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Believe

French digital distributor and label-services company with named African operations via its TuneCore offices in Lagos and South Africa.

Paris, France believe.com

Media

Music In Africa

Pan-African music sector non-profit registered in South Africa and based in Johannesburg, which runs the musicinafrica.net portal and the ACCES conference.

Johannesburg, South Africa musicinafrica.net

Media

RFM Senegal

Senegalese music and news radio station in Dakar, part of Youssou N'Dour's Groupe Futurs Medias.

Dakar, Senegal rfm.sn

Collecting Society

SODAV

Senegal's collective management organisation for copyright and neighbouring rights, in Dakar.

Dakar, Senegal sodav.sn

Media

Trace

Afro-urban media group, French-headquartered, with extensive named African music-media operations.

Clichy, France trace.tv

Label

Universal Music Group

Recorded music and publishing group running Universal Music Nigeria, Universal Music Africa and Def Jam Africa, and majority owner of Mavin.

Hilversum, Netherlands universalmusic.com

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