Presse Africaine

Presse Africaine
Country African countries
Headquarters France, Ivory Coast
Website www.presseafricaine.net

Presse Africaine is an international television channel and radio available via satellite,[1] cable, DTT and on local TV stations. Presse Africaine broadcast in French and English across several countries.[2] Every day, the channel provides coverage of African and World news. Management, based in Ivory Coast and France, has several associated distributed in Africa and Europe.

Created by the African Union (AU) in 2010,[3] the channel has an annual budget of about 100 million dollars.

History

Presse Africaine began at the end of 2012, with a program on international news,[4] led by the French journalist Arnaud Christ, first party associated the station. In order to find an international audience, Adama Traore (Program Director) has announced plans to launch a satellite channel in October 2014, with only 7 hours of programming daily. The channel is now available via the Eutelsat W3A, free and without subscription fees.

The list of programs

The channel broadcasts programs that cover politics,[5] culture, economy, health, education, new technologies and religion.

Broadcast service in Africa

With new equipment, Presse Africaine channel broadcasts its programs through all the 54 African countries according to the following list: South Africa, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali Morocco, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Broadcast service in America

In the American continent, Presse Africaine on satellite broadcasts its programs in 25 countries, including Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican, Cuba, Ecuador, United States, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Broadcast service in Asia

While seeking to introduce more prospects through the rest of the world, Presse Africaine currently broadcasts in 44 Asian countries for its television broadcasts. In Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, North Korea, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Palestine, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Vietnam and Yemen.

Broadcast service in Europe

For Europe, it is growing as it would amount to some 34 countries in 2016 against 8 in 2015, with nearly 10,000 viewers in Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, United Kingdom, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Ukraine.

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