The media regulatory authority, the High Authority for Communication of Mali (HAC), has sent a letter to local audiovisual service distributors requesting that they stop broadcasting TV5Monde until further notice. The High Authority for Communication in Mali (HAC) has criticized the media outlet for "failing to uphold its duty of...
CANAL+ UNIVERSITY launches a call for projects aimed at young African creators
CANAL+UNIVERSITY, in partnership with Convergence and the French Development Agency (AFD), is launching a call for projects aimed at young African creators who are invited to produce an original and socially conscious short film on the theme: "African Youth and Audiovisual Media: Different Perspectives." The call for proposals is strictly...
Interview with André AGID, President of Global Media Group
André AGID defines himself as a digital and media entrepreneur. After graduating from Sciences Po Paris in 1996 (Ecofi), and following a period of cooperation in Lebanon, he founded the GAYA agency in 2002. He took over as CEO of Telesud between 2020 and 2022. After acquiring the Archriss agency...
Call for entries for the third edition of the CANEX Shorts competition
(Press release) Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX), a program of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has announced the third edition of its short film competition, CANEX Shorts, designed to recognize and celebrate the talents of young filmmakers from Africa and the diaspora. Filmmakers aged 18 to 35 can enter the competition...
Achraf HAKIMI wins the Marc-Vivien Foé Award RFI – France 24
(Press release) Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defender Achraf Hakimi, 26, has won the Marc-Vivien Foé RFI - FRANCE 24 Award for the best African player in France's Ligue 1 during the 2024-2025 season. Nominated four times, he came second in the last edition. He finished ahead of Ivorian striker Evann Nguessand...
Africa Film Fund: $1 billion to transform the African film industry
Afreximbank launches Africa Film Fund, a $1 billion fund aimed at transforming the African film and audiovisual industry by overcoming the structural barriers that hinder its development. Faced with a lack of infrastructure (there are fewer than 2,000 movie theaters across Africa for more than a billion inhabitants), the limitations...
RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025: Francophone Africa and press freedom
As it does every year, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published its annual press freedom index on May 2. RSF 2025 RANKING in French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa GABON - 41st place worldwide MAURITANIA - 50th place worldwide IVORY COAST - 64th place worldwide REPUBLIC OF CONGO - 71st place worldwide CENTRAL AFRICAN...
Interview with Angela AQUEREBURU, Executive Director of the SRTB
Adweknow: The Beninese government, under the leadership of President Talon, has taken numerous initiatives in the media and digital sectors: the launch of A+ Benin, the end of analog broadcasting, calls for projects, co-production with TV5MONDE and Mediawan, the launch of a channel in local languages, etc. How does SRTB,...
France Médias Monde: solid results despite a tense international context
France Médias Monde (FMM) confirms its strategic position among the most influential international media outlets, despite a global environment marked by geopolitical crises and budgetary constraints. Meeting on May 6, 2025, under the chairmanship of Marie-Christine Saragosse, the Board of Directors of France Médias Monde (FMM) praised the group's performance,...
Benin, 9th country for CANALBOX
On April 30, 2025, Vivendi Africa Group (GVA), now part of CANAL+ Group, officially launched its CANALBOX fiber optic internet service in Benin. The launch ceremony was attended by representatives from the Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP), the Ministry of Digital Affairs, and the Ministry of Economy and...