The finale of the show Les Nouveaux Boss, broadcast on TV5MONDEs, took place in Abidjan on January 24 and crowned two winners from among the ten finalists. Wissal Ben Moussa and her Sand to Green solution for transforming arid land into arable land. Originally from Guelmin (Morocco) and from a...
Mediastories: The 2025 Retrospective in Pictures
Mediastories is the first television program that analyzes media and communication news in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa. This monthly program is co-produced by Adweknow and Global Africa Télésud and broadcast on Global Africa Télésud. Link to watch Mediastories: the 2025 retrospective in its entirety And for those who want to get...
The call for entries for the 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) is now open.
Every year, the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) celebrate the pan-African filmmakers, actors, and technicians who contribute to the success of the continent's film and television industry. The AMVCAs are MultiChoice's flagship initiative, dedicated to recognizing, celebrating, and rewarding African storytelling in film and television. The 12th edition will...
AES TV officially launched at the end of December 2025
Announced a year ago, AES TV, the television channel of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES), was officially launched in Bamako, the Confederation's headquarters, in the presence of the three heads of state that make up the AES: General Assimi Goïta (Mali), General Abdourahamane Tiani (Niger), and Captain Ibrahim Traoré...
CANAL+ CAN: the comeback
During the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, CANAL+ launched a temporary channel entirely dedicated to the competition: CANAL+CAN. Given the channel's success two years ago, CANAL+ has decided to repeat the initiative. Since December 1, CANAL+ CAN, the temporary channel, has been available on channel 16 for CANAL+subscribers. As in...
DSTV and CANAL+ expand their channel offerings
MultiChoice and CANAL+ are enriching the content of their offerings by broadcasting channels in local languages produced by both companies. Several channels published by MultiChoice are now available on CANAL+ in French-speaking Africa. AFRICA MAGIC HAUSA and AFRICA MAGIC YORUBA: General-interest channels in Hausa and Yoruba offering Nollywood films...
France Médias Monde: key strategic priorities in the 2026 budget
In a press release published on December 11, France Médias Monde announced the approval of the 2026 budget by the board of directors. This budget provides for a return to balance at the cost of further cost-cutting measures, while maintaining the scope of the group's activities. In a context of...
CANAL+ ordered to remove NETFLIX from its offerings in Senegal by the CNRA
In a statement released on December 10, the National Audiovisual Regulation Council (CNRA) ordered Canal+ Senegal to remove Netflix from its commercial offerings. According to the CNRA, Canal+ Senegal has included and promoted Netflix in its packages without obtaining the required agreement or providing the supporting documents proving its right...
Interview with Pape Ale Niang, Director General of Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise (RTS)
Hello, During the ceremony to launch RTS's coverage of the Africa Cup of Nations, which took place a few days ago, you announced that you had acquired the rights to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Morocco. Indeed, RTS has acquired exclusive rights to broadcast...
RT soon to be available on Senegalese digital terrestrial television?
The African Broadcasting Forum, held this week in Dakar, brought together public and private stakeholders from the audiovisual sector from several countries. Among the participants and speakers was the Russian channel RT (Russia Today), which took advantage of the event to present its strategy and development prospects in Senegal. Natalia...