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[00:00:00] our professional weapons through these these these these
[00:00:04] orientations that it gives uh in different messages in the
[00:00:07] actions that are translated into action by the government that lead us to
[00:00:11] work and to promote the image of Congo at the international
[00:00:15] technology, a is the principle of level. An honor
[00:00:17] elite, for the corporation, an honor for the nation. What do you think caught the jury's attention so that you
[00:00:21] would be distinguished?
[00:00:24] Well, I'm not in the jury's head, but what's
[00:00:27] certain is that I received an email from... normally, I received an
[00:00:31] email that was sent to me by the organizers,
[00:00:34] announcing that I was a candidate who had been
[00:00:38] selected and had caught their attention to receive the
[00:00:41] award. They explained the concept to me
[00:00:45] and invited me, in any case, to be part of the
[00:00:50] this first edition, the Information, guests at this event to come and receive my award. And in the
[00:00:52] letter, I was surprised to
[00:00:56] see that finally there was a good summary, in any case, a good
[00:01:00] summary, perhaps more surprising than what I expected, of my
[00:01:04] career. These are people who researched me very well,
[00:01:07] who highlighted what I
[00:01:10] do, who admired some of my
[00:01:14] performances, whether it's the presentation of the news, the
[00:01:17] shows I've presented throughout my career, and also my
[00:01:21] social commitment with young people through
[00:01:25] my FIC concept, which benefits from the special attention of the
[00:01:28] government, with A saat. On the first Prime Minister Anatole Coliné
[00:01:32] Macosso, the honorary patron, the Minister of State Pierre
[00:01:35] Mabiala, honorary president, the Minister, the current Minister of Entrepreneurship
[00:01:38] and Employment, Minister Rudig Malandsomba, and all the parents
[00:01:42] who, in any case, supported
[00:01:44] of information this FIC concept, which continues to lend a hand
[00:01:47] to this concept, without forgetting, in any case, the office of the President of the
[00:01:51] Republic, which constantly sends us congratulations and
[00:01:54] encouragement to continue on
[00:01:58] this path to be able to encourage us. So, to move forward, so I think
[00:02:01] it's up to the jury to
[00:02:04] is uh the cost of answer that question, but as far as I'm concerned, I think the letter that was
[00:02:07] sent to me was more or less clear in
[00:02:10] explaining what motivated them to choose my
[00:02:13] humble self to receive this award. So Aline
[00:02:15] Franka, this distinction, uh, can it change
[00:02:19] something in your way of perceiving your profession? Yes, of course, it changes
[00:02:23] from the scene itself, right? I was talking, when
[00:02:27] I was talking, at the same time, he had ideas, things
[00:02:31] that were going through my mind, because as I said earlier, it's a
[00:02:34] responsibility and at this stage, we no longer have the right to horror, we are
[00:02:38] humans, at any moment something could perhaps happen, but it
[00:02:42] calls us to do everything to avoid anything,
[00:02:45] uh, to always honor this image of
[00:02:49] a prestigious concept
[00:02:52] that honors African
[00:02:55] talent on a global scale, because it's the first
[00:02:58] edition, and if this edition was created, it's because we thought that
[00:03:02] Africa has its rightful place, plays its full part, a part, in any case, in the
[00:03:06] development of the world, but is not sufficiently valued in some respects,
[00:03:10] but it was time for the organizers to think about this
[00:03:13] in order to highlight those who they
[00:03:16] believe can make Africa shine through
[00:03:20] their profession, and so I am one of them, I am part of this first
[00:03:23] cohort, what happiness! So, a final word,
[00:03:26] perhaps, to all those who have accompanied you in your journey.
