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...
WAN WEEK – UNESCO's African Week, held from May 25 to 29, 2021
In partnership with UNESCO's Africa Group and the African Union, WAN invites you to experience Africa Week, UNESCO's African Week, from May 25 to 29, 2021. Culture, Tourism, Economy, Technology, Art and Science: take part in panel discussions on the theme of Resilience. Also on the program are two streaming...
The Digital Africa association in turmoil
Launched in 2018, Digital Africa is an initiative created to support digital innovation in Africa. Designed as a label dedicated to supporting startups on the continent, Digital Africa is the result of the French government's financial commitment to the development of African ecosystems. At the third edition of the VivaTech...
Eutelsat expands Wi-Fi network coverage across sub-Saharan Africa with Express Wi-Fi, the platform designed by Facebook
Eutelsat Communications is set to ramp up its use of the Express Wi-Fi platform in partnership with Facebook to provide satellite broadband services in several regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Through Express Wi-Fi, Eutelsat aims to connect thousands of households in underserved rural areas stretching from Nigeria to Côte d'Ivoire, Tanzania,...