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Using Evidence in Policy and Practice: Lessons from Africa

Ian Goldman, Mine Pabari (eds.)

Routledge (2021), xxvi, 253 pp.

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Le rôle de la radio rurale dans la communication pour le développement au Mali

Adama Kodjo

Grenoble: Université Grenoble Alpes, Thèse de Doctorat (2021), 351 pp.

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E-Transparency and Government Budgetary Corruption: A Social Marketing and Transformation Case from Nigeria

Tolu Olarewaju, Ibrahim Rufai, Samanthika Gallage

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC), issue 87:e12167 (2021), 15 pp.

"This article shows how Information and Communication Technology (ICT), incorporating social media, can lead to accountability and transparency in a government's budget. Specifically, it examined how a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) used ICT to foster citizenship engagement in the Nigerian gove ... more

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Increasing Demand for Modern Contraception in Burkina Faso with a Mass Media Campaign

Laura Burke (ed.)

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) (2021), 3 pp.

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Barometre des Médias Africains: Togo 2021

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2021), 51 pp.

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African Media Barometer: Mali 2021

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2021), 55 pp.

"[...] the exercise of freedom of expression remains relatively practised and differs from one region to the next. It is easier to exercise freedom of expression in big cities than in small towns or rural areas. Since 2012, Mali has been plagued by terrorist groups’ attacks from the north. The det ... more

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African Media Barometer: Benin 2021

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2021), 57 pp.

"Trade unionists, human rights activists, journalists, dignitaries of endogenous religions, and even ordinary citizens feel threatened when exercising their right to freedom of expression. Generally, they fear prosecution cases against them being mounted by the authorities. Business people and entre ... more

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Radio: A Key Humanitarian Response Tool

Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (ELRHA) (2021), 2 pp.

"This study, undertaken during the COVID-19 outbreak in Burkina Faso, found that radio enabled sharing of rapid, relevant, and reliable information, even during COVID-19 and a deteriorating security situation. Radio can be considered and deployed in emergency context as an urgent response tool. Huma ... more

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Educational Radio Broadcasting and its Effectiveness on Adult Literacy in Lagos

Bernice O. Sanusi, Olajide Talabi, Felix, Omowale T. Adelabu, Moyosore Alade

Sage Open, volume 11, issue 2 (2021), pp. 1-8

"Education has been identified as one of the most important ways to achieve national development. With 3 million nonliterate adults in Lagos State, the commercial nerve center of the nation, radio becomes a veritable medium to teach such adults who, for several reasons including economic, do not hav ... more

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DRG Learning, Evaluation, and Research (DRG-LER) Activity Mali Counter-Trafficking in Persons (C-TIP) Research: Summary of Literature Review Findings

Mousumi Sarkar

Washington, DC: USAID (2021), 54 pp.

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Press Freedom in Nigeria: Seven Unresolved Killings, Over 300 Violations Underline Impunity Under Buhari's Administration

East Legon; Abuja: Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA);Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) (2021), 16 pp.

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Communication de crise en Côte d'Ivoire: éviter la communication zéro et les incommunications

Kacou Goa

Paris: L'Harmattan (2021), 149 pp.

"Les analyses et réflexions axées sur la problématique de la communication de crise en Côte d’Ivoire permettent, d’une part, de révéler les sources, les enjeux et les conséquences de la communication publique et globale en période de crise. Elles mènent, d’autre part, à observer de n ... more

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Media and Information Literacy: A Critical Response to the Challenge of „Infodemic" in the Covid-19 Pandemic Era in Nigeria

Elizabeth Titilayo Aduloju

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, volume 5, issue 7 (2021), 24 pp.

"Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa is not left out in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak that continues to ravage the entire universe. The deadly virus as of 26th June 2021 has infected more than 181.3 million people and killed over 3.9 million people globally. In Nigeria alone, it h ... more

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Social Media Usage During Covid-19 Pandemic: Beneficial or Injurious to Public Health in Nigeria?

Elizabeth Titilayo Aduloju

Abuja Journal of Philosophy and Theology (APT), volume 11 (2021), pp. 67-82

"Before the outbreak of COVID-19 from the city of Wuhan, China in December 2019, many people across the globe, Nigerians inclusive already relied on social media to gather and disseminate information and news. Since the outbreak of the virus on February 27th, 2020 in Nigeria, people have depended on ... more

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A Lexicon of Hateful and Inflammatory Speech in the Central African Republic
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Nicola Barrach-Yousefi et al.

Washington, DC: PeaceTech Lab;United States Institute of Peace (USIP);Association Jeunesse en Marche pour le Développement en Centrafrique (AJEMADEC) (2021), 38 pp.

"Since 2014, PeaceTech Lab has undertaken research and worked with local partners in 13 countries to understand the dynamics of hate speech and the connection between the proliferation of hateful narratives online and violent events offline. This research and the resulting lexicons seek to identify ... more

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Ondo and Edo Elections 2020: A Distribution Analysis of Information Disorder via Media Channels

Adedeji Adekunle, Silas Jonathan, Toluwalase Tawak

Abuja: Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) (2021), 10 pp.

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Intersectionality matters: Studying the contradictory effects of media development through women radio journalists in Burkina Faso

Viviane Schönbächler

Communication and Culture Review, volume 4, issue 1&2 (2021), 18 pp.

"Gender perspectives in media development are common in grey literature produced and promoted by media development actors. Yet, academic research investigating gender dimensions in media development practice and discourse remains scarce. This paper wants to contribute to filling this gap. The empiri ... more

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FM Stations’ Role in Rural Development: The Case of Northern Ghana

Mu-azu Iddirisu Andani, Osman Antwi-Boateng

Perspectives on Global Development and Technology, volume 20, issue 4 (2021), pp. 336-357

"Over the past two decades, Ghana’s media landscape has undergone radical transformation, leading to the emergence of hundreds of frequency modulation (FM) stations across the country. These stations have become the country’s most powerful mediums of communication, carrying an array of programs ... more

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Leveraging Technology for Peacebuilding in the ECOWAS Region: Documentation of a Consultative Process

Caleb Gichuhi

Abuja: ECOWAS Commission (2021), 36 pp.

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Gerechtigkeit, Wahrheitsfindung, Vergebung und Versöhnung: Ansätze zur Friedenspolitik in Nachkriegsgebieten;Justice, Vérité, Pardon et Réconciliation: Approches des politiques de paix dans les pays post-conflit

Klaus Baumann, Rainer Bendel, Déogratias Maruhukiro (eds.)

Berlin; Münster: Lit (2021), 297 pp.

"Kann Gerechtigkeit eine Bedingung für Vergebung und Versöhnung sein? Diese Frage wird selten gestellt, ist aber für die Frage der Friedenspolitik in Nachkriegsgebieten von großer Bedeutung. Kriege in den Ländern in Mitteleuropa wie auch in der Region der Großen Seen Afrikas haben deren sozial ... more

A Lexicon of Hateful and Inflammatory Speech in the Central African Republic Quick Overview

A Lexicon of Hateful and Inflammatory Speech in the Central African Republic
Quick Overview