[00:03:30] Uh, I will thank all of
[00:03:33] the Congolese media corporation,
[00:03:36] because, uh, working also, uh, being
[00:03:39] encouraged by the others, right? Because already, as we are here on the
[00:03:43] Excellence Plus school complex set, I see how you present, I also put myself in your shoes
[00:03:46] because I know what it's like to present a show, what are the constraints that are
[00:03:50] behind it, and today I am received by you and I also imagine
[00:03:53] in your head the joy that inhabits you to be in front of
[00:03:57] one of your own to be able to highlight this concept that you have put
[00:04:01] together, yes, that changes a lot because today I am in
[00:04:05] this position of journalist, an image that is no longer presented to the
[00:04:08] public, not only national but international, but I
[00:04:12] must carry these achievements and assets uh to the highest
[00:04:16] level through my way of being, through
[00:04:20] first edition of the Information my way of working, to be able to continue to give even
[00:04:23] more. I am today director of programs of Télé Congo. Télé Congo
[00:04:26] is the showcase of our nation. And this showcase shines through our
[00:04:30] performances and we must work alongside, of course,
[00:04:33] the general director since we work under his impetus to
[00:04:37] be able to ensure that the box, the Télé Congo house and
[00:04:41] the entire media corporation of Congo be an entity that
[00:04:44] is respected internationally. Yesterday,
[00:04:47] a few days ago it was me, tomorrow it could be another person and I was
[00:04:51] acclaimed alongside other emblematic figures of Africa, like
[00:04:55] when I'm, I have to stay in my field of... Denis Eboté
[00:04:59] who no longer has to prove herself, Denis Eboté who inspired
[00:05:02] Pudan uh in this profession, Denis Eboté who excelled
[00:05:05] in her profession since today she is retired, but she continues to inspire through her
[00:05:09] talent, but why not... dream
[00:05:13] of being this Denis Eboté of
[00:05:16] Congo tomorrow, why not? So I think that this has changed a lot in me
[00:05:20] and it calls for more discipline, even more
[00:05:23] effort and more supervision and more transfer of
[00:05:26] skills to the new generation that comes after
[00:05:30] us. Once again, congratulations to you and good luck for the future.
[00:05:33] Thank you. From September 17 to 19, Brazzaville
[00:05:37] vibrated to the rhythm of the SICOM, the Information, Communication and Media
[00:05:40] Fair. And to talk about it, we're going to meet
[00:05:44] Waasha Mbanza, but before that, let's watch the opening
[00:05:47] ceremony. This press meeting with
[00:05:51] itself, at the International Conference Center of
[00:05:53] Kintélé, journalists, technicians, producers and content
[00:05:57] creators from Congo and several other countries were present. For
[00:06:02] Communication and Media Fair places media professionals at
[00:06:06] the heart of discussions, testifying, producing, training and
[00:06:09] innovating, an opportunity to revisit the path
[00:06:13] traveled, to understand the changes in the sector and to rethink the press of tomorrow in the digital
[00:06:16] age and artificial intelligence. UNESCO intends
[00:06:20] to support this dynamic, convinced that the development of
[00:06:23] media also depends on their economic autonomy. The report on the value
[00:06:27] of journalism published in 2026 by UNESCO and
[00:06:30] its partners illustrates this contribution. It shows
[00:06:34] in particular that one dollar invested in journalism can
[00:06:37] generate more than 100 dollars of public savings, thanks in particular to
[00:06:41] the improvement of public services, the recovery of
[00:06:44] funds and the reduction of corruption. Conversely,
[00:06:48] disinformation represents a considerable cost for societies.
[00:06:52] Quality journalism remains one of the main bulwarks
[00:06:57] integrity. It is therefore essential to
[00:07:01] strengthen initial and continuing training in these journalism
[00:07:04] professions, but also in related artistic and technical professions
[00:07:08] in order to preserve quality,
[00:07:11] responsibility and discernment.
[00:07:15] With its experience in this area, UNESCO is ready
[00:07:18] to support any initiative in this direction,
[00:07:22] I would say UNESCO, a launch of the United Nations system and its
[00:07:25] partners. For Adrien Way, president of the Pan-African Network of
[00:07:29] Journalists, and Gildas Maella, promoter and general commissioner of
[00:07:32] the SICOM. This fair allows to promote the professions of information
[00:07:36] and communication. The communication professions being cutting-edge
[00:07:39] professions, the partisans of the
[00:07:43] McLuhan galaxy must always question their certainties
[00:07:47] in order to adapt to the new deal. This is
[00:07:51] the case of the impact of artificial intelligence which,
[00:07:53] fortunately, will be at the center of the discussions of this first
[00:07:57] information and communication fair, a sector that stops
[00:08:00] looking at itself in the face inevitably ends up losing its ability to
[00:08:11] we're back on this set, to
[00:08:14] dissect this event which addresses the changes that are transforming Congolese
[00:08:17] media and we have the pleasure of having uh
[00:08:21] Joachanza, so tell us, what are the
[00:08:24] main challenges faced by Congolese media today?
