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* '''The Morning Call:''' Co-hosted by two anchors, this show focuses on updates in major stories which happened overnight or yesterday, also politics, interviews, business, sports headlines, and a press review. Broadcast weekdays 06:00, 08:00 and 10:00.
* '''The Morning Call:''' Co-hosted by two anchors, this show focuses on updates in major stories which happened overnight or yesterday, also politics, interviews, business, sports headlines, and a press review. Broadcast weekdays 06:00, 08:00 and 10:00.
* '''Markets:''' A look-up in African stock markets, plus commodities and currencies.
* '''Markets:''' A look-up in African stock markets, plus commodities and currencies.
* '''Business Africa:''' The latest business news in Africa and the world, from an African view. Broadcast Thursday 20:15-20:20 WAT.
* '''Business Africa:''' The latest business news in Africa and the world, from an African view. Broadcast Thursday 20:15-20:21 WAT.
* '''No Comment:''' African version from Euronews' award-winning programme.
* '''No Comment:''' African version from Euronews' award-winning programme.
* '''Météo° Africa / Météo° World:''' Concise and constantly updated weather forecasts.
* '''Météo° Africa / Météo° World:''' Concise and constantly updated weather forecasts.

=== Magazines ===
=== Magazines ===
* '''Football Planet:''' All you need to know about football. Broadcast Monday 20:15-20:27 WAT.
* '''Football Planet:''' All you need to know about football. Broadcast Monday 20:15-20:27 WAT.

Revision as of 14:57, 7 October 2016

africanews
HeadquartersPointe-Noire, Congo
Programming
Language(s)English, French
Ownership
ParentEuronews
Links
Websitewww.africanews.com
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Africanews is a 24-hour news channel based out of Pointe-Noire in the Republic of the Congo. The news channel is a subsidiary of France-based euronews and began broadcasting online, TV and via Satellite on 20 April 2016.[1]

Broadcast

Africanews runs news and weather summaries every half-hour.

Languages

Currently the programs are broadcast in both English and French - the on-screen captions are bilingual. The channel plans to expand and accommodate most of the continents population and plans to roll out Swahili, Arabic and Portuguese content soon.[2]

Distribution

The channel currently is broadcast in 33 sub-Saharan countries and is accessible to 7.3 million homes via satellite and Digital terrestrial television networks.[3]

Program

News

  • Good Morning Africa / Daily News / Prime Edition / The Nightshift / International Weekend: News bulletins every half hour.
  • The Morning Call: Co-hosted by two anchors, this show focuses on updates in major stories which happened overnight or yesterday, also politics, interviews, business, sports headlines, and a press review. Broadcast weekdays 06:00, 08:00 and 10:00.
  • Markets: A look-up in African stock markets, plus commodities and currencies.
  • Business Africa: The latest business news in Africa and the world, from an African view. Broadcast Thursday 20:15-20:21 WAT.
  • No Comment: African version from Euronews' award-winning programme.
  • Météo° Africa / Météo° World: Concise and constantly updated weather forecasts.

Magazines

  • Football Planet: All you need to know about football. Broadcast Monday 20:15-20:27 WAT.
  • Focus: A world issue is put under the spotlight for in-depth analysis.
  • This is Culture!: A daily look for arts and entertainment throughout Africa.
  • Sci-Tech: Keep you at the cutting edge of technology issue & developments.
  • Flashback News - Sport - Business: All the major news / sports / business stories in the past 7 days.

References

  1. ^ "Africanews is now LIVE on air and online". africanews.channel. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  2. ^ "Parte Africanews, canale gemello di euronews, fatto in Africa, per l'Africa e gli africani". euronewsit. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  3. ^ "Africanews joins continent's TV fray - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-04-22.

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