Armel KOFFI heads the Abidjan-based communications agency Origin7. He is also a director of Varley Halls, SolarPak, and Splash (the company behind the online support platform www.succes-assure.com). Armel KOFFI cut his teeth at major African communications agencies before launching his own business in 2011, at a time when Côte d'Ivoire...
Interview with Rodriguez Katsuva, co-founder of Congo Check
Rodriguez Katsuva is a journalist, fact-checking trainer, editor, and co-founder of the Congo Check website. Can you tell us about your activities? Congo Check's activities mainly involve fact-checking in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but we are also expanding our activities to the Central African Republic. By 2021, we hope...
Interview with Frédéric Godfroid, Director of African Operations for Pathé Gaumont
What is your presence on the African continent? We have opened two multiplexes (8 and 6 screens) in Tunisia and we plan to open a new multiplex in Dakar in the first half of 2021. We also have a construction site underway in Abidjan and two others in Morocco. This...
Interview with Jessica Brou, founder of the podcast "Conversation privée"
Jessica Brou, marketing and sales manager at Optimum Media, the publishing group behind the future channel 7info, has launched her podcast called "Conversation privée" (Private Conversation). Available on the main podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, Deezer, etc.), this new podcast was designed to explore and reveal the success stories of...
Interview with Aurélie Eliam, Hannane Ferdjani, and Khady Touré, from "Femmes d'Ici" on NCI, the New Ivorian Channel
Aurélie Eliam, Hannane Ferdjani, and Khady Toure are co-hosts of the new show Les Femmes d'Ici, which will air starting December 14 on the new Ivorian channel NCI. They talk to us about their new show. Aurélie Eliam is an actress and host. She began her career with the television...
Interview with Mamane, partner of the UN Women Côte d'Ivoire initiative
You have entered into a partnership with UN Women CIV. Can you tell us about the project? We signed this partnership with UN Women CIV because it is an initiative that is in line with my career, which has been marked by commitment. "Gondwana" reflects this ambition, which is to...
Interview with Julien Malle, Managing Director of INSIGN Africa
INSIGN Africa will soon be opening an office in Côte d'Ivoire. Can you tell us about your areas of activity and your current location? We are an agency with a presence on three continents: France, the United States, and West Africa. We started out as a digital marketing agency. We...
Interview with Kalista Sy, screenwriter and producer of the series "Mistress of a Married Man"
Kalista Sy, who trained as a journalist, is the screenwriter and producer of the hit Senegalese series "Maîtresse d'un homme marié" (Mistress of a Married Man). You are the screenwriter of the hit series "Maîtresse d'un homme marié." Can we talk about the success of this series? How do you...
Interview with Joyce Sagoe, Head of Marketing and Communications at Société Générale Côte d'Ivoire
Joyce Sagoe is the marketing and communications director for Société Générale's Ivorian subsidiary. Since July, she has also been responsible for regional communications for sub-Saharan Africa, covering 14 countries. With 20 years of experience in marketing and communications, she began her career at Unilever and then moved on to Ocean...
Interview with Méhiugnim Tchabou, founder of the digital platform ZOPITAUX ET MOI
Méhiugnim Tchabou is a doctor at Lomé University Hospital and coordinator of a health communication and education platform called Les Zopitaux et Moi, created in 2017. He is the winner of the Grand Prix Coup de Coeur awarded by TV5monde at the latest Adicomawards. Can you tell us about your...