[00:08:27] The main challenges, let's just say that
[00:08:31] uh Congolese media uh are
[00:08:35] facing the challenges of their
[00:08:38] development, their adaptation to
[00:08:40] technological changes.
[00:08:43] hmm and uh the challenge of their future. There are
[00:08:47] changes with technology, you see today,
[00:08:50] there are fewer and fewer printed newspapers, we read
[00:08:53] newspapers online, yeah. And because uh printing
[00:08:57] a newspaper costs, it costs and
[00:09:00] that press companies no longer have enough means, on the
[00:09:04] other hand, there are indeed uh new
[00:09:07] technologies that mean that today we can uh broadcast
[00:09:10] uh online at less cost, we can broadcast online
[00:09:14] at less cost, so these are all
[00:09:17] challenges to be met for the future of the press
[00:09:20] so that the press continues to play its role as a sector
[00:09:23] promoting democratic flourishing, democratic
[00:09:27] flourishing of the country. So the
[00:09:32] and Communication Fair is
[00:09:35] really welcome to be able to bring
[00:09:37] together a little bit the actors
[00:09:41] of this sector. Uh to think
[00:09:44] uh about the challenges of their future
[00:09:47] and uh to stir up ideas in
[00:09:51] order to trace the path of this media development.
[00:09:54] So Joachanja, regarding the scarcity of newspapers,
[00:09:58] we will come back to that with Freddy Mopati who has also joined us on this
[00:10:01] set. So during this fair, the question of law
[00:10:05] number 8, 2001 of November 12,
[00:10:08] 2001 was also addressed. 25 years
[00:10:11] later. What is your
[00:10:13] view? Well, I tell myself, it's a
[00:10:17] law that was adopted in 2001, so it's
[00:10:21] 25 years old,
[00:10:24] and which allowed... the sector, the
[00:10:27] press sector, to flourish, in the sense
[00:10:31] that journalists can
[00:10:34] do their work peacefully,
[00:10:36] and there
[00:10:40] public aid to the press, so the principle of APP which is
[00:10:43] translated today by the support fund for press organizations,
[00:10:47] all we can wish for if we have not yet
[00:10:51] really, if this law has not yet produced
[00:10:54] all... its effects, it's because uh all the implementing
[00:10:57] texts have not been put in
[00:11:01] place and that means that there are unfortunately things that
[00:11:04] we expect and that are in this law,
[00:11:06] so uh it's true that the law
[00:11:10] can continue to be adapted to the technological
[00:11:13] changes that we talked about, uh, often we
[00:11:16] talk about online press and I always say this law has well
[00:11:20] provided for the exercise of online press
[00:11:23] uh so...
[00:11:25] on this aspect uh we can quite uh carry out journalistic
[00:11:29] work online and be governed by
[00:11:32] uh by this law. Now it's true, there are perhaps very
[00:11:35] specific aspects since there are new professions that are
[00:11:39] being created and uh that must be taken
[00:11:42] into account. So, among the challenges faced
[00:11:46] by Congolese media, there is the progressive
[00:11:49] disappearance of paper newspapers,
[00:11:52] our colleague... is actually conducting
[00:11:56] a survey on this. So what are the reasons that
[00:11:59] justify this scarcity? So uh
[00:12:03] Merlouli, this problem, this situation that we have
[00:12:07] observed on the ground, you said it, we did this field work to go and
[00:12:11] observe it and the result of several
[00:12:14] difficulties that accumulate, in fact, the cost
[00:12:17] of production, the cost of paper, you know
[00:12:21] with uh all these problems that the world is currently facing,
[00:12:25] paper is becoming more and more rare and expensive and there
[00:12:29] printing, there is the cost of transport and
[00:12:32] distribution. To this are added the difficulties
[00:12:36] of delivering newspapers to sales points
[00:12:39] and the irregularity uh of certain
[00:12:42] publications, Merlo Libali, you can read in these newspapers
[00:12:46] uh weekly or even daily, yet you
[00:12:49] read daily, but uh these publications
[00:12:53] sometimes come with a delay of... 3 4 days, yet it says
[00:12:56] daily, you read weekly but it comes
[00:12:59] with uh a delay of 2 3 4 weeks, yet
[00:13:03] it says daily. And then we will also uh point out that there
[00:13:07] is a change in readers' habits, readers who
[00:13:11] also today many more people consult
[00:13:14] news directly on their phones, I'm
[00:13:17] talking about social networks, news sites and so on.
