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...
NCI acquires rights to Ivorian sitcom "Chez Les Koffi"
NCI, the new Ivorian channel that began broadcasting on December 12, has announced the signing of a contract to acquire the rights to the series "Chez Les Koffi," produced by Icône Media. The series, written and produced by Anselm NFA, depicts the daily life of an Ivorian family through funny...
FESPACO and Ciné Guimbi sign a partnership agreement
Beyond the renovation of Ciné Guimbi, the Association de Soutien du Cinéma au Burkina Faso (Association for the Support of Cinema in Burkina Faso), which is in charge of the project, has signed a partnership agreement with FESPACO. Since 2013, FESPACO has been supporting the renovation project for Ciné Guimbi,...
"Parents, Mode d'Emploi" (Parents, Instructions for Use) – Season 5 starting February 3 on TV5Monde Afrique
TV5MONDE, the French-language channel, will exclusively broadcast season 5 of the African series "Parents, Mode d'emploi" starting February 3. TV5MONDE Afrique, which pre-purchased the series, will air this new season every day from Monday to Sunday at 9:00 p.m. (UTC). REVIEW – Two reruns will be broadcast the following day...
The pan-African channel Africanews is set to reorganize
Faced with a difficult economic climate, the pan-African 24-hour news channel Africanews, launched in 2016, is preparing a reorganization that will have "no impact on its programming" but could affect employment, a spokesperson for its parent company Euronews told AFP on Wednesday. "In view of the complex situation in the...
René Bourgouin, new President of HACA Côte d'Ivoire
On January 29, 2020, the Council of Ministers appointed Mr. René Bourgouin as President of the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) under the Ministry of Communication and Media. It should be noted that the HACA is the body responsible for regulating the audiovisual sector in Côte d'Ivoire. The new...