What Africa24 does

Africa24 is a privately-held, pan-African 24-hour news and information television channel founded in 2009 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, operating under the Digital ANA group which is domiciled in France. The company delivers continuous news, business, political, cultural, and sports coverage organized around six regional editorial desks — Central Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, East Africa, West Africa, and the Indian Ocean — alongside coverage of the global African diaspora. Africa24's audience is primarily French-speaking African viewers and secondarily Anglophone African viewers, diaspora communities in Europe and the Americas, and business/finance professionals seeking Africa-specific market intelligence.

The product portfolio centers on two broadcast television channels — Africa24 TV (general news and business) and Africa24 Sport (dedicated sports) — plus a digital stack comprising the africa24tv.com website (built on WordPress), the MyAfrica24 mobile application available on Google Play, and an official YouTube channel hosting full programs and live broadcasts. Editorial output spans flagship news formats (JT LIVE), long-form interviews (L'INTERVIEW), analytical shows (DECRYPTAGE), documentaries and field reports (REPORTAGE), cultural and lifestyle programming (CULTURE24, FEMINA, MUSIC 24, MODE 24), business coverage (JT FINANCIA), and event-anchored sports shows such as JT CAN for the FIFA 2026 World Cup and coverage of the JOJ Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. Programming is primarily French-language with an expanding English-language tier (Africa24 English). The technical stack is conventional — video is delivered via the website, the MyAfrica24 app, and Vimeo-embedded players on the site, with social-share integrations to Facebook, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Viber; no proprietary AI, recommendation, or data infrastructure is disclosed.

Africa24 generates revenue primarily through advertising sales across its broadcast channels and digital platforms, supplemented by subscription-based access to the MyAfrica24 streaming service. Pricing for either the broadcast carriage arrangements with pay-TV operators or the consumer subscription tier is not publicly disclosed. Distribution reaches viewers via cable, satellite, and terrestrial broadcast agreements across more than 16 African countries, plus direct-to-consumer streaming through the website and mobile app for diaspora and digital-first audiences. The company's go-to-market is direct-to-consumer for end viewers, with a content-sourcing partnership with the African Press Organization (APO), a referenced AFRICA 50 partnership, and Digital ANA serving as the digital platform and data-processing partner. Headcount is in the 101–250 band; no financial, funding, or ownership-disclosed data is available in the source material.

Name

Africa24

Legal name

Digital ANA

Website

https://africa24tv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Africa24 is a pan-African 24-hour news television channel headquartered in Nairobi, broadcasting French and English news, business, culture, and sports content across Africa and its global diaspora via two TV channels, a streaming website, and a mobile app operated by Digital ANA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television Broadcasting

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (51612), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

International Broadcast Networks (Operating Domestic Feeds) (MPABAAAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

International TV Broadcasters (Free-to-Air/Satellite/Cable) (MPABAEAJ), International Thematic/Genre Broadcasters (Entertainment/Lifestyle/Documentary/Music) (MPABAEAL), International/Multilingual Cable Networks (MPABAFAL)

Keywords

• Pan-African news broadcasting
• Television news channels
• French-language media
• Sports broadcasting
• Digital news streaming

Headquarters

HQ city

Nairobi

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Television Broadcasting and Digital Streaming: Africa24 TV generates revenue through advertising on its broadcast television channels and digital platforms, as well as through subscription access to its MyAfrica24 streaming service.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Africa24 is a pan-African 24-hour television news channel that produces and broadcasts news, business, political, cultural, and sports programming in French (with English content via Africa24 English) to audiences across Africa and the global African diaspora. Its core offering includes two broadcast channels (Africa24 TV and Africa24 Sport) and the MyAfrica24 mobile application and africa24tv.com website, which provide live streaming and on-demand access to its news programming organized by regional desks covering Central, North, Southern, East, West Africa, and the Indian Ocean.