[00:13:21] So all these realities that I just mentioned lead
[00:13:25] us to find ourselves currently in
[00:13:28] this situation of scarcity of papers here in Brazzaville. So at this point, what
[00:13:32] are the main difficulties that are currently weakening the Congolese
[00:13:35] written press? So
[00:13:38] bend, the main difficulty remains the
[00:13:42] economic model, newspapers need to sell
[00:13:46] enough copies and to work with companies to
[00:13:49] benefit from advertising in that area, you
[00:13:53] see, to cover their costs. However, with often
[00:13:57] low print runs or uh difficult
[00:14:00] distribution and a declining readership,
[00:14:03] revenues do not always follow, you
[00:14:06] understand. So there is also the weakness of public
[00:14:10] support, I will emphasize that because it is very important.
[00:14:14] Even if initiatives exist,
[00:14:17] notably the announcement of the press support fund
[00:14:21] for the press, excuse me, for the public, which is
[00:14:25] private, professionals are still waiting for these
[00:14:27] mechanisms to be fully operational and
[00:14:31] produce concrete effects on the ground. So this situation
[00:14:34] shows that the weakening of the Congolese
[00:14:38] written press is not solely due to
[00:14:41] internal difficulties, that is,
[00:14:45] to press companies. It is also linked to an
[00:14:48] economic and institutional environment that requires
[00:14:51] more support from public authorities, I was saying. So Joachan
[00:14:55] Bandja, you are the boss, you are the boss of a newspaper, don't you think
[00:14:59] that newspapers today must reinvent themselves to
[00:15:02] try
[00:15:04] to keep up with current developments? Well, these are not phenomena specific to Congo, right?
[00:15:08] Yes, even if you go to France, there are
[00:15:11] newspapers that no longer print or less
[00:15:14] and less. So it's due to many
[00:15:17] factors, right? On one
[00:15:20] side, there are the reasons he mentioned and notably economic
[00:15:23] reasons, press recovery
[00:15:26] hardly exists anymore uh in our country.
[00:15:29] We can say that there have been newspapers that were quite
[00:15:33] structurally established, we will mention La Semaine
[00:15:36] Africaine. The old newspaper that has existed since the
[00:15:39] 50s and then there are the Brazzaville dispatches,
[00:15:42] there was a newspaper that was also quite
[00:15:46] well established, Le Patriote. Le Patriote had its headquarters in
[00:15:50] Wenz, I believe, uh and a whole
[00:15:53] editorial staff and Le Patriote ended up closing
[00:15:56] down simply because the
[00:16:00] reasons are the drop in revenues, newspaper sales,
[00:16:04] but also practically the decrease in advertising revenue. You know,
[00:16:08] the main source of revenue for a newspaper is advertising,
[00:16:11] but in our economic context, advertising has dropped
[00:16:14] significantly, almost to the point of
[00:16:18] disappearing, you see, uh,
[00:16:20] now the other factor is the development
[00:16:24] of information and communication technologies, the Internet, yes.
[00:16:28] Uh, well, it's competition,
[00:16:31] so the phone doesn't mean social networks,
[00:16:35] today you can follow the media, the... classic media through
[00:16:38] your phone, you can follow Congo, there are shows that are put
[00:16:42] online, so you follow a classic newspaper, you can
[00:16:46] read L'Horizon Africain, there is a website, you can read
[00:16:49] BrazzaNet, it's a established
[00:16:52] media and so on, I can continue to list them,
[00:16:56] unfortunately there is an example Radio Congo, I don't know if Radio
[00:17:00] Congo is online, no and many other
[00:17:03] newspapers that are not online and whose audience is very...
