Mali’s new Minister of Digital Economy and Foresight outlines digital will change things in her country – DRC and Senegal also want to be part of the coming change

5 March 2020

Over the last year, three Francophone countries have made a bid to raise their digital profile. Below follows an interview with Ms Kamissa Camara, Mali’s Minister of Digital Economy and Foresight on the changes she’s planning. In its second year in 2019, Kinshasa Digital Week was attended by DRC’s Health Minister and had a session entitled Bringing citizens closer to public services (with the digital adviser to the Ministry of Health in attendance.) Senegal has passed legislation that offers start-ups tax breaks and other incentives. Mali has a new Ministry (the subject of the interview below) called Digital Economy and…

Niche VoD provider Kwa Films promotes the hidden film gems of the Indian Ocean and gives them a longer life

27 February 2020

There are no statistics on how many films the Indian Ocean islands produce but it may be as many as 50 a year. However good they are, many of them disappear without a trace after their initial theatrical showing. Russell Southwood talks to Marie Trouvé, co-founder, Kwa Films about her niche VoD platform that aims to extend their viewing life. Niche VoD platform Kwa Films was started out of frustration by three people working in the film business: one was working in cinema, one a journalist film-maker and one a film editor:”We realized how short the life of a film…

Sub-Saharan Africa's Broadcasting Landscape

Balancing Act is pleased to announce the publication of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Broadcasting Landscape and Nine Key Markets. The report is a joint publication with one of the continent’s leading providers of mobile-based research and insights GeoPoll.