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Remembering Consty Eka, The King of Television

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CameroonOnline.ORG | The African media landscape is mourning the loss of one of its most iconic voices. Consty Eka, widely known as the “King of TV,” passed away on 16 February 2026 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire following a sudden medical emergency. His death has sent shockwaves across the broadcasting community and among audiences who grew … The post Remembering Consty Eka, The King of Television appeared first on CameroonOnline.org.
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© (DR)The host and producer died on 16 February 2026 of a malaise in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Africa loses a well-known audiovisual figure on the continent and beyond. The journalist, animator and producer Consty Eka s'en went to the evening of 16 February, two days after presenting for the last time his news program Consty Eka Weekly News on his web media CEN TV. The malaise at his place of work first forced him to take him home, then to the hos…

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Consty Eka, nicknamed "Le Roi de la télévision", died on Monday 16 February 2026 in Abidjan as a result of a malaise, according to sources close to his family and his professional entourage.

The famous Cameroonian journalist and animator Consty Eka died on Monday 16 February 2026 in Abidjan. As a leading figure in the media on the African continent, Consty Eka succumbed to a stroke in a polyclinic in the Ivorian economic capital. The news arouses a strong emotion on the web. And the tributes multiply to honour the memory of this pan-African figure of audiovisual communication. While he appeared healthy during his recent appearances …

Cameroonian television loses one of its most powerful voices. Consty Eka died in Abidjan following a malaise. The announcement struck as an earthquake in the editorials of Central and West Africa. The "King of TV" died away from Yaoundé, leaving behind him a lasting imprint on African audiovisual. A major figure in the media landscape Charismatic presenter, demanding producer, strategist of the image, Consty Eka embodied a generation of pan-Afri…

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camer.be broke the news in on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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