How would you describe investigative journalism in French-speaking Africa today? That's the question Ekolab asked itself. In countries where political forces exert real pressure and where resources are lacking, investigative journalism struggles to develop. Investigative work is dangerous. However, it is necessary, even crucial, to encourage the development of investigative...
Launch of the first AFRO VFX training course dedicated to special effects
With around 3,500 films produced each year, West Africa is the most prolific region on the continent. However, professional training remains a strategic issue for the development and structuring of the audiovisual industry. To address this challenge, Éric M'Boua and Mbépongo Bilamba have decided to launch a new special effects...
African Media Agency wants to train journalists across the continent
Based in Côte d'Ivoire, the pan-African communications network African Media Agency has announced the launch of a training program for journalists and content editors on the African continent. This is an accredited program designed to train local media outlets and journalists to make better use of new technologies in an...
African media outlet Etoile Africaine accelerates its development
Launched by Mame Dorine Gueye, former Content Director for the E-media Invest group, the online media outlet Etoile africaine is taking a new step in its development with the launch of a print version. Etoile africaine is a web magazine created to promote cultural and creative industries and entrepreneurship among...
How can I continue listening to RFI and FRANCE 24 in Mali?
In Mali, on the morning of Thursday, March 17, 2022, the Ministry of Territorial Administration issued a statement announcing its intention to initiate proceedings to suspend the RFI and France 24 channels. By midday, all RFI FM transmitters in Mali had been shut down, as had France 24 broadcasts. France...
CANAL+ Advertising, the leading advertising agency in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa
Following the publication of Africascope's new results for 2021, CANAL+ ADVERTISING has just published its new sales pitch. As Alexandre Cohen reminded us in the interview he gave us at the end of last year, CANAL+ ADVERTISING is the advertising agency for channels published by CANAL+ INTERNATIONAL and five partner...
Christelle Hien-Kouame from Ivory Coast wins the sixth edition of the "RFI – France 24 Africa App Challenge"
Christelle Hien-Kouame from Ivory Coast wins the sixth edition of the "RFI Africa App Challenge – France 24 Challenge, dedicated to children's education in French-speaking Africa, with her project "Prenezlesfeuilles" (Take the Notes), an app designed to provide access to the school curriculum in the form of course summaries, organized...
ORTB+: a new channel coming soon to Benin?
Several articles questioning the quality of ORTB's programming and announcing the creation of a new television channel, ORTB+, prompted a response from Jean-Philippe Erick Abraham, acting director general of the Benin Broadcasting and Television Office, who explained in an interview with Jeune Afrique that "For the past five years, ORTB...
SHORT BY ORANGE, A NEW VOD SERVICE IN BURKINA FASO
Côte Ouest, Africa's leading content distributor, has been developing a growing business in short-form video for over three years. This business now enriches its catalog of over 5,000 individual videos called "Shorts." Côte Ouest has signed an agreement with Orange Burkina Faso S.A. to launch this service in Burkina Faso...
Afrique XXI, a committed and independent media outlet, is appealing for donations
In September 2021, journalists, academics, and activists launched Afrique XXI, a new online media outlet. This free and independent media outlet aims to provide a different perspective on current events on the continent through articles, news reports, investigations, and analyses that differ from what is found in most media outlets....