Under the impetus of Mamane and his company Gondwana Productions, African comedy has been experiencing a particular boom over the past decade. Convinced that African comedians should be able to make a living from their art, he decided in 2015 to launch Abidjan Capitale du Rire, Africa's first comedy festival....
Douala Series 3 will take place in November 2026.
The third edition of the Douala Pan-African Series Festival, originally scheduled for 2025, has been postponed and will now take place from November 12 to 14, 2026. Douala Series is organized by the cultural association Festival Panafricain de Série de Douala, created to promote African culture through television series. The...
Khaby Lame reaches a milestone with a strategic sale worth nearly $1 billion
Khaby Lame continues to write one of the most spectacular success stories in the creator economy. Born in Senegal in 2000 and living in Italy since childhood, the TikTok star has just signed a strategic deal estimated to be worth $975 million. The transaction, announced on February 2, 2026, involves...
Orange is the new CP (content player)
Often perceived solely as a telecom operator, Orange is changing its status in Africa. In recent months, the group has stepped up its initiatives in audiovisual content, entertainment, and media. Films, series, streaming platforms, partnerships with African creators, local productions, sports... Orange is continuing and expanding its content creation efforts,...
"Castes, les Amours Interdites" (Caste, Forbidden Love), the new Ivorian series on NCI
On January 19, NCI began broadcasting a new Ivorian series: CASTES, LES AMOURS INTERDITES (Caste Systems, Forbidden Love). CASTES, LES AMOURS INTERDITES is co-produced with Orange and Franck Vlehi's company, LULLY GRACE PRODUCTION, which also produced the series BUZZ broadcast on NCI a year ago and Les coups de la...
Abidjan, Capital of Laughter, celebrates its 11th anniversary
Gondwana City Productions, led by Catherine Guérin and comedian MAMANE, will Abidjan, the capital of laughter, from February 13 to 15 Three unique evenings will be devoted to comedy: On February 13, the evening event will be held at the Gondwana Club at 9 p.m. with the best African stand-up...
Season 2 of SHAKA ILEMBE will be broadcast on CANAL+ MAGIC starting January 22, 2025.
SHAKA ILEMBE is an epic, big-budget series broadcast on the Mzansi Magic channel (Multichoice Group). Season 2 will be available to French-speaking African audiences on CANAL+ MAGIC from January 22, 2025. SHAKA ILEMBE is produced by Bomb! Productions, a South African company headed by Angus Gibson, Desirée Markgraaff, and Teboho...
CANAL+ and WARNER DISCOVERY AGREEMENT
On December 31, 2025, CANAL+ and Warner Bros. Discovery signed a new multi-year, multi-territory agreement that secures and strengthens the presence of Warner channels and content on the group's offerings in Africa, notably via MultiChoice (DStv/GOtv). The agreement renews the distribution of 12 Warner Bros. Discovery thematic channels in African...
In Mali, Studio Tamani reaches 28% of the population aged 15 and over.
Launched by Fondation Hirondelle in 2013 to inform the people of Mali and promote dialogue, Studio Tamani asked Ipsos BVA to conduct a study to better understand its audience. The Hirondelle Foundation is a Swiss non-profit organization that "provides populations facing crises with access to reliable, local, and independent information." ...
NEW BOSSES, on TV5MONDE starting December 5
During her back-to-school conference, Kim Younes, president of TV5MONDE, highlighted NOUVEAUX BOSS, which aims to showcase African youth. This new program will be broadcast in more than 200 countries over eight weeks and is the first audiovisual competition to give global visibility to innovators from the continent and celebrate the...