[00:17:08] So now the challenge is to master
[00:17:12] and to establish oneself well in these technologies,
[00:17:15] unfortunately Congolese media show a lot of
[00:17:19] fragility uh uh uh
[00:17:22] in the migration, in the
[00:17:26] migration towards these technologies, no, it's not a cost
[00:17:29] problem, it's really an economic problem, you see, because it requires investments
[00:17:33] that many media cannot
[00:17:45] pay their staff's salaries. So it's a whole economic point
[00:17:49] that is collapsing.
[00:17:53] Well, it's true that we thank the government, the president of the
[00:17:56] republic, the government for having put in place the press support fund,
[00:18:00] but at some point, the speeches,
[00:18:04] you know, we hear them, we hear them as long as we haven't seen the actions,
[00:18:08] it's very difficult. So the promoters of the press
[00:18:12] organizations are really waiting for this gesture from the
[00:18:15] government, the prime minister the first to be made, that will
[00:18:18] probably provide a solution for the media to
[00:18:21] invest. So uh we can say that the
[00:18:25] main points are there, but we must not also
[00:18:29] only rely on the written press, there are also
[00:18:32] audiovisual media, television stations that have closed, radio stations that have
[00:18:36] closed. Difficulties, yes. Yes, we thank you very much for having
[00:18:40] followed us and we wish you a good continuation of the program on
[00:18:44] the national channel Télé Congo, goodbye.
[00:19:15] Hello everyone and welcome to Télé Congo, the
[00:19:21] closed the 2025 school year during
[00:19:24] a ceremony rich in emotion. Between
[00:19:28] artistic performances, announcement of results, awarding
[00:19:31] of prizes, students, parents and supervisors
[00:19:35] experienced unforgettable moments. The ceremony, introduced
[00:19:39] by the pedagogical director's speech,
[00:19:42] for almost 4 years, the Excellence
[00:19:45] Plus school complex took a step back and
[00:19:48] organized end-of-year events, so why the
[00:19:52] strategic reason
[00:19:54] to mark the prodigy of this Saturday, July 11,
[00:19:58] 2026, thus
[00:20:02] today they will be more
[00:20:05] closed.
[00:20:37] both cultural and intellectual, remains
[00:20:40] a school as a world of education destined
[00:20:44] for youth, it is Congolese
[00:20:47] first, then African next. To
[00:20:50] be international in the
[00:20:52] end.
[00:20:55] A viable cultural environment, because
[00:20:59] through that, Excellence Plus clearly
[00:21:01] is a school of new information
[00:21:05] school of
[00:21:07] of knowledge. Mr.
[00:21:09] General Director, on this
[00:21:12] dusty land, your gaze
[00:21:16] turned, moving away from the infernal blow. our students, our children here assembled
[00:21:20] have not been found wanting in the
[00:21:34] 2025 to 2026 school year.
[00:21:36] have their
[00:21:39] place in private
[00:21:42] schools, Excellence Plus students
[00:21:45] worked to succeed. A power, they have their tomb by
[00:21:53] merit, the professional body.
[00:21:57] In this regard, the pedagogical direction throws
[00:21:59] flowers at them. Our students remain
[00:22:03] the different word:
[00:22:06] knowledge, know-how, savoir-faire.
[00:22:08] Pedagogy, like a great
[00:22:12] science, remains in perpetual
[00:22:15] evolution that promises to become
[00:22:18] current, because... a method your
[00:22:21] population, ladies and gentlemen of
[00:22:24] inspectors, coordinators of teaching always present here,
[00:22:28] unfortunately we are going up, please receive our
[00:22:31] messages for your profound advice to
[00:22:35] produce multiple exchanges at the
[00:22:37] base, we will not forget our
[00:22:40] leaders, the fierce defenders of the causes of the promoters
[00:22:44] of the schools of Congo for the proper
[00:22:47] functioning of the educational system, long
[00:22:51] live Excellence Plus, long live its General