All summer long, RFI is offering an exclusive radio adaptation of the soap opera "C'est la vie!" This series recounts daily life at a health center that strives to provide the best possible care to the residents of Ratanga, a fictional neighborhood in an African city, where life oscillates between...
Ivory Coast: Orange invests 180 billion CFA francs to roll out its 4G network
Orange Côte d'Ivoire, a subsidiary of the French group, is marking a new stage in the rollout of its services in Côte d'Ivoire. The operator plans to invest 181 billion CFA francs to strengthen the deployment of its 4G network in Côte d'Ivoire, thereby improving the quality of its services...
2019 Africa Cup of Nations: Everyone in Africa will be able to watch it for free!
As the Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in Egypt, television channels are finally ready to broadcast the matches and produce the debriefing, debate, and commentary programs that generally complement the channels' programming. On the public channel side, the UAR has negotiated rights for the public channels belonging to its...
CAN 2019: RFI's coverage
To mark the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, which is being held in Egypt from June 21 to July 19, 2019—the first to feature 24 teams and take place during the summer—RFI is offering exceptional coverage, broadcasting around 40 matches live on its Africa channel and on...
CAN 2019: France 24's coverage
On the occasion of the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, taking place in Egypt from June 21 to July 19, 2019, France 24 is mobilizing and offering comprehensive coverage, including dedicated news bulletins on the competition. France 24's special correspondents in Egypt, Cédric Ferreira, Yann Buxeda, Xavier...
CRTV Sports & Entertainment enters the audiovisual landscape
On June 8, Cameroon's public television station officially announced the launch of a new themed channel, CRTV Sports & Entertainment. It should be noted that this new channel is part of a major project led by CRTV since 2017. As part of its transition to digital, Charles Ndongo, director of...
African animation in the spotlight in 2020 at the ANNECY Animation Film Festival
After Japan was honored in 2019, the African continent and its animation production will be highlighted at the 2020 Annecy International Animation Film Festival through screenings, meetings, conferences, and debates. At the same time, the Institut français will organize the Africa 2020 season to illustrate the renewed partnership between France...
CANAL+ International launches Canal+ University to train African audiovisual professionals
As we mentioned in our report on cinema in French-speaking Africa, training future talent in the film industry remains a real challenge for local production. In addition to creating infrastructure and online education, private actors are supporting training to contribute to the development of careers in the audiovisual and film...
Africa Radio broadcasts in Abidjan
Africa Radio, a pan-African French-language radio project born out of the transformation of Africa N°1 Paris, was officially launched on June 12 in Abidjan, in the presence of Mr. Sidi Touré, Minister of Communication and Media. Africa N°1 has been broadcasting in France since 1992. It has now been renamed...
The 2019 African Fact Checking Awards
Launched in 2014 by the Africa Check association, the African Fact Checking Awards recognize journalists based in Africa who are committed to fact-checking. Read also: Interview with Assane Diagne, Editor-in-Chief of Africa Check – Francophone This year, the award categories will be as follows: Fact check of the year by...