Naila (New players in African online news): projects selected

Following its call for applications as part of the Naila project, CFI has selected 11 pure players from French‑speaking Africa.

The 11 winners are:

- Kunafoni (Mali)
- Habari (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Togotopnews (Togo)
- Sahelien.com (Mali)
- Actualite.cd (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Tchad Infos (Chad)
- Guinée décalée (Guinea)
- Banouto Info (Benin)
- Eburnie Today (Ivory Coast)
- Africa Circle TV (Cameroon)
- Aïr Niger Agadez (Niger)

The winners will receive support over an 18-month period, to help them improve their editorial and economic models.
The programme will be launched in Dakar on 18 September 2017.

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