This document provides an overview of Africanews, a new pan-African multi-lingual news channel. Africanews will operate as a 24/7 news service dedicated to sub-Saharan Africa, telling African and global stories from an African perspective in both English and French. It will reach upper middle class and affluent populations across Africa through television, websites, mobile apps, and social media. Africanews will have headquarters in Brazzaville and offices in several African cities, and will provide essential morning and evening news programming as well as shows on topics like business, culture, and lifestyle.