Alerte Info is an Ivorian private news agency and digital media group that produces and distributes real-time news in Ivory Coast and several West African countries. Founded in October 2006 by journalist David Youant, the organisation initially focused on SMS and mobile distribution before expanding its operations to web and smartphone applications, positioning itself as an African pioneer in mobile news dissemination.
The agency offers diverse content, including breaking news, political reporting, social and economic coverage, and practical information for professionals, other media outlets, diplomats, business leaders, and the general public. Alerte Info has offices beyond Abidjan, with representation in cities such as Yamoussoukro and San-Pedro in Ivory Coast, and has also had offices in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Mali, demonstrating its regional reach. Its clientele includes broadcasters, newspapers, institutional subscribers, and Paying mobile subscribers.
Alerte Info has been recognised for its digital innovation and entrepreneurial model, notably with a second prize at the Francophone Media Innovation Awards and several national awards for entrepreneurship in digital press and media development. The group has around twenty employees, including a team of journalists, and is legally established as a limited liability company (ALERTE INFO SARL) with its headquarters in the Marcory district of Abidjan. Management and editorial direction are overseen by its founder, David Youant. These elements make Alerte Info a commercially oriented digital news agency that combines rapid mobile distribution with traditional journalism for institutional audiences and the general public in Francophone West Africa.