The Women In Africa (WIA) initiative has revealed the members of the first cohort of the WIA Young Leaders program. Developed in partnership with Maison Dior, global leader in new information and communication technologies Huawei, and investment bank Lazard, the Young Leaders program aims to support and promote the leadership...
FACEBOOK publishes the guide "Abidjan is the sweetest place in the world"
How can the tourism and digital industries contribute to economic recovery in Côte d'Ivoire? In partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and Leisure and the Ministry of Digital Economy, Facebook invites you to the online launch of the guide "Abidjan is the sweetest in the world," in the presence of...
Côte d'Ivoire Digital Press Exhibition & Awards: the complete list of winners
The first edition of the Côte d'Ivoire Digital Press Exhibition and Awards was held from Monday, May 31 to Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Abidjan. The general theme of the exhibition was "The impact of digital media on the ecological, economic, and sociopolitical environment in Côte d'Ivoire," and it recognized...
Presidential Council for Africa: Seven solutions to support African entrepreneurship
Remember, it was in 2017: eleven profiles from the African diaspora, all marked by entrepreneurship, were chosen to embody the renewal of France-Africa relations announced by President Emmanuel Macron. Since then, they have embodied the Presidential Council for Africa (CPA) and taken part in presidential commitments by focusing on the...
WEBLOGY (Abidjan.net) launches two mobile applications in partnership with Visa
The Ivorian group Weblogy, which publishes abidjan.net, is launching two innovative mobile applications that enable secure digital payments on the network of Visa, the American banking transaction giant. Weblogy, which includes a Fintech division, developed these applications with its partners Visa, Ecobank, and UBA. Weblogy's CEO, Jil Alexandre N'Dia, said...
Afrobytes 2021: Ghana, Nigeria, and the DRC will be in the spotlight
On May 25, 2021, World Africa Day, the fifth edition of Afrobytes, the international event dedicated to African tech, will be held. As with all events planned during this pandemic period, Afrobytes will take place digitally around the theme "Innovating to improve African resilience." Personalities and leaders from the world...
Facebook celebrates Africa's significant cultural impact on the world through the "Made by Africa, Loved by the World" campaign.
To mark Africa Day on May 25, Facebook is announcing the launch of its global campaign entitled "Made by Africa, Loved by the World," a series of short films revealing the stories of nine remarkable creators and entrepreneurs from the continent who are making their mark around the world. Available...
Africa Comms Week 2021: Changing perceptions of Africa, and then what?
AfricaCommsWeek, the event dedicated to communications professionals, is set to kick off on May 25, World Africa Day, and will run until May 28. Initiated by Congolese Annie Mutamba, founder of Meridia Partners (an independent agency specializing in defending the interests of African organizations within European institutions) and Eniola Harisson,...
ARE YOU ORGANIZING AN EVENT? SPREAD THE WORD WITH ADWEKNOW
Events are multiplying in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa to such an extent that it is difficult for media or communications professionals to attend them all. In this new competitive environment, promoting your event and its main features is essential. Announcing the dates, developing the theme, promoting the conferences and speakers... there...