d'Ivoire guarantees...
The CANAL+ group increased its number of subscribers in Africa by nearly 15% in 2019.
With 4,899,000 subscribers as of December 31, 2019, the CANAL+ group continues to grow, gaining 726,000 subscribers compared to the previous year. This result brings the CANAL+ group closer to the symbolic milestone of 5,000,000 subscribers, which should be easily surpassed in 2020, thanks in particular to major sporting events...
HIG Capital announces acquisition of Lagardère Sports
The American private equity fund HIG Capital, through its European subsidiary, has officially announced the signing of an agreement to acquire 75% of Lagardère Sports. In December 2019, when it received the purchase offer from HI Capital, Lagardère announced a plan to refocus its strategy on Lagardère Publishing and Lagardère...
The company "Veilleur des Médias" is expanding its activities in Gabon
The Ivorian company Veilleur des Médias has announced the expansion of its activities to Gabon. On on March 5, the media monitoring expert announced the signing of a partnership with the publisher Mediagab, which will be responsible for distributing Veilleur des Médias' strategic solutions to economic and institutional players in...
Journalist Annie Payep-NIepe launches the web TV channel "Télé Asu"
Journalist Annie Payep-Nlepe, former Head of Information at VoxAfrica Afrique Centrale, announced via her Twitter account the launch of a WebTV channel called "Télé Asu." According to the journalist, "this new Web TV channel will be dedicated to news from Cameroon and promoting local expertise for a connected and engaged...
Press release: RFI broadcasts the radio drama "C'EST LA VIE!" in Hausa
Starting Saturday, March 7, RFI in Hausa will broadcast "C'est la vie!", the radio drama series that was a huge hit last summer on RFI in French and as a podcast. The series recounts daily life at a health center that strives to provide the best possible care to the...
Netflix launches operations in Nigeria
In recent years, Africa has become the new challenge for streaming giant Netflix. Present on the continent since 2016, Netflix aims to attract new subscribers across Africa. It appears to be a major competitor for local players, even though it is currently focusing on the English-speaking region. After officially launching...