THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Emmanuelle Talon
Chair and Managing Director
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Alan Dréanic
Deputy Managing Director
DEPARTMENT FOR ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Laure Comolli
General secretary
DEPARTMENT FOR AFRICA
Jocelyn Grange
Director
Laure Wiedermann
Head of division
Samuel Turpin
Head of division
DEPARTMENT FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION AND ASIA
Laurent Giacobino
Director
Florence Minery
Deputy Director
Indra El Hage
Head of Mediterranean Division
Department for communications
Anne Boulakia
Deputy Director for communications
CFI'S KEY MILESTONES
1989
Canal France International was established by the Ministry of Cooperation with the aim of broadcasting and making French and French-language programmes available free of charge internationally, particularly in Africa.
1992
CFI broadcasts “5,200 hours of programmes a year and now reaches a potential audience of 170 million viewers, via seventy television operators across four continents.”
1996
CFI, which broadcasts regional and international sporting competitions, among other things, attracted 130 million viewers for the 20th African Cup of Nations (CAN 96). By this time, CFI was developing bespoke programming for each continent.
1999
Launch of CFI-TV, broadcast in French-speaking Africa
2009
CFI becomes the French development aid operator in the media sector. Its work now focuses on transferring journalistic expertise, with a view to strengthening the rule of law and promoting freedom of expression.
2017
CFI becomes a subsidiary of France Médias Monde, thereby forming a strong media group with a recognised international presence.
2024
CFI’s performance agreement for 2024–2028 reinforces its position as a key player in the fight against disinformation and ensures that the impact of its projects is systematically measured.
THE TEAM’S READING RECOMMENDATIONS
Africa Against Democracy – Myths, Denial and Danger
Ousmane Ndiaye
Disinformation in Francophone Africa
Paul-Joël Kamtchang
Who Will Hear Our Cries? Ten Testimonies from the Women of Afghanistan
Mursal Sayas
Kherson: 21st-century occupation
Ksenia Kalieberda
CFI, an operator of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs
CFI, a part of France Médias Monde