NCI, La 3, and A+ Ivoire occupy the top three spots in the rankings based on the number of Facebook followers in Ivory Coast. While not an indicator of audience size, the number of followers on a television channel's Facebook page is indicative of its popularity and influence among a...
Feature: Series produced in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa in 2021
MANJAK, MAMI WATA, DERRIERE L’EAU, IMPACT, VOYAGE DE REVE... these are the names of some of the series produced and broadcast in 2021. Despite the health crisis, the audiovisual production sector in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa continues to grow, driven by a new generation of talent, fueled by the liberalization of...
Series produced in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa in 2021
MANJAK, MAMI WATA, DERRIERE L’EAU, IMPACT, VOYAGE DE REVE... these are the names of some of the series produced and broadcast in 2021. Despite the health crisis, the audiovisual production sector in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa continues to grow, driven by a new generation of talent, fueled by the liberalization of...
Interview with Alexandre Rideau, CEO of Senegalese production company Keewu
Alexandre Rideau is the CEO of Senegalese production company Keewu. Founded in Senegal in 2012, Keewu joined French group Lagardère Studio in October 2015. Since 2020, Keewu has been part of the Mediawan group, which acquired Lagardère Studios. Producer of the famous series "C'est la vie" and "Wara," Alexandre Rideau...
Interview with Marjorie Vella, Deputy Program Director at TV5Monde
TV5MONDE shines across all its channels, throughout the year, thanks to African productions. Looking back on 2021, how would you sum up the past year in terms of African audiovisual production? It should be noted that the health crisis has had a significant impact on the audiovisual sector in Africa,...
Les Trois Lascars surpasses 50,000 admissions
LES TROIS LASCARS, the latest comedy from Burkinabe director Boubakar DIALLO, co-produced by CANAL+ INTERNATIONAL, has been a huge hit with sub-Saharan African audiences since its theatrical release in early November 2021. Distributed in 12 African countries, notably across the CANALOLYMPIA and MAJESTIC networks in Ivory Coast, the film has...
Africa Check signs an open letter to YouTube's leadership team
Africa Check joins fact-checkers around the world in writing an open letter to Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube. "We note that YouTube is one of the main vectors of online misinformation in the world. This is a major concern within our global community of fact-checkers. We note the glaring absence...
Adweknow wishes you a wonderful 2022!
The year 2022 is off to a strong start with an event that is generating public enthusiasm across Africa: the Africa Cup of Nations. After being postponed twice, the CAN is finally taking place in Cameroon, featuring the best African teams and the world's best players. This is a rare...
Interview with Gnama Baddy Dega, producer and founder of Skyprod
Can you tell us about your production company? What do you do? In 2003, I moved to Guadeloupe, where I set up my first company. Initially, this company specialized in video equipment rental. After a few years, I moved into audiovisual media, specifically audiovisual production. That's why I created my...
Adweknow wishes you a wonderful 2022.
The year 2022 is off to a strong start with an event that is generating public enthusiasm across Africa: the Africa Cup of Nations. After being postponed twice, the CAN is finally taking place in Cameroon, featuring the best African teams and the world's best players. This is a rare...