The International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF), Radio France Internationale (RFI), and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) are jointly launching a call for entries for the seventh edition of the Francophone Media Innovation Award on July 1, 2022. Applications will be accepted from July 1 to August 31, 2022, on the...
An African Super League in 2023
The CAF president announced at his last press conference that the African Super League will be launched in August 2023. Details of the competition will be revealed in Tanzania on August 10, 2022, during the 44th CAF Ordinary General Assembly. However, some information, which will be confirmed next August, has...
Series of announcements during the CAF President's press conference
Patrice Motsepe, President of CAF, made several announcements during his latest press conference: In addition to postponing the Africa Cup of Nations to January 2024 and creating the Super Champions League, it was decided that the Champions League final will now be played over two legs. The 2022 African Super...
PlaYce and Carrefour inaugurated in Cameroon
After the two PlaYce shopping centers in Côte d'Ivoire located in Marcory and La Palmeraie, CFAO has finally opened its third shopping center in sub-Saharan Africa and its first in Central Africa. Located in the heart of the city, this shopping center, which has 12,000 m² of retail space and...
CANAL+ acquires ZACU entertainment
The CANAL+ group has announced the acquisition of Zacu Entertainment, Rwanda's leading producer and distributor of audiovisual content, further strengthening its development on the continent. With this acquisition, CANAL+ now has "more than 500 hours of new films and series produced each year and a catalog of 700 hours, all...
2022 White Paper: New operational recommendations in seven areas
Christian Cappe, Director General of the Luchon TV Festival, organized a presentation on Thursday, July 7, of proposals for "a five-year audiovisual policy in the French-speaking world," developed with the help of seven working groups that met during the Luchon TV Festival's professional meetings last February. These recommendations are a...
Events: November 23-25, 2022: The 4th Indian Ocean Meetings – January 31-February 5, 2023: Luchon Festival
At the presentation of the 2022 White Paper of the Francophone Union held on Thursday, July 7, Christian Cappe, its president and also Director General of the Luchon Festival, unveiled the dates of the upcoming events he is organizing. The 4th Indian Ocean Meetings will take place from November 23...
Sport News Africa launches its magazine
Sport News Africa (SNA), the sports news platform launched in 2020, is diversifying and launching its first online magazine: THE MAG! With an offbeat and "impertinent" tone, the new online magazine will feature personalities from the world of African sports as well as in-depth reports. The first issue features two...
Côte Ouest Audiovisuel launches a competition for amateur filmmakers in Burkina Faso
Côte Ouest Audiovisuel and Orange Burkina launch the "Make it short" amateur videographer competition in Burkina Faso. A few months after the launch of the SHORT by ORANGE platform, Côte Ouest and Orange Burkina Faso are joining forces once again to launch the MAKE IT SHORT amateur videographer competition in...