As every year, the African continent has been able to draw on its driving forces, young entrepreneurs and leaders, to demonstrate its ability to initiate, innovate, and show dynamism. To highlight these young African economic leaders destined to play a leading role, the Choiseul Institute has once again compiled a...
TV5MONDE: Season 2 of Wara available on the TV5MONDEplus platform
On October 4, TV5MONDE will launch the second season of the hit series WARA: "LA DESTINEE D'AÏCHA" on its free global French-language platform TV5MONDEplus. This six-episode, 45-minute socio-political series, created by Charli Beleteau based on an original idea by Magagi Issoufou Sani, was directed by Oumar Diack and Marc R'Ogayoni...
CANAL+ and HACA join forces to combat piracy
According to a recent press release, the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) in Côte d'Ivoire brought together representatives from the CANAL+ group, the National Union of Telecommunications Companies (UNETEL), and Internet service providers to discuss and identify concrete solutions to combat piracy of audiovisual content. This meeting led to...
The Adweknow Meetings Program 2023
Below is the program for the 2023 Adweknow Meetings, where we will present the Guide to Audiovisual and Film Production in French-speaking Africa and discuss the topics covered in the guide: Production, Financing, and Training. Program: 8:30–9:30 a.m.: Welcome reception for participants 9:30-9:45 a.m.: Introduction: Pierre and René Saal, Adweknow...
Senegalese journalists establish a Peer Tribunal
The Council for the Observation of Ethical and Professional Standards in the Media in Senegal (CORED) officially established its peer tribunal on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 10 a.m., at the Maison de la Presse in Dakar. This announcement was made in a press release issued by the president of...
TéléSud television channel closes its doors
Telesud, the television channel owned by Amougou Belinga, has announced that it is closing its doors in Paris. Laurent Leleux, Telesud's editor-in-chief, shared the news on his LinkedIn account, expressing his gratitude for the opportunities afforded to him over the past three years. "It's official, Telesud is closing its doors....
African Series Night 2023 at the Ecrans Noirs Festival
The African Series Night, an event organized each year at several African festivals by Patou Films Production, returns this year to the Ecrans Noirs Festival. The event will take place at the French Institute in Yaoundé on October 19 from 8 p.m. to midnight and will feature episodes from well-known...
The next edition of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 will take place in MOROCCO.
The Confederation of African Football has awarded the organization of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025 to Morocco and the 2027 edition to Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The allocation of the 2025 and 2027 Africa Cup of Nations was made based on detailed reports from independent evaluation firms...
Register for the first ADWEKNOW Meetings
Producers, directors, actors, screenwriters, editors, channel managers, program distributors, training organization managers, students, journalists...we look forward to seeing you for a morning of discussions with the community of African storytellers. To register, click here
Two major decisions by the HACA to regulate the advertising market and sports rights
The first decision published by the HACA on September 21 concerns the protection of the Ivorian television advertising market in favor of public and private free-to-air television broadcasters in Côte d'Ivoire. Article 1: "In the television sector, the sale of advertising space to advertisers is reserved for publishers of Ivorian...