La Nouvelle Chaîne Ivoirienne (NCI) won the Best Generalist, News, and Programming Channel Award 2021 at the 2nd Business Awards, held on December 11 in Abidjan. The Business Awards were created by Amos BEONAHO, former President of the Union of Journalists of Côte d'Ivoire, to promote excellence and celebrate top...
Who is Amie Ouattara Kouamé, founder of Ayana Media?
Amie Ouattara Kouamé is part of a young generation that is shaking up Africa and changing the status quo. Behind this name lies a media outlet dedicated to women, created in 2011: Ayana Webzine, the first women's web magazine created in Côte d'Ivoire by the young woman. More than just...
SAMUEL Eto’o, new president of FECAFOOT
With just a few days to go before the start of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) has just elected a new president, Samuel Eto'o. He will hold this position for the next four years. The program that enabled Samuel Eto'o to win...
CANAL+'s magazine program "Enquête d'Afrique" returns to the African continent.
CANAL+'s magazine program "Enquête d'Afrique" is returning to the African continent. This is a first in the history of this flagship CANAL+ Afrique program. As a reminder, "Enquête d'Afrique" is a magazine program featuring in-depth reports and investigations dedicated to current events on the continent. Presented by Patrick Fandio, the...
Group Vivendi Africa launches its activities in the DRC
The Democratic Republic of Congo has officially become the seventh country in which Vivendi Africa Group operates. GVA DRC officially launched its commercial activities on December 10 in Kinshasa in the presence of the Ministers of PTNTIC, Digital Technology, and Scientific Research, as well as the Special Advisor to the...
The MTV Staying Alive Foundation presents the documentary "MTV Shuga Babi in Real Life."
On World AIDS Day, the MTV Staying Alive Foundation (MTV SAF) presents "MTV Shuga Babi in Real Life." Carole Cissé (Emlys), Prestige KUÉ (Grâce), Rémy Adan (Matéo), and Abraham Jackson (Ange Alex) went to meet young people who, like their characters, are experiencing unique situations in real life. Artists Serge...
Digital dividend: a potential windfall for African countries
In French-speaking Africa, the transition to DTT is being finalized in many countries. In Côte d'Ivoire, the analog signal was switched off on November 13, 2021, and all DTT channels are now operational. In Senegal, 85% of sites are now in service, covering 90% of the population. In Benin, 95%...
Interview with Alexandre Cohen, CEO of CANAL+ Advertising
Alexandre Cohen, who previously managed CANAL+ subsidiaries in Gabon and then Togo, has been CEO of CANAL+ ADVERTISING for the past year. CANAL+ ADVERTISING is the advertising agency for channels published by CANAL+ INTERNATIONAL and other publishers. Could you tell us about your career and what you have learned after...
Universal Music Africa Academy holds its first training workshops
Since expanding its activities to the African continent, Universal Music's ambition has been to discover and reveal new talent, build a lucrative African market for artists, and develop a network of expertise. To take this further, the major label is launching a training program with the launch of the Universal...
10 nominees for the 7th edition of the RFI Talents du Rire Award
The 10 nominees for the 7th edition of the RFI Talents du Rire Award are as follows: Initiated by comedian Mamane, a columnist* on the global radio station, in collaboration with RFI and Gondwana-City Productions, this award showcases new talent in comedy and rewards a young French-speaking artist from Africa,...