We interviewed you in 2019 as part of our report on the challenges facing e-commerce, which was marked by the closure of several African players. How would you describe the situation today? Like all other players, we also faced the turmoil of the COVID crisis in its early stages. We...
Interview with Antony Bah, Associate Director of the TOTEM Experience agency
Has the health crisis forced you to rethink the format of the next Adicomdays event, scheduled for October 22 and 23? How will it unfold? The next ADICOMDAYS event will be 100% digital. We are fortunate to be able to count on all of our partners, who have chosen to...
Interview with David Rozencwajg, Business Development Director, and Tania Deotte, Content and Marketing Manager for Africa at Dailymotion
You have just signed a partnership agreement with Adamant. What is the principle behind it? T.D: Adamant is a media outlet that uses short programs to address entertainment topics on social media through a network of influencers, producers, bloggers, and media experts from French-speaking Africa. Through this partnership, we are...
Interview with Akotchayé Okio, Head of International Development for Africa at SACEM
Akotchaye Okio began his career in music as an artist with the Beninese rap group Ardiess. He then pursued a career in cultural entrepreneurship by creating an international festival dedicated to urban music. After publishing a cultural magazine and serving on the board of directors of the National Artistic Ensemble...
Interview with Marjorie Vella, Deputy Program Director at TV5Monde
You have just launched the TV5MONDEplus platform. What are your ambitions for the development of this project? Will there be African content? TV5MONDEplus is the first free, general-interest French-language global platform. We wanted to offer a French-language alternative (free with advertising) to the SVoD services offered by the American giants. TV5MONDEplus...
Interview with François Deplanck, Managing Director of Tanka Studio
Let's talk about the CACAO series. A few months after its launch, what is your assessment? The series has been a huge hit with the public, and that's what matters most. The feedback on social media, in the media, and in conversations has been extremely positive. Of course, there are...
Interview with Mbathio DIAW, director of RAES and producer of the Renaissance series
Mbathio Diaw is the director of RAES, an NGO and production company specializing in engineering communication projects for behavioral change through education and entertainment. What types of organizations do you work with? What types of content do you produce? We work with national and international NGOs, private foundations, public agencies,...
Interview with Damiano Malchiodi, Managing Director of A+ IVOIRE
A+ Ivoire was launched in January 2019, so this is its second season. What's new in the 2020/2021 schedule? For this fall 2020 season, A+Ivoire is even closer to its Ivorian audience. It's the big return of brand new daily seasons with even more truths in the show ON SE...
Interview with Cheick Yvhane, Director of Programs at NCI
At the end of 2016, we asked you about your channel project, and you described your channel as follows: "The main idea is to contribute to educating the population, strengthening democracy, and promoting Ivorian cultural diversity and multisectoral wealth." " Ten months after the channel's launch, what is your initial assessment...
Interview with Youma Fall, co-founder and Executive Director of PayDunya
PayDunya ("Pay" as in payment in English and "Dunya" as in world in Arabic) was created in 2015 by Christian Palouki (Togo), Honoré Hounwanou (Ivory Coast), Aziz Yerima (Benin), and myself (Senegal). We launched this startup to meet all the payment needs of people without bank accounts. Our mission is...