Can you tell us about your activities in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa? Founded in 2007, Orange Studio is the Orange Group's film subsidiary, involved in film co-production and acquisition. Our various activities include production, exploitation, and distribution. We financed the film Benda Bilili , the Senegalese film La Pirogue , and...
Joint interview with Olivia Nloga and Aïda Ndiaye from the Facebook team – French-speaking Africa
O.N: We have 155 million monthly active users in sub-Saharan Africa. Africa is very important to Facebook. What we want for the continent, and particularly for the French-speaking sub-Saharan region, is to continue investing, continue providing the highest quality service with the same standards as in other markets, and continue...
Interview with Ana Ballo, Director of RTI Distribution
Ivorian producer and director Ana Ballo has been working in the Ivorian audiovisual production and directing industry for over 20 years. Her work includes television series, documentaries, and awareness-raising films. In collaboration with partners, Ana Ballo also participated in the creation of Bogolan Distribution, a company specializing in the production...
Interview with Julie Owono, Executive Director of Internet Without Borders
Internet Sans Frontières is a French NGO that promotes and defends human rights on the internet, particularly the right to freedom of expression and the right to privacy. What are its main activities? Thanks to our global network of partners and representatives, we implement projects and campaigns to promote the...
Interview with Teddy Pellerin, co-founder and CEO of Heetch
Teddy Pellerin is the co-founder and CEO of the Heetch ride-hailing platform, launched in 2013. After raising €34 million in funding, the startup is continuing its expansion across Africa. What does Heetch's presence on the continent represent? The first country we chose to launch our business in was Morocco. We...
Interview with Alexandre Deniot, Director of MIDEM
After more than 15 years in the music industry, mainly at Universal Music Group, Alexandre Deniot now heads MIDEM, an international event that brings together all the players in the global music industry every year. His passion for music and his desire to serve the entire international music community led...
Interview with Cédric Aoun, CEO of MCNC
Cédric Aoun heads MCNC, which distributes multicultural channels targeting diasporas around the world, and is also an international advertising agency for various media (TV and digital). Can you tell us about MCNC's positioning and mission ? In its role as an international advertising agency, MCNC acts as an extra-local agency,...
Interview with Maïmouna N'Diaye, actress and director
Maïmouna N’Diaye is an actress, director, and presenter. She spent 10 years in Côte d’Ivoire, where she worked as an actress at the Ymako Teatri theater. This theater aims to raise awareness and change attitudes towards health and social issues. She then began directing documentaries in Côte d'Ivoire. In 2005,...
Interview with Steve Karl Munga, Founder and President of Cinekin Cinemas
What is your background? I am now 34 years old. I left Congo at a very young age and have lived my entire life in France and Belgium. After gaining professional experience at Accenture and the SNT group, I became an entrepreneur in Belgium in the events industry. In 2016,...
Interview with Delphine Remy-Boutang, co-founder of Digital Women's Day
Delphine Rémy Boutang worked for nearly 14 years at IBM in England and the United States before returning to France in 2013 to start her own business. She created The Bureau , a digital communications agency. At the same time, she decided to launch Digital Women's Day, which was held...