Honoré Essoh comes from the world of media, specifically radio in Ivory Coast and Senegal. He has been working in audiovisual production for around ten years. He began his career in 2009, collaborating with the Afrikatoon animation studio. During this time, he wrote the scripts for the studio's first two...
Interview with Jean-Claude Tshipama, CEO of the Konnect Africa initiative for Eutelsat
You have a project to connect schools via the Konnect initiative in the DRC? What does that involve? We follow all government statements with interest to see if it is possible to create synergies with our businesses and priorities. In the DRC, President Félix Tshisekedi has been emphasizing since the...
The role of Community Manager as seen by Yann Armel Djiproh, CM at Côte Ouest
Yann Armel Djiproh has been Community Manager at Côte Ouest Audiovisuel since 2019. What are your main responsibilities? My job is to represent Côte Ouest Audiovisuel on social media, promoting and developing its brand image and online reputation. My mission is to bring together and inform the communities that follow...
The role of Community Manager as seen by Valdez Onanina, CM for Africa Check
Valdez Onanina is a journalist, digital communications coordinator, and community manager for Africa Check, Africa's leading fact-checking organization. What are your main responsibilities? My second role—since that's what we're interested in here—can be likened to that of a "community manager." My responsibilities include managing the social media platforms we use...
Interview with Brenda Coffi Kouyaté, Director of Voodoo Communication CI and Voodoo Academy
Brenda Coffi Kouyaté joined the Voodoo group in 2005 and now heads the Voodoo Communication agency in Ivory Coast. Can you tell us about the Voodoo Academy agency? Voodoo Academy is an agency that is 100% young, made by young people and for young people. The agency's goal is to...
Interview with Ken Kakena, co-founder of Wizall Money
Ken Kakena began his career in Côte d'Ivoire as a consultant in a management consulting firm specializing in digital transformation. He then worked with numerous telecom operators, assisting them in developing their mobile financial services offerings. During these years, he was in contact with telecom operators, financial institutions (banks and...
Interview with Anselm Nfa, CEO of Icône Media
After a career as a professional musician for nearly ten years, Anselm Nfa created the first French-language television channel dedicated to gospel music in 2015. In the same year, he was appointed Vice President of the French Gospel Federation. He then became an audiovisual consultant and joined THEMA within the...
Interview with James Masso Mpessa, Head of Category at AFRIBOBO
Despite the closure of market leader JUMIA, e-commerce players in Cameroon do not seem to have bowed out just yet. Some are managing to come out on top and adapt to the realities of the situation in order to survive... James Masso Mpessa has been working in the e-commerce sector...
Interview with Sandrine Roland, Associate Director of AOS Africa
Sandrine Roland co-directs the communications consulting agency AOS Africa. Present in several African countries, AOS has three offices in Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, and Burkina Faso, but covers 14 countries. Beyond the agency, Sandrine Roland is a communications strategist and also deals with gender issues. Seven years ago, she created the...
Interview with Fatoumata Fofana Bastard, Deputy Director of African Broadcast Services
From a very young age, Fatoumata Fofana Bastard was destined for a career in business. After a few years in the performing arts, she entered the world of audiovisual media out of love. "When your partner is passionate about something, it's hard to escape it." During her fifteen years in...