Quel pays choisir pour m'installer à la retraite: Sénégal, Bénin?
by Reneserge
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
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Dans trois mois je serai à la retraite après avoir passé plusieurs années à la Télévision éducative de Côte d'ivoire et depuis peu à La Réunion. Je compte retourner en Afrique pour continuer ma passion des émissions des feuilletons éducatifs mais ou ? Sénégal (Saint-Louis ou Ziguinchor) ou alors au Bénin ?.Un endroit sympa ou je pourrai continuer ma passion.Avez-vous des contacts
akwaba
Bonjour le Burkina pourquoi pas en effet je connais bien Bobo mais pas Ouaga j'ai des connaissances à Ouaga mais tu vois j'aime bien regarder l'Océan j'ai ressenti la même chose à la porte du sahel le besoin d'espace de rêver .En Côte d'ivoire ou j'ai passé 25 années à la télé scolaire non pas pour le moment après les élections mais elles sont toujours repoussées.Un choix à faire et oui alors que je pars à la retraite.J'ai des propositions dans des ONG ou Associations oui et non je ne veux pas travailler gratuitement sachant que dans beaucoup d'ONG les Responsables roulent en 4/4 avec le bon salaire etmoi travailler gratuitement NON
akwaba
je vais d'abord aller voir sur place c'est plus sage et après je déciderai ou poser mes bagages (deux sacs) une nouvelle vie
akwaba
tout a fait ok ave toi
sur le constat des ong
et sur la façon de proceder
pour le burkina moi qui un retraite de la marine la mer me manque au burkina mais je me dis que le fait qu elle soit pas la est aussi une garantie contre un tourisme exaserbe comme dans certaine region senegal: lapetite cote;mali le pays dogon;etc.........;
a madagascar tu dois connaitres puisque tu etais a la reunion!!!
jipi le zanatany
le voyage permet de garder l esprit ouvert aux autres
Madagascar je ne ne peux pas dire que je connais je n'y suis allé que deux fois 10 jours j'aime beaucoup, il y a faire j'ai un contact à Mahajanga ou je suis allé par contre ou je suis aussi allé Antisabe l'Eté oui mais pardon pas l'hiver même si je suis un gars du Nord (Lille), j'aime la chaleur.J'ai un Beau à Ouaga et un collègue qui était il y a peu de temps à La Réunion.De toutes les manières je ne m'inquiète pas trop avec ma toute petite retraite fonct catégorie C plus mon métier réaliser, cadrer et monter je n'ai pas peur à côté de cela je ferai ma bonne action mais en étant sur place j'ai trop vu sur les marchés en Afrique de l'huile, du lait, du riz etc... Don des Nations Unies des produits vendus par les Autorités.Il y a longtemps que tu es au Burkina ?
akwaba
pour le burkina j y reviens tous les ans depuis 2000 (surtout region bobo) mais j y ai passe ma petite enfance
pour mada je connais depuis 1964 et j y ai fait 19 voyages depuis 1990 de un mois a 50 jours
ces deux pays sont tres cher a mon coeur
mais connait bien le sud de la cote d ivoire a cause de mon metier je connais toute la cote d afrique de l ouest de nouhadibou a luanda
a plus
jipi le zanatany
le voyage permet de garder l esprit ouvert aux autres
La Côte d'Ivoire, Le Burkina mais seulement Bobo et le Mali qui est aussi un très beau pays Djénné, Mopti, Sanga, Bandiagara, AFRIQUE MAGIQUE
mon blog vitrine de quelques réalisations vidéo/photo
www.dada.net/voyagesafrique/
akwaba
Bonjour,
Malgré les contacts que je vous ai donné, vous n'êtes pas encore décidé pour aller au Bénin ? Je vous souhaite d'y arriver.
Salutations
Malgré les contacts que je vous ai donné, vous n'êtes pas encore décidé pour aller au Bénin ? Je vous souhaite d'y arriver.
Salutations
LuJu
Salut
Il y a un boom dans l'audiovisuel sénégalais avec entre 6 et 7 chaines de TV actuellement. Vous pouvez tenter votre chance en les contactant.
