FROM JUNE 11 TO JULY 11, RFI will bring its listeners all the action from the 16th European Football Championship 2020. RFI will broadcast and provide live commentary on France's matches: France vs. Germany (June 15 at 9 p.m.), Hungary-France (June 19 at 3 p.m.), Portugal-France (June 23 at 9...
AFP: "Radio Jeunesse Sahel," a new radio station to combat "violent extremism"
A radio station aimed at combating "violent extremism" is to be launched in the G5 Sahel countries, a group of five Sahelian countries that have been working together since 2017 to combat jihadism, according to official sources in Ouagadougou on Monday. Called "Radio Jeunesse Sahel," the station, which targets listeners...
FIM FM now broadcasts on frequency 95.3
On January 25, 2021, the Fréquence Médias Group officially launched FIM FM's activities in Guinea. FIM FM now broadcasts on 95.3 FM. The Guinean media group had previously announced the creation of FIM FM and FIM 24, a television channel whose official launch will be announced shortly. FIM FM and...
RFI broadcasts the first native West African fiction podcast
Since the beginning of June, RFI has been offering its listeners a new radio drama entitled "Dianké." Conceived as a 12-episode series, each lasting 20 minutes, "Dianké" addresses the topics of feminism and African youth through the story of an emancipated young African woman fighting against corruption. This new radio...
RFI Discovery Award 2020 – Call for applications
The call for entries for the 40th edition of the RFI Discoveries Prize is now open to all professional artists and musical groups from Africa, the Indian Ocean, and the Caribbean. The winner will receive a prize of €10,000, a tour of Africa, and a concert in Paris.* Candidates have...
Press release: RFI Clubs mobilize against the spread of COVID-19 in Africa
As actors on the ground involved in their communities, RFI Clubs are mobilized to relay essential information to the populations in their cities or countries about the behaviors to adopt to protect themselves against the coronavirus pandemic. They also help to disseminate preventive measures based on information produced by RFI's...
AFRICA RADIO and Gondwana-City Productions are launching a daily program entitled "We Must Save Willy."
AFRICA RADIO , successor to Africa N°1 , which arrived in Abidjan in 2019 on 91.1 FM, and Gondwana-City Productions, an Ivorian production company, announce the arrival of a new daily comedy program on AFRICA RADIO , presented by comedian Willy Dumbo. The program, entitled "Il faut sauver Willy" (We...
DRC: Buzz FM, a new station on the radio landscape
The audiovisual landscape of the Democratic Republic of Congo recently welcomed a new radio station, Buzz FM, broadcasting on 97.4 FM. Presented as an entertainment and general culture radio station, Buzz FM is owned by Divo, an advertising agency affiliated with TBWA and headed by Deo Kasongo. In addition to...
Interview with Béatrice Damiba, president of the Convergence association
A former journalist, diplomat, Minister of Information, and President of the Higher Council for Communication in Burkina Faso, Béatrice Damiba is the president of Convergence, a pan-African association created in 2015 to combat audiovisual piracy. The association's legal headquarters are located in Abidjan and it currently has around 30 members,...
RFI Challenge App Africa: the finalists for the 2019 edition
The jury members of the "RFI Challenge App Afrique" have selected the three finalists for the fourth edition from more than 400 entries received. This year's competition aims to promote the integration of new technologies in the field of urban development and smart cities in French-speaking Africa. Open to all...