Mamby Diomandé is Director of Live and Brand at Universal Music Africa. A key player in the African music industry, Mamby has had a somewhat "unconventional" career path. Trained as an electrical engineer, he entered the music industry out of passion, like most people in the music industry. In 2015,...
Interview with Renaud Glenisson, CEO of Jumia Côte d'Ivoire
Renaud Glenisson joined Jumia Côte d'Ivoire in 2015 as Chief Financial Officer and was then appointed Chief Financial Officer for West Africa in 2017, still based in Abidjan. In 2020, he took on the role of Chief Financial and Risk Officer of JumiaPay for Africa and became Chief Executive Officer...
Interview with Paola Audrey Ndengue, Managing Director of Boomplay Music Côte d’Ivoire
Can you tell us about Boomplay Music's activities? Boomplay Music is a music streaming app that currently offers more than 80 million tracks with both freemium and premium models. The app is used in most countries on the African continent. On June 9, we opened our offices in Abidjan, Ivory...
Interview with Ines Ebagnitchie, President of Brand Côte d'Ivoire
Ines Ebagnitchie has a diverse background, mainly focused on the communications, events, and digital sectors. She studied in Europe and began her professional career in Switzerland, France, and Belgium. What are you doing now? Today, I am a digital communications consultant and President of Brand Côte d'Ivoire. I help brands...
Interview with Alhassane Abdou Mahamane, editor-in-chief of Studio Kalangou
Can you tell us about Studio Kalangou? Studio Kalangou was created by the Hirondelle Foundation in 2016. Based in Niger, the studio produces news for partner media outlets. We currently work with 52 radio stations and seven television channels. We have our own website and also use new digital channels...
Interview with Toussaint Tiendrebeogo, Secretary of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions of UNESCO's Culture Sector
Toussaint Tiendrebeogo was responsible for cultural and creative industry development policies at the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) and is now Head of the Cultural Diversity Unit and Secretary of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions at the United Nations Educational,...
Interview with Yves Bigot, President and CEO of TV5MONDE
Yves Bigot needs no introduction. Journalist, writer, director, producer... he has been at the helm of TV5MONDE for nearly 10 years. On the occasion of the Cannes Film Festival Market, where the Pavillon Afriques is being held for the third consecutive year, he agreed to share with us his vision...
Interview with Dedy Bilamba and Eric M’Boua, creators of AFRO VFX
With close ties to the audiovisual production, animation, and television industry in Côte d'Ivoire, the duo decided to launch Afro VFX with the ambition of putting Côte d'Ivoire, and more broadly Africa, on the international production map. To do this, they decided to draw on their experience and expertise to...