Cordialement
dexxa
On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux. Saint Exupéry
Je travaille depuis 2003 au Sénégal mais j'ai une maison au Bénin pour après ma retraite. Le Bénin est très sympa et pour rien au monde je change avec le Sénégal (excessivement cher et une population trop commerçant). mais je dois dire que je ne connais pas Ziguinchor, on dit que c'est mille fois plus sympa que la reste du Sénégal. Les casamancais que je connais sont sans exception très sympa.
Joep van Loon
BP 246
Natitingou - Bénin
yarpao@gmail.com
merci DEXXA si tu peux m'avoir les contacts car à la retraite j'espère bien continuer ma passion filmer monter.
akwaba
Salut toubab ! je suis dans le même cas que toi mais avec obligation de revenir en France de temps en temps...la santé pas trés bonne, baroud oblige... et personne pour lire mes factures !
si l'avion est abordable (même la piste !) pour aller au Sénégal, a chaque voyage je me dis que je ne reviendrais pas ici!!! a par la Casamance...superbe...
Plein de bons souvenirs dans les autres pays, au Sénégal ; arnaques, vols... et chez moi, sur le marché (en France) les Sénégalais me font la gueule !! bonne pub pour leur pays... sans te donner de conseil, pense aux autres pays d'Afrique...
PS : je pense venir en Afrique avant Nöel... peut être a bientôt
si l'avion est abordable (même la piste !) pour aller au Sénégal, a chaque voyage je me dis que je ne reviendrais pas ici!!! a par la Casamance...superbe...
Plein de bons souvenirs dans les autres pays, au Sénégal ; arnaques, vols... et chez moi, sur le marché (en France) les Sénégalais me font la gueule !! bonne pub pour leur pays... sans te donner de conseil, pense aux autres pays d'Afrique...
PS : je pense venir en Afrique avant Nöel... peut être a bientôt
Les autres Pays d'Afrique Francophone ou Politiquement c'est stable ? à part le Bénin, le Mali, si tu en vois d'autres au Gabon au Cameroun ou Togo NON ils auront le même scénario qu'en Côte d'Ivoire on ne pas être Président des années. je recherche, juste que le soleil, le coût de la vie pas cher vivre avec une petite retraite heureux pas dans la galère en France (en charentaises chercher le pain, attendre le facteur pour le petit mandat ou une lettre qui n'arrive jamais, être devant la télé toute la journée?pour moi ce n'est pas le bonheur mais pour moi🙂🙂
akwaba
bonjour mon contact rlefebvre43@yahoo.fr
J'aimerai trouver un travail dans une télévision privée, un centre de production d'émissions de feuilletons éducatifs.Je compte être en Afrique au mois d'Avril 2008,
akwaba
Quel gachit j'aurai passé 25 années à la Télévision scolaire de Côte d'Ivoire et aujourd'hui mon expérience est au garage alors que l'on nous demande de travailler plus.Faire profiter les jeunes de notre petite expérience, documentaires, émissions, feuilletons, clips vidéo je ne veux pas aller au garage .😕
akwaba
😉 comme je te comprends !! j'ai un vrai cursus dans un autre domaine que le tien, mais sur la touche, j'ai accepté une petite pension car la santé devient fragile suite à une hépatite sénégalaise... l'Afrique me manque, et a cette période de l'année en France on se demande bien ce que l'on fait ici !! oh les belles guirlandes... alors que d'autres n'ont rien dans l'assiette...
J'ai proposé mon savoir gratuitement, notamment au Sénégal, et une seule réponse : "si tu travailles gratuit on va te mettre dehors..."
Quand aux entreprises que je connais a Dakar, un vieux toubab ne les interresse pas...
J'ai proposé mon savoir gratuitement, notamment au Sénégal, et une seule réponse : "si tu travailles gratuit on va te mettre dehors..."
