​Audiovisual fee: Canal+ will now pay 4.5 billion FCFA to the State of Senegal 

  On Saturday, 19 July, Guy Marius Sagna announced an increase in the annual fee paid by Canal+ to the State of Senegal. From now on, the audiovisual group will have to pay an amount equivalent to 9% of its turnover, i.e. approximately 4,5 billion FCFA for the year 2024. “Avant, Canal Plus was paying 20 million FCFA for an audiovisual licence fee in Senegal. Since 2021 it was 75 million FCFA. With the arrival of President Diomaye Faye, Prime Minister Sonko and Minister Alioune Sall, Canal Plus will pay annually 9% of its annual turnover so for 2024 the sum of 4,5 billion FCFA “, he wrote on his Facebook page. The founder of the movement FRAPP France Dégage welcomed this decision, which he attributed to the will of the new power to strengthen the economic sovereignty of the country. It also took the opportunity to respond to criticisms of the government. ” Bravo to the government!