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ICT Sector Strategic Plan (2018-2024)

Kigali: Ministry of Information Technology and Communications (2017), 50 pp.
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Digging for Transparency: How African Journalism Only Scratches the Surface of Conflict

Ibrahim Saleh
Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 9, issue 1 (2017), pp. 1-10
"It has become a pattern to find academics, professionals and students of journalism bragging with the scope, techniques and dilemmas of investigative journalism. But there is one gaping hole: nowhere was information collated about the heroic contributions, and often the sacrifices, that were made f ... more
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Les défis de la promotion et de la distribution des livres en langues africaines. Actes du colloque, Conakry 27 au 28 novembre 2017 – INRAP, Donka

Aliou Sow
Conakry: Éditions Ganndal (2017), 22 pp.
"Le colloque poursuivait les objectifs suivants : dresser un état des lieux de l’édition et de la politique du livre en langues nationales dans les pays participants au colloque; exposer et discuter de la pertinence, de l’utilisation, et de la portée de certains alphabets introduits dans les ... more
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Tanzania: Freedom of Expression in Peril

Mélissa Cornet
Paris: International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH); Legal and Human Rights Centre (2017), 20 pp.
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Global Information Society Watch 2017: National and Regional Internet Governance Forum Initiatives (NRIs)
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Association for Progressive Communications (APC); International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2017), 249 pp.
"National and Regional Internet Governance Forums (NRIs) are the stars of the 2017 Global Information Society Watch. The story of NRIs began two years after the first global IGF held in 2006. In 2008, stakeholders from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda organised national forums and a subsequent Eas ... more
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The Reality of Fake News in Kenya

London et al.: Portland; GeoPoll (2017), 18 pp.
"Alarmingly, the research reveals that fake news is a pervasive problem surrounding the Kenyan elections with 90% of respondents having seen false or inaccurate information and 87% viewing this information as being deliberately false. Why does this matter? An informed citizenry is vital to Kenya’s ... more
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Assessment of Media Development in Swaziland: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators

Vuyisile Sikelela Hlatshwayo
Paris: UNESCO (2017), 133 pp.
"The overall conclusion is that there is an urgent need to address the specific legal framework and major technical and financial challenges identified in this study to ensure pluralism and media diversity in the Kingdom of Swaziland." (Page 10)
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De l’utilisation d’Internet en République démocratique du Congo: Un outil de mobilisation politique et religieuse

Didier Makal Kanteng
Émulations: Revue de Sciences Sociales, issue 24 (2017), pp. 105-123
"En République démocratique du Congo (RDC), le Web constitue, depuis le dernier mandat constitutionnel du président Joseph Kabila au pouvoir depuis 2001, un espace d’affrontements politiques par le biais des discours religieux, ou par leaders religieux interposés. Alors que le président Kabil ... more
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The Audience-Centred Approach to Media Policymaking: A Critical Analysis of the South African Press Freedom Commission as a Participatory Process of Review

Julie Reid
African Journalism Studies, volume 38, issue 3-4 (2017), pp. 74-99
"This article presents and makes a case for the audience-Centred approach to media policymaking and research, and situates this discussion within the South African revision of the regulatory mechanism for the press. In South Africa the press accountability mechanism, the Press Council of South Afric ... more
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Assessing the Role of Community Radio Stations in Facilitating Development: A Case Study of Forte FM in the Eastern Cape Province

Mawokomayi Betina
Alice: University of Fort Hare, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Master Thesis (2017), xv, 160 pp.
"Forte FM is a community radio station located at University of Fort Hare Alice campus and was established to facilitate development in communities within the Amathole district municipality. Alice, a small rural town under Raymond Mhlaba Municipality, is one of the communities under the coverage of ... more
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Sierra Leone Mudslide Response 2017: Using Digital Platforms to Place Affected Populations at the Heart of the Response. A Case Study

UNICEF (2017), 7 pp.
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Twinning Social Memory and Social Imaginary: Challenges for East African Media Policies

Ullamaija Kivikuru
African Journalism Studies, volume 38, issue 3-4 (2017), pp. 50-73
"The article discusses the significance of the past in the planning of media policies in two neighbouring countries in Africa, namely Kenya and Tanzania. The theoretical frame is composed of four concepts: social imaginary, collective memory, domestication, and liminality. The scrutiny starts from t ... more
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Radio Distribution Module South Sudan. Part I: Context, Part II: Case Studies

Arcata, Calif.: Internews; USAID (2017), 56 pp.
"This Radio Distribution Module contains the collective knowledge of the Internews South Sudan team gained over three years’ experience conducting radio distributions within the United Nations Protection of Civilians sites (PoCs) and surrounding communities [...] “Part I. Context” describes th ... more
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Digital Principles Into Practice

Dar es Salaam: Human Development Innovation Fund (HDIF) (2017), 15 pp.
"At HDIF, we want to share learning from our own experience to assist players in ICT4D to ensure we are not creating more stacks of unused hardware and limited viability which combine to create a larger wasteland of well-intended development projects. A broad set of donors and partners have combined ... more
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Formation of Citizenship Through Radio Talk Participation in Kenya

Joyce Omwoha
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 9, issue 1 (2017), pp. 181-194
"This article aims at investigating the relationship between the concept of mediated citizenship and participation through radio talk deliberation. It intends to offer an analysis of the content mediated through public discourses by determining the way in which participants draw their identities thr ... more
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Evaluation of the East Africa and Indian Ocean Islands Beneficiary Communications Program

Hans Kuntner
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (2017), 25 pp.
"Beneficiary Communication is a program which emphasizes the use of communication equipment in passing relevant, timely and accurate lifesaving information to communities. The program supports an environment of transparency and accountability through creation of feedback mechanism. It is about provi ... more
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Innovative Approaches in Supporting Media: Synthesis Report. SDC/SENAP Regional Workshop, June 27-29th, 2017, Nairobi

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Southern, Eastern, Northern Africa and Palestine Division (SENAP) (2017), 19 pp.
"The overall goal of the workshop was to find new and innovative ways in supporting media in increasingly challenging contexts and to enhance effectiveness of current approaches in order to boost democratisation processes and governance (principles such as citizen participation, efficiency in public ... more
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Role of Community Radio in Peacebuilding Among the Youth: A Case Study of Pamoja FM in Kibra, Kenya

Mwanzia Tabitha Nzula
Nairobi: University of Nairobi, Master Thesis (2017), xi, 64 pp.
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The ghost in the news room: The legacy of Kenya’s 2007 post-election violence and the constraints on journalists covering Kenya’s 2013 General Election

Lisa Weighton, Patrick McCurdy
Journal of Eastern African Studies, volume 11, issue 4 (2017), pp. 649-669
"Domestic journalists covering Kenya’s 2013 General Election worked in an exceptionally challenging media environment; one which was significantly shaped by the 2007 election and post-election violence (PEV). Rooted in literature on peace journalism (PJ), we examine how the PEV of Kenya’s 2007 p ... more
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Beyond Access: Addressing Digital Inequality in Africa

Alison Gillwald
Waterloo, Ontario: Centre for International Governance Innovation (2017), 17 pp.
"Although most Africans remain disconnected from the Internet, and access to broadband services continues to be a central policy issue, the increased availability of broadband services alone will not reduce digital inequality on the continent. While the provision of access to the Internet remains a ... more