Quand aux entreprises que je connais a Dakar, un vieux toubab ne les interresse pas...
j'ai eu une hépatite Ivoirienne mais soignée à l'Africaine Kinkiliba, ou d'autres plantes j'ai été soigné en 3 mois mais attention dans les prises de sang cela ce voit, c'est comme le palu.Mais je suis heureux en Afrique 😊
akwaba
daspirit si tu peux me donner des contacts sur les projets de télés
akwaba97400@yahoo.fr
akwaba
le Bénin pour sur ouiiiiiiii 😉
dakar ca peut etre sympa mais ca depen si t'as tjrs envie de faire dans les affaires i mean le commercial ou i tu as envie de passer une retraite paisible a poursuivre ta passion. dakar c'est trop comercial, trop cher, bref le Bénin c'est l'idéal je trouve
et si tu y as des contacts c'est encor mieux!
bon courage
pourquoi ne pas vous mettre à votre compte? ça ne vous coutera pas tant que ça...vous avez dejà un peu de materiel, toute votre expérience represente une reference sérieuse: il y a des tas de jeunes groupes qui cherchent à réaliser leur clip avec de vrais cinéastes, des mariages où l'ont voudraient eviter de voir les pieds de la mariée pendant 10mn de film facturé, des baptemes que l'ont voudrait garder comme un vrai reportage familiale et non des sequences interminables de plans fixes....et la photo? ça va de soit, de plus pour les africains, se faire servir par un blanc et un vrai pro, celà representera un prestiqge non négligeable à afficher( hé oui je me moque de mes freres, mais ils sont souvent comme ça hélas).
si vous faites des tarifs locaux, sans casser le marché, je pense que vous aurez beaucoup de travail et gagnerez au moins le prix du logement sain, de la bonne et de la bouffe saine et variée, si vous ètes modeste. au senegal ou au bénin, le niveau de vie est meilleur que dans la majorité des pays, beaucoup de diaspora, un tres bon pouvoir d''achat donc vous avez un vivier de bons clients là bas !
si le senegal ne vous plait pas ...degagez sur le benin, vous n'etes pas au chomeur sdf, alors il faut "manger la vie" comme on dit à lomé !!
en afrique on respecte l'âge et l'expérience ! la france à tort de mépriser ses anciens, la preuve elle croule sous la niaiserie populaire tant elle oublie qu'elle a une source de savoir quasi gratuit qui fout le camps!
bonne chance
si vous faites des tarifs locaux, sans casser le marché, je pense que vous aurez beaucoup de travail et gagnerez au moins le prix du logement sain, de la bonne et de la bouffe saine et variée, si vous ètes modeste. au senegal ou au bénin, le niveau de vie est meilleur que dans la majorité des pays, beaucoup de diaspora, un tres bon pouvoir d''achat donc vous avez un vivier de bons clients là bas !
si le senegal ne vous plait pas ...degagez sur le benin, vous n'etes pas au chomeur sdf, alors il faut "manger la vie" comme on dit à lomé !!
en afrique on respecte l'âge et l'expérience ! la france à tort de mépriser ses anciens, la preuve elle croule sous la niaiserie populaire tant elle oublie qu'elle a une source de savoir quasi gratuit qui fout le camps!
bonne chance
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Sosola Bonjour j'ai ai pensé, j'ai en effet déjà réalisé plusieurs clips vidéo en Côte d'ivoire, pour des Artistes comme Meiway, Gadji Céli, Flavie Bato etc... je ne suis pas inquiet il y a beaucoup à faire suivant l'endroit à Cap Skirring des reportages toutistiques sur les circuits, ailleurs avec les ONG.je dois me décider sur l'endroit ou je vais déposer mon sac juste un sac dans trois mois mais avec la Caméra les accessoires et un ordinateur Mac pour le montage.
blog www.dada.net/voyagesafrique/
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I’m looking for info on villages around Aix, like Fuveau, Bouc-Bel-Air, or even Éguilles and Venelles? We’re a couple with a child living in the Paris region, and I’ll be relocating to Aix-en-Provence in spring 2026. We’d love to swap our apartment for a house with a pool within 20-30 minutes max of central Aix, with a budget of around 650k €.
In terms of climate and geography, I’ve read that Aix is in a basin where it can get really hot. What about the surrounding villages that are a bit more elevated, like Venelles? Is it just as stifling?