Product overview

Africa24 operates as a pan-African 24-hour television news channel offering a multi-platform broadcasting portfolio. The core offering includes Africa24 TV (French-language news channel) and Africa24 Sport (dedicated sports channel), accessible via traditional broadcast and digital streaming. The MyAfrica24 mobile application provides on-demand access to content. The channel organizes its programming into specialized modules including news programs (JT LIVE, JT FINANCIA), interview formats (L'INTERVIEW), analytical shows (DECRYPTAGE), documentaries (REPORTAGE), cultural programming (CULTURE24, MUSIC 24), and sports coverage (AFRICA 24 FOOTBALL CLUB, JT CAN for World Cup 2026). The African Union Journal provides dedicated continental affairs coverage, while FEMINA focuses on women's stories. Content is distributed across Africa through regional programming covering Central Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Indian Ocean, and through social media integration with YouTube, Facebook, X, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Viber.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Africa24 Sport: A dedicated sports channel operated by Africa24

Products and services

• Africa24 TV
• Africa24 Sport
• MyAfrica24
• Africa24 English

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• APO (African Press Organization)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAfrica24 TV maintains a media partnership with APO (African Press Organization), which distributes press releases and news content to African media outlets. Africa24 TV receives content feeds and news items through this partnership, as evidenced by the APO news widget on its website and the 'Afria24 partenaire' listing.
• AFRICA 50minorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner under the 'Afria24 partenaire' section on the Africa24 TV website. The nature of the partnership appears to be content or promotional collaboration, likely related to African development and investment coverage.
• Digital ANAcoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital ANA is referenced in the privacy policy (Politique de protection des données à caractère personnel) as the company that collects and processes user data for the MyAfrica24 service. Digital ANA appears to be the technology and digital services subsidiary or partner managing the digital platform and data infrastructure of Africa24 TV.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• France 24: French state-funded international news channel broadcasting in French, English, Arabic, and Spanish with significant Africa coverage. Direct competitor to Africa24's core French-language pan-African news positioning, with substantially larger editorial resources and brand recognition.
• Africanews: Pan-African news channel operated by Euronews, broadcasting in English and French from a base in Lyon and Pointe-Noire. Closest direct competitor to Africa24 given shared pan-African editorial scope, bilingual model, and multi-platform distribution strategy.
• ARISE News: Pan-African international news channel targeting African and global African diaspora audiences with broadcast operations. Direct competitor for pan-African news viewership and diaspora engagement.

Broad incumbents

• Al Jazeera English: Qatari state-funded international news network with dedicated Africa coverage and correspondents across the continent. Competes for the same pan-African English-speaking news audience but operates at a substantially larger scale with global editorial resources.
• BBC News Africa: BBC's Africa-focused editorial operation, part of the publicly funded BBC World Service. Targets the same English-speaking African news audience with significantly larger resources and established brand trust.
• TV5Monde: International Francophone television network broadcasting across Africa and the global Francophone world. Shares Africa24's French-language positioning and Francophone Africa distribution focus, though with broader cultural programming rather than news specialization.
• CGTN Africa: Chinese state broadcaster's Africa-focused service broadcasting in English and French across the continent. Competes for the same African news audience with state-backed funding and Chinese diplomatic access to African content sources.
• Deutsche Welle (DW) Africa: German international broadcaster's Africa service broadcasting in English, French, and Swahili. Comparable in targeting African audiences with public-service news programming, but with substantially larger editorial and correspondent resources.

Regional players

• Channels Television: Leading Nigerian independent broadcaster with strong news and business coverage across West Africa. Comparable in editorial quality and African news focus, but primarily regional rather than pan-African in scope.
• SABC News (South Africa): South African public broadcaster's news service, providing pan-African and Southern African coverage. Comparable in serving African news audiences but primarily regional with public-broadcaster funding model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AFRICA24TV
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCmEcEP_oCZJ6Mr1uxhUFyRg
• Facebookfacebook.com/africa24tv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/africa24

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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