Winner of the National Award of Excellence for the Development of Communication (awarded by the State of Côte d'Ivoire), Michel Russel Lohoré is a familiar face in the Ivorian media landscape. He was a contributor to Fraternité Matin, the only Ivorian daily newspaper at the time, before the advent of...
Interview with Mamane for the 10th anniversary of Gondwana City Productions
Gondwana City Productions is celebrating its 10th anniversary. How would you sum up these ten years of activity? When I look back, I can only be delighted. The results are more than positive because we have overcome every challenge we have faced since our creation in Abidjan. We know Africa,...
Interview with Séraphine Angoula, Director of Development in the Film and Audiovisual Industry in Africa
After a career at Canal+ and then StudioCANAL, where she was in charge of programming and film release strategy in France, she joined the CanalOlympia network as Marketing and Programming Director for the network of 18 theaters in 12 African countries. After the Covid-19 pandemic brought cinema operators to a...
Interview with David Monsoh, founder of BBLACK TV
Can you tell us about BBLACK TV? The BBLACK! brand was created in 2010 on the initiative of Sébastien GADJARD, and since 2013, I have been creating BBLACK Africa for the continent, so next year we will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of this wonderful channel! BBLACK is a brand...
Interview with Kahi Lumumba, founder and CEO of Totem Experience
You organized the first ADICOMWATCH on Thursday, March 31, at the Majestic Cinema Prima in Abidjan. Did it go as you hoped? Absolutely! We are very satisfied with how the event went: all the seats were sold out in a few days, many agencies came with their entire teams, and...
Interview with Olivier Guillaume Madiba, CEO of Kiro'o Games
Olivier Guillaume MADIBA is, as he says, a "pure product" of Cameroon. Born in Cameroon, he studied in the country before embarking on entrepreneurship at the age of 21 with a first startup specializing in websites before creating Kiro'o Games. The startups are still operating today and collaborating. What motivated...
Interview with Ileana Santos—co-founder of Je m’engage pour l’Afrique (JMA)
What is your background? I am French-Togolese, born and raised in Lomé. After completing my bachelor's degree in private law in Poitiers, I enrolled at EM Lyon Business School, specializing in innovation and strategy. Over the past 10 years, I have had the opportunity to alternate between professional and community...
Interview with Hala SAAB, Director of Communications at CANAL+ International
CANAL+ Africa continues its rapid expansion, and you have significant communication budgets to support this growth. What are your main priorities? CANAL+ has indeed experienced significant growth in Africa in recent years, and communication is one of the key drivers supporting this growth. CANAL+ has become a brand that is...
Interview with Lacinan Ouattara, founder of the Abidjan International Media Forum
Lacinan Ouattara is a web journalist with nearly 15 years of experience in the media and communications sector. He has been working for 10 years at Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivoirienne (RTI), a public service media group, where he is responsible for implementing the digitalization strategy for content and media. Today, he...
Interview with Mamadou Oury Diallo, Deputy Director of FIM24
What is your background? In 2010, I actively participated in the presidential campaign alongside a candidate. After this historic political event, which saw Guinea's first democratic election and brought Alpha Condé to power, I seized the opportunity to work as a program host for Gangan TV, the country's first private...