FIFA has announced the launch of a tender process for the media rights to the following four competitions: - The FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 - The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 - The FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019 - FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The media rights for these...
Nostalgie Côte d'Ivoire, the most popular radio station among Ivorians
50.5% of Ivorians spontaneously mention Nostalgie when asked "which radio stations do you know, even if only by name." It is by far the best-known radio station among Ivorians and is also one of the most listened to. With a 13.2% audience share among the population aged 5 and over,...
"Women of Africa in Action": portraits of women leaders
Women's Month is a time to promote change and give greater voice to women across the continent. To tell the story of Africa today is to tell the stories of its initiatives, projects, synergies, and dynamics... But it is also to tell the stories of women who inspire, undertake, orchestrate,...
"Thriller and Talents": CFI and Acacia Films launch a call for projects
Acacia Films, a Burkinabe audiovisual production company, will launch production of a 12 x 52-minute thriller series filmed in Burkina Faso at the end of 2019. To carry out this project, Acacia Films wants to bring together the continent's best writing talent. In collaboration with CFI, the Burkinabe company is...
South African telecoms company MTN expands into digital
With 233 million users in Africa in 2018, the MTN Group continues to roll out its services in the 21 countries on the continent where it operates. Since March, the South African telecoms company has been making a series of announcements, gradually revealing its ambitions for 2019. On March 4,...
Interview with Grégoire Ndjaka, Director General of the African Broadcasting Union
Grégoire Ndjaka graduated from the Yaoundé School of Journalism in 1988. He then continued his studies in France and Quebec, in Montreal. Upon returning to Cameroon, he worked for two years at the Ministry of Communication before being recruited by CRTV, where he held several positions: Director of Radio Programs,...
A look back at the 50th anniversary of Fespaco
The land of honest men has once again honored African cinema with the organization of the 26th edition of FESPACO. This anniversary edition, organized around the theme "Memory and Future of African Cinema," took place from February 23 to March 2. This year, 165 films from 26 African countries were...
The NBA unveils its ambitions for Africa
Just a few months after the creation of the first NBA Academy Africa in Dakar, aimed at identifying talent and structuring African basketball, the NBA is continuing its expansion and exporting itself to the continent. For the first time in the association's history, the NBA has announced the creation in...
Conference on "Media, Business, and Music in Africa" with Olivier Laouchez, founder of TRACE
"Within ten years, the African music market will be bigger than the European market." Olivier Nusse, CEO of Universal Music France, on lesechos.fr. But which media for which music in Africa today? Olivier Laouchez, CEO of Trace TV, will host a conference on the subject. He will share his experience...
"Women of Africa in Action," TV5Monde's new short program featuring an all-female cast
TV5MONDE, the French-language channel, will broadcast exclusively from March 1st for one month a new short program dedicated to portraits of influential women in Africa: "Women of Africa in Action." International Women's Day will thus be celebrated every day in March on TV5MONDE, in addition to March 8th. Designed by...