For a family, which area would you recommend?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
Starting this spring, we want to settle near Aix-en-Provence. We're tired of living in the mountains with all the snow—we really need some sunshine and a fresh start. Is it hard to find a house to rent there? What about prices? If you have any great tips or useful info about the area, we’d love to hear it. I work in education and want to do prevention work in Marseille or Aix—are there jobs in the social sector?
Anyway, we need tons of info, but we’re sure we’re going to take the leap—no hesitation, adventure is adventure!!! Thanks for your help and any experiences you can share.
Anyway, we need tons of info, but we’re sure we’re going to take the leap—no hesitation, adventure is adventure!!! Thanks for your help and any experiences you can share.
Hi,
I’m an osteopath and I’d like to set up and open an osteopathy practice in Thailand. I don’t have a precise location in mind yet, but I’m thinking maybe Hua Hin. I saw there’s an osteopath based in Phuket, so I wrote to him for some info, but he still hasn’t replied🤪!
So I’m reaching out to people who live there or know the country well: I’d like to know what the best ways are to advertise and get known in Thailand. Are there any local classifieds newspapers? First, I’d like to practice from my apartment. Is that allowed in Thailand? Ideally, I’d like to work part-time in a private hospital as an osteopath. I’m thinking that in Thailand, the medical field is much more open than in Europe!!! Has anyone seen an osteopath or chiropractor working in a Thai hospital? Do you know the price of a consultation?
Any info you can share will be super helpful! Thanks in advance[;)!!!]
I’m an osteopath and I’d like to set up and open an osteopathy practice in Thailand. I don’t have a precise location in mind yet, but I’m thinking maybe Hua Hin. I saw there’s an osteopath based in Phuket, so I wrote to him for some info, but he still hasn’t replied🤪!
So I’m reaching out to people who live there or know the country well: I’d like to know what the best ways are to advertise and get known in Thailand. Are there any local classifieds newspapers? First, I’d like to practice from my apartment. Is that allowed in Thailand? Ideally, I’d like to work part-time in a private hospital as an osteopath. I’m thinking that in Thailand, the medical field is much more open than in Europe!!! Has anyone seen an osteopath or chiropractor working in a Thai hospital? Do you know the price of a consultation?
Any info you can share will be super helpful! Thanks in advance[;)!!!]
Hello everyone,
We’re a small family from the south of France, with a 2-year-old little boy, and we’re dreaming of starting a new adventure abroad by opening our own business. For now, we haven’t chosen a specific destination yet.
We mainly speak French, with a basic level of Spanish and English, and we’re ready to improve these two languages if needed. We’re looking for a multicultural, safe country with quality healthcare and good schools accessible for our son. We’d also love a pleasant place with a mild climate where life is good.
Our idea is to travel to different countries to explore, compare, and refine our project. We’d be really happy to read your tips, experiences, or anecdotes if you’ve already undertaken a similar project or if you know key points to anticipate.
Thanks in advance for your shares and help—it would really help us move forward with our project! 😄
Hi everyone,
I’m heading to Dublin as an au pair in a few weeks.
I’m looking for a reputable language school. It’s so hard to choose! Has anyone already done a language stay in Dublin? Any tips? Thanks so much! :)
Hi everyone, so I’m planning to go study at a community college in the U.S., but the only snag is which one—there are so many options over there! I’ve heard about one in California, Diablo Valley College, and another in Florida, Valencia College. I know both states are super attractive for tourism, but my main criteria are teaching quality and price. I’m open to any advice, comments, or suggestions—thanks in advance! The start of the semester is coming up, and I’m a little nervous...
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Has anyone gone on a language study trip in Europe? If so, which agencies did you use? What can you tell me about it? Thanks a lot! Kelkune
Has anyone gone on a language study trip in Europe? If so, which agencies did you use? What can you tell me about it? Thanks a lot! Kelkune
Hi! I’m looking for an apartment in Malaga from September (2025) until January for my Erasmus exchange, but I’m not finding much, and it seems like there are a lot of scams. Does anyone have any leads or tips? Thanks!^^




