While the website www.lafaaac.com already allows users to explore all of their training courses, this new site invites visitors to delve into the heart of their programs and projects rolled out over the past six years. Visitors can discover these different projects and their concrete impacts, and learn more about...
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast: an exemplary success
While in France there is concern about how the Paris Olympic Games, scheduled for next summer, will be received, Côte d'Ivoire is proudly celebrating the exemplary success of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) hosted on its soil. Although some people expressed criticism or concern in the weeks leading...
Call for entries for the AFRICAP festival
The AFRICAP festival will take place from November 7 to 16, 2024, in Toulouse. The call for entries for this festival is officially open and will close on March 17. To register, click here. Registration is free and open to films produced between January 2022 and February 2024.Films must be...
Restoration of WALF TV signal in SENEGAL
On February 4, Walf TV had its broadcasting license "permanently" revoked at the request of the Senegalese Minister of Communication, on the grounds of "inciting violence" after organizing a debate on the Senegalese government's decision to postpone the presidential elections scheduled for February 25. Following numerous protests from the local...
The Cotonou International Women's Film Festival (FIFF Cotonou) will take place from February 20 to 24, 2024.
The third edition of the Cotonou International Women's Film Festival (FIFF COTONOU) will be held from February 20 to 24, 2024, at the French Institute and Artisttik Africa in Cotonou. Created in 2019, the FIFF COTONOU highlights the work of African female filmmakers every two years. Eighteen films representing 15...
CANAL+ / MULTICHOICE: new developments
New twists and turns in the CANAL+ MULTIVISION soap opera Following the submission on February 1 of a "non-binding indicative" offer from CANAL+ to the MultiChoice Board of Directors, the latter stated in a press release: "While the Board of Directors is open to all means of maximizing shareholder value,...
Chrismain Babala, new Director of Communications at A+ Benin
With 15 years of expertise in communications, Chrismain Babala served as Head of Brand and Communications at CANAL+ GABON, following positions at AG Partners, BGFI, and McCann Ericksson.
The second edition of the Dakar Series festival will take place from May 6 to 11, 2024.
Dakar Series, the pan-African series festival, returns to the Senegalese capital from May 6 to 11, 2024, for its second edition. Launched in 2023 by Séraphine Angoula, Dakar Series brings together professionals and enthusiasts of television series and offers preview screenings, an African competition, and big-screen showings of the best...
The dates for the next World Cup have been officially announced
The next FIFA World Cup, officially named the FIFA World Cup 2026™ - Canada, Mexico, and the United States, will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026. For the first time, it will bring together 48 teams and will take place in three different countries: Canada, Mexico, and...
AFRIC’ART Progress will launch a call for projects on February 15
A few months ago, at the Africa Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival, we met Bintou Faye, producer and founder, along with other young African filmmakers, of a unique association called AFRIC'ART PROGRESS, which works to promote the culture and collective of young African producers. In 2024, Afric'art Progress is...