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...
RFI and FRANCE 24 cover the Africa Cup of Nations
To mark the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, taking place in Cameroon from January 9 to February 6, 2022, France 24 is offering special coverage to bring the competition to life for its viewers and internet users across five continents. All the results and highlights of the...
Omedia launches a press review service
Omedia, a market research and media analysis company in sub-Saharan Africa, now offers advertisers, stakeholders, and economic operators a new press review service. This à la carte service is available in French and English and covers both print and digital media. It is based on a review that covers a...
Ciné Guimbi has launched a call for projects for its documentary film writing residency.
Ciné Guimbi has launched a call for projects for its documentary film writing residency, which will take place over two weeks in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, in late February/early March 2022. Authors from the following countries are eligible: Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Guinea-Conakry, Senegal, Mauritania, Chad, Central...
RTI unveils its ambitions for 2022
Since the launch of digital terrestrial television channels, RTI channels have faced significant competition. Now is the time to take stock of 2021, but also to look ahead to the years to come. In an interview with Adweknow, Sahifoulaye Kone, Marketing and Communications Director of the RTI group, said: "It...
Looking back: the 10 most significant news stories of 2021
The curtain falls on 2021. It has been a challenging year for Africa, but also a year full of projects. Many players have shown energy and initiative despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 2021 has once again put the spotlight on innovative players and ambitious projects that have greatly contributed to...
"Coeur d'Ebène," the new Orange Côte d'Ivoire co-production
As Ivorian cinema experiences a real boom in the audiovisual landscape, Orange Côte d'Ivoire is getting involved with "Coeur d'Ebène," an original series directed by screenwriter Fidèle Koffi and broadcast on Orange TV. This series is the result of a collaboration between Orange Côte d'Ivoire and Patricia Kalou's production company...