As the end of the year draws near we have decided to offer triple the space for FOCUS to tell you more about CFI: its programme bank, of course, which is becoming more efficient all the time, its cooperation initiatives, that have been significantly stepped up in 2005. Our consulting, training, study, production support, and technical assistance missions are now going ahead at a cracking pace.

From the DRC to Algeria, Montenegro to Bhutan, Madagascar to Laos, this issue of FOCUS gives an idea of the diversity of our action and partnerships. It also highlights our new collaboration with the Algerian state television and our ambitious market research work.

Finally, as promised, FOCUS offers you a brief overview of the CFI Symposium held at the French Senate, bringing together more than 200 people to discuss the latest challenges facing television in Africa, for the first time in Paris. Read on!