The African Media Awards, organized by the Pan-African Journalists Network, will honor media professionals on the continent each year. For its first edition, the jury chose to reward two specialties in broadcast journalism, namely the best radio and television news presenters from the twelve French-speaking African countries that participated in...
Pixagility, champion of growth
According to the ranking compiled by Les Echos and published in February 2022, the multi-service video platform PIXAGILITY is one of the 500 French companies leading the way in growth. For the second year running, PIXAGILITY ranks among the most dynamic companies in France, based on revenue growth between 2017...
DISCOSPORT, a new B2B event dedicated to sports
Basic Lead, the event agency known for organizing pan-African B2B events such as DISCOP, has decided to create a new event entirely dedicated to sport in all its professional dimensions. DISCOSPORT will take place on September 20 and 21 at the Kigali Convention Center in Rwanda. It will bring together...
Fox News International launches in Africa
FOX News International, the global broadcasting service of FOX News Media, has announced that it is expanding its distribution in Africa starting February 17. The service will be available in Egypt, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Zambia, bringing its presence to 44 countries worldwide. This expansion into...
Interview with Mamadou Oury Diallo, Deputy Director of FIM24
What is your background? In 2010, I actively participated in the presidential campaign alongside a candidate. After this historic political event, which saw Guinea's first democratic election and brought Alpha Condé to power, I seized the opportunity to work as a program host for Gangan TV, the country's first private...
RFI: Who are the ten finalists of the 2021 Africa App Challenge?
The jury for the sixth edition of the App Africa Challenge has delivered its verdict. The ten selected entries come from Cameroon, Mauritania, Rwanda, and other countries. Launched on October 8, the sixth edition of the App Africa Challenge has announced its first ten winners. This year's challenge was to...
MTV Shuga Babi and META launch a mini-series in Ivory Coast
To mark Safer Internet Day, the MTV Staying Alive Foundation (MTV SAF) and Meta (formerly Facebook) are joining forces to launch a mini web series in Ivory Coast. Building on the success of the MTV Shuga Babi series, this special edition aims to raise awareness among young people about responsible...
Galaxie Africa and CANAL+ University launch the "Demain l'Afrique" competition
Once again, CANAL+ University and Galaxie Africa are committed to training journalists and filmmakers in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa. Together, they are launching a new call for applications to help professionalize eight journalists/producers/individuals with experience in television or radio. The aim of this call for applications is to invite participants to...
Women's Month starting March 1 with CANAL+ Advertising
International Women's Day will take place on March 8, as it does every year. Women will be in the spotlight on the channels managed by CANAL+ ADVERTISING, which will be offering special programming for the occasion: - TV5Monde with "Femmes d'Afrique en Action" (African Women in Action): 31 portraits of...
NCI, the New Ivorian Channel on Orange France
NCI, the New Ivorian Channel, is now available to the Ivorian diaspora on channel 599 of the Orange France package. Subscribers will be able to watch all of the channel's programs as it continues its international expansion: NCI is already available in France on the African packages of: FREE No....