For the Vivendi publishing group, this is its second home in West Africa.
French publishing giant Editis announced on Monday the launch of a house in Senegal, strengthening its presence in West Africa after the creation of another in Ivory Coast. Saaraba editions, in Dakar, published their first four titles at the beginning of December. This house “will launch works that will reflect the aspirations and interests of Senegalese“Said a leader of Editis who will chair the company, Vincent Barbare, quoted in a press release from Editis.
Saaraba is aiming for 15 to 20 pounds a year, “with distribution in Senegal but also in France» according to Editis, in all areas including comics. Senegal is the country of a publishing house that won the Goncourt 2021 prize, Jimsaan, by co-publishing “The most secret memory of menby Mohamed Mbougar Sarr. Editis had created in 2020 in Abidjan the house Nimba, which publishesbooks dedicated to Ivorian and West African cultures“.
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The group also said on Monday that it had founded Gründ Quebec in Canada. This should edit “Quebec children’s books with local stories, original creations, written and illustrated by talents from the province“. Editis, a subsidiary of the Vivendi group which belongs to billionaire Vincent Bolloré, is in the process of being sold, with the name of a buyer to be announced soon.