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| Type of site | news |
|---|---|
| Available in | French |
| Owner | Groupe Next Corp |
| Editor | Patient Ligodi |
| URL | actualite |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 4 August 2016; 8 years ago (2016-08-04) |
| Current status | Active |
Actualite.cd is a Congolese media website specializing in political, security and economic information. It was launched in 2016 as part of Groupe Next Corp.
Overview
Actualite.cd was created following the impromptu closure of Politico.cd, another political news website in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The website was launched on August 4, 2016, by the journalist Patient Ligodi, co-founder of Politico, with the aim of making a site more powerful, captivating, more responsive and more complete. It mainly deals with three headings, politics, economy and security.
The media employs more than fifty journalists covering the news throughout the Congolese territory and is the ninth most visited website in Democratic Republic of Congo according to Alexa Internet.
Famous journalists
- Patient Ligodi : 2017 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize and Director of the Univers FM radio station
- Pascal Mulegwa : RFI and Agence France-Presse correspondent in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Prisca Lokale : 2019 JDH Prize (Journalists for Human Rights Prize)
- Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala : 2019 Patriotism gold medal by the New Dynamics of Civil Society
- Ange Kasongo : Writer and RFI and Agence France-Presse correspondent, author of the novel Les Femmes de Pakadjuma
References
- ^ (fr)"Nouveau média: Actualité.cd remplace Politico.cd, oeuvre de Patient Ligodi", 7sur7.cd, August 4, 2016 (Retrieved May 13, 2020)
- "Top Sites in Democratic Republic of Congo" Archived May 13, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Alexa.com (Retrieved May 13, 2020)
- (en)"RDC : dans l’Univers de Patient Ligodi", Jeune Afrique, November 11, 2015 (Retrieved May 13, 2020)
- (fr)"RDC-Médias : Prisca Lokale remporte le Prix JDH 2019", Actualite.cd, December 10, 2019 (Retrieved May 13, 2020)
- (fr)"Prix JDH 2019: un journaliste et une blogueuse primés" Archived June 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Congo Politis, December 10, 2019 (Retrieved May 13, 2020)
- (fr)"RDC : Stanys Bujakera primé "patriote en Or" par la Nouvelle dynamique de la société civile" Archived June 22, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, L'Avant Garde, September 15, 2019 (Retrieved May 13, 2020)
- (fr)"RDC : un journaliste décroche la médaille d'or du patriotisme", Africanews.com, September 11, 2019 (Retrieved May 13, 2020)
- https://www.leseditionsdunet.com/lang-en/novels/6278-les-femmes-de-pakadjuma-kasongo-adihe-ange-9782312066837.html, Les Editions DUNET (Retrieved May 13, 2020)
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