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Political Communication in Africa

Ayo Olukotun, Sharon Adetutu Omotoso (eds.)
Cham: Springer (2017), xv, 246 pp.
"This book offers a comprehensive account of the nature and development of political communication in Africa. In light of the growing number of African states now turning towards democratic rule, as well as the growing utilization of information technologies in Africa, the contributors examine topic ... more
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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 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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Sauti za Wananchi formative study: Understanding the Kenyan public opinion polling landscape

Kampala: Twaweza East Africa (2017), 6 pp.
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Habermas in Africa? Re-Interrogating the “Public Sphere” and “Civil Society” in African Political Communication Research

Suleiman A. Suleiman
In: Political Communication in Africa
Ayo Olukotun, Sharon Adetutu Omotoso (eds.)
Springer (2017), pp. 81-99
"The public sphere and its associated concept of civil society are frequently cited as representative models for media and political communication in Africa, with little critical reflection on their historical and cultural specificity. In this uncritical narrative of “Habermas in Africa”, the pu ... more
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Internet Use Barriers and User Strategies: Perspectives from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Rwanda

Margaret Nyambura, Fola Odufuwa, Albert Nsengiyumva, Lwando Mdleleni, Mpho Moyo, Sinethemba Mthimkhulu
Research ICT Africa; Mozilla Foundation (2017), 40 pp.
"The study tested the following hypotheses: the use of subsidised services only forms part of data use; people do not move beyond the use of subsidised services; using the internet first through subsidised services leaves people with less of an understanding of the Internet. Using subsidised data fo ... more
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Les musulmans de Facebook en Côte d’Ivoire: Nouvelle voie de socialisation, de da’wa et de mobilisation communautaire

Issouf Binaté
Émulations: Revue de Sciences Sociales, issue 24 (2017), pp. 53-70
"Ce travail porte sur l’usage des médias numériques dans les pratiques religieuses des musulmans en Côte d’Ivoire, dans un contexte de visibilité accrue de l’islam dans l’espace public depuis l’avènement du pluralisme politique en 1990. Il étudie l’entrée des musulmans dans l’è ... more
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IGF Academy Transfer Guide: Sharing Learning and Experience from Year One

Lorena Jaume-Palasí, Ralf Grötker, Matthias Spielkamp (eds.)
Berlin: iRights; IGF Academy (2017), 59 pp.
"This publication is what we call our Transfer Guide. It serves three different purposes. First, it documents the work done by the IGF Academy team and the eight fellows in 2016. Together, we mapped those stakeholders involved (or who should be involved) in Internet governance in the eight countries ... more
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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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What if We All Governed the Internet? Advancing Multistakeholder Participation in Internet Governance

Anri van der Spuy
Paris: UNESCO (2017), 108 pp.
"The research in these pages covers the theory around multistakeholder participation in Internet governance through a review of relevant literature. It also analyses case studies from Kenya to Brazil, South Korea, and the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which illustrate how multistakeholder approac ... more
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Mobile Internet Skills Training Toolkit: Tigo Rwanda Pilot Evaluation

Alex Smith
GSMA (2017), 37 pp.
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2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report

Nonprofit Tech for Good; Public Interest Registry (2016), 12 pp.
"[This] report is an inaugural effort to gain a better understanding of how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide use online technology to communicate with their supporters and donors. Over the last two decades the NGO sector has embraced Internet technology, but at varying speeds based up ... more
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Effects of Foreign Soap Operas on Young People: Case of Tangaza University College

Lounoi Santino
Tangaza: Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Tangaza University College, Thesis (2016), 51 pp.
"This study in a way established that soap operas have some positive contributions to the society. For example, the study shows that youth become more confident and social after watching soaps. However, in agreement with the objectives of this study, the negative effects of soap operas on young peop ... more
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Seeing is Believing: The SPRING/Digital Green Experience in Niger. Evidence from a Community Video Approach for Nutrition and Hygiene Behaviors

Leanne Dougherty, Marjolein Moreaux, Chaibou Dadi, Sophie Minault
Arlington, Va.: Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING) (2016), 47 pp.
"Community video is a powerful approach to improving nutrition practices, even in areas beset by drought, conflict, and food shortages. When community members create and share videos that promote optimal nutrition and hygiene behaviors, friends and neighbors pay attention. This report details the po ... more
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Historical Entanglements, Conflicting Agendas and Visions: Radio Botswana and the Making of a National Radio Station

Sethunya Tshepho Mosime, Brilliant Mhlanga
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 8, issue 1 (2016), pp. 55-73
"Botswana’s government as one of the celebrated postcolonial democracies in Southern Africa continues to have the state owning and controlling the media – in particular, broadcast media. The history of government-owned and controlled media in Botswana can be understood through colonial lenses ... more
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Albinism, Stigma, Subjectivity and Global-Local Discourses in Tanzania

Giorgio Brocco
Anthropology & Medicine, volume 23, issue 3 (2016), pp. 229-243
"Societal ideas and explanations of albinism at the local level in Tanzania are conceived in terms of family history, social relations, economic status, moral-religious positions, global-local flows of information and humanitarian actions on behalf of people with the congenital condition. This paper ... more
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Thirty Rising Media Markets 2016

Anne Austin, Jonathan Barnard, Nicola Hutcheon
London: ZenithOptimedia (2016), 51 pp.
"The markets we do include are a very diverse bunch, from the very closed and politically tightly controlled such as Laos; through a large number of nations on the African continent which have seen a sudden improvement in digital infrastructure thanks to the landing of several new submarine intercon ... more
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Human Rights and Encryption
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Wolfgang Schulz, Joris van Hoboken
Paris: UNESCO (2016), 83 pp.
"Encryption is a hot topic in the current global discussion on Internet governance. This research delves into the subject, to outline a global overview of the various means of encryption, their availability and their potential applications in the media and communications landscape. The research expl ... more
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The Importance of Participation in Development Through Community Radio: A Case Study of Nkhotakota Community Radio Station in Malawi

Peter Mhagama
Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, volume 30, issue 1 (2016), pp. 45-61
"This article examines the role of participation in development through community radio. Ordinary people participate in community radio through programme production, financing, management and the daily operations of the station. This enables them to define the development problems faced by their com ... more
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Digital Access in Africa

Chris Locke, Jonathan Donner, Bryan Pon, Savita Bailur, Francis Hook, Ambacontributors Kak
Farnham (UK): Caribou Digital Publishing (2016), 60 pp.
"The mobile industry has, for the past 15 years or so, done a phenomenal job of connecting users in emerging markets to voice, SMS and Internet access services. But as we strive to reach the remaining unconnected users, we may need new models of connectivity to reach them. In the first section of th ... more