For the start of the 2019 season, CANAL+ Afrique has unveiled its latest programming additions. In addition to Le Parlement du Rire, which marks its grand return every Sunday at 7 p.m., CANAL+ Afrique has announced the broadcast of two new daily dramas starting in October: Oasis, a 20-episode series...
The cast of MTV Shuga Babi has now been revealed
A few months after the official launch of the first French-language version of the international MTV Shuga program, the MTV Staying Alive Foundation, which is in charge of production, has unveiled the cast for the first season. Ivory Coast is hosting this first version, MTV Shuga Babi. The series traces...
Press release: A+ Ivoire strengthens its programming schedule
At a press conference held on September 5, A+ Ivoire unveiled its new program schedule for fall 2019. A+ IVOIRE is strengthening its program schedule with the arrival of new shows and original series co-produced by the channel. Launched on January 15, 2019, the A+ IVOIRE television channel has won...
Press release: 35°Nord agency strengthens its teams to support its growth
35°Nord, the consulting and strategic communications agency dedicated to the African continent, announces the arrival of three new employees to strengthen its teams and support the company's growth. Adrien LORILLER joins the agency as Director of Development. With a bachelor's degree in Human and Social Sciences (STAPS) and an MBA...
Africascope 2019: press release from TV5Monde Afrique
TV5Monde Afrique, the leading international channel in French-speaking Africa among viewers aged 30 and over According to the latest Africascope* study, TV5MONDE Afrique is watched every week by nearly one in two viewers (47.4%) aged 30 and over, maintaining its position as the leading international channel in terms of weekly...
CFI supports African media in the fight against fake news
A subsidiary of France Médias Monde, Canal France International (CFI) works to promote the development of media in the Global South. As part of its Vérifox Afrique project, created to curb the spread of fake news on the continent, CFI has launched a call for applications to select 15 African...
China strengthens its presence in the African media landscape
Beyond investments and infrastructure in African markets, such as the monumental "One Belt One Road" project, China is organizing more and more events to strengthen relations with Africa. The eighth meeting of the China-Africa Think Tank Forum took place in Beijing on August 27 and 28. Ambassadors from African countries...
Press release: TV5Monde broadcasts the series "Population of Africa"
New on TV5MONDE this fall 2019. TV5MONDE, the French-language channel, will broadcast exclusively from Saturday, September 7, and throughout the year, a new program dedicated to the men and women who are changing Africa: "Population d'Afrique" (Africa's Population). West and Central Africa are experiencing significant population growth (+2.7% per year),...
DRC: Launch of the 2019 Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon Scholarship
RFI is organizing the sixth "Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon Scholarship" in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, following the first five editions in Mali in 2014, Madagascar in 2015, Benin in 2016, Senegal in 2017, and Côte d'Ivoire last year. Created in tribute to its two reporters murdered on November...
FIFA: Fatma Samoura calls for centralization of World Cup qualifying rights
FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura recently sent a letter to the presidents of the 54 African federations regarding the centralization of broadcasting rights for the qualifiers for the next two FIFA World Cups. In June 2019, Fatma Samoura was appointed, in addition to her existing duties, as FIFA's general delegate...