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Pentecostalism and Media in Africa: Theoretical Explorations of Power and Agency of Media Platforms and Their Users

Ibrahim Murtala
Religion Compass, volume 17, issue 1 e12452 (2022), 9 pp.
"This survey paper interrogates four theoretical frameworks often invoked to analyze intersections between media and religion: mediatization, mediation of meaning, mediation of the beyond, and religious social shaping of technology. The paper surveys several research works informed by the aforementi ... more
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Freedom of Expression

D+C: Development and Cooperation, issue 3 (2022), pp. 19-33
"Quality media are indispensable. People must be able to form opinions competently. They must also be free to express their views. At the same time, there must be limits to slander, fake-news propaganda and the spreading of conspiracy theories. The internet is proving to be ambivalent. On the one ha ... more
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“Playing” in the Eyes of the Ferret Team: Examining the Use of Surveillance Strategies by Zimbabwean Journalists

Lungile A. Tshuma, Mbongeni J. Msimanga, Makhosi N. Sibanda
African Journalism Studies, volume 43, issue 1 (2022), pp. 53-69
"The Zimbabwean state has in recent years stepped up its surveillance efforts on citizens, civil society and journalists who are viewed as the “enemies of the state”. This state surveillance has been argued to infringe on citizens’ right to privacy and access to information. We are mindful tha ... more
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Sounding the Nation, Sounding the Revolution: Music and Radio Broadcasting in Post-Colonial Mozambique (1975-1986)

Marco Roque de Freitas
Journal of Radio & Audio Media, volume 29, issue 1 (2022), pp. 80-103
"This article aims to identify the sounds, editorial policies and values promoted by Radio Moçambique (RM) during the so-called “socialist period” (1975–1986). Given the high illiteracy rate in the country, RM became the primary medium for informing the populations of FRELIMO’s ideology – ... more
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Togo: La liberté d’expression à l’épreuve des réseaux sociaux

Sébastien Vondoly
Paris: L'Harmattan (2022), 135 pp.
"Sébastien Vondoly aborde dans cet ouvrage, deux thématiques d’actualité intrinsèquement liées : la première explore la conception et la pratique de "la liberté d’expression" telle qu’elle est exercée en public, son abus par des citoyens, ses limites, et les risques que ces derniers co ... more
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Social Listening to Strengthen Vaccine Programs: Leveraging a National Health Hotline in Malawi

Village Reach (2022), 5 pp.
"VillageReach has started to work with governments in Africa to improve access to primary health care, including immunization programs. One method is to systematically monitor and respond to vaccine questions and misinformation in public discourse through a process called social listening. The appro ... more
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Redefining Global Citizenship Through Young African Digital Narratives: African Digital Cosmopolitanism on Instagram and TikTok

Fungai Machirori
Africa No Filter (2022), iii, 14 pp.
"The trending hashtags analysed in this study all appeared at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, when a range of Western media suggested that the African continent would be hit worst. However, as Western nations (such as the US and the UK) struggled under increased disease burden, content s ... more
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Press Freedom in Mozambique 2022

International Press Institute (IPI) (2022), 22 pp.
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Assessment of Media Development in Sudan 2019-2020: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators

Steve Buckley, Amel Ibrahim Ahmed Abuzaid, Sara Eljmiaabi, Ahmed Yahia
Paris: UNESCO (2022), 107 pp.
"The research data reveal that Sudan at the time had at least 10 media-related laws in place that do not meet international standards. At the same time, the country had the benefit of an infrastructure of 30 institutions offering media education and training. Sudan has an opportunity to restructure ... more
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Confronting threats to civic spaces

Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz et al.
Afrobarometer (2022), 86 pp.
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Moving Up the Digital Ladder: The Case of Refugees Digital Financial Inclusion in Rwanda

UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) (2022), 21 pp.
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UNESCO's Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) Action in Burundi: 2018-2021 Quadrennial Report, Country Summaries

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 6 pp.
"Burundian authorities have shown promising signs of substantive change by initiating the revision of the disputed 2018 press law, an exercise for which they requested UNESCO’s technical support. UNESCO’s participation in this process was made possible by continuous dialogue between UNESCO and t ... more
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Generation Africa - Guide de Facilitation

Yudhvir Ranchod, Elaine Maane, Marianne Gysae
Steps (2022), 76 pp.
"Le projet Generation Africa est basé sur des expériences vécues par la jeunesse africaine qui est la plus grande démographie de jeunes dans le monde et dont le futur va déterminer la forme que prendra nos sociétés sur les décennies à venir. La collection comprend 25 réalisateurs et socié ... more
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The Unfreedom Monitor: A Methodology for Tracking Digital Authoritarianism Around the World

Amsterdam: Global Voices Advox (2022), 71 pp.
"This briefing document provides an overview of key developments in digital authoritarianism in 11 countries and explains the theoretical framework and methodology behind The Unfreedom Monitor project. The document also provides a basis for expanding this research to other countries to deepen our un ... more
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Media Coverage of Religious Freedom and Diversity: Reception and Perception Qualitative Study from Iraq, Lebanon and Sudan

Jad Safwan, Nidal Ayoub, Montadhar Kadhim Nasser, Rasha Abdallah Al-Awad
Beirut: Samir Kassir Foundation; Internews (2022), 40 pp.
"This qualitative study report primarily details the reactions of local audiences in Lebanon, Iraq, and Sudan and their perception of media content produced by journalist trained by ENQUIRE (Enhancing Quality Information on Religious Freedoms). The content is compared with that of more traditional, ... more
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Political and Media Analysis on the Tigray Conflict in Ethiopia

Moses Tofa, Alagaw Ababu Kifle, Hubert Kinkoh
Brussels: European Institute of Peace (2022), 37 pp.
"This study reviews patterns of domestic and international media reporting and the role of disinformation, misinformation, and media bias in the Tigray conflict, which has been raging since November 2020. Since its outbreak, the conflict has evolved through four broad phases. Throughout these phases ... more
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Country assessment to facilitate digital financial inclusion in Ethiopia

Geneva: ITU (2022), x, 63 pp.
"This report presents findings from a country assessment undertaken to facilitate digital financial inclusion in Ethiopia and gives an overview of the current digital financial services landscape in the country. It also identifies some of the barriers to digital financial inclusion and suggests how ... more
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Lack of trust in government, reliance on social media may drive vaccine hesitancy in Zimbabwe

Jonathan Kugarakuripi, Stephen Ndoma
Afrobarometer (2022), 8 pp.
"Findings from the most recent Afrobarometer survey in Zimbabwe show that about half of citizens are reluctant to take the vaccine, an attitude that is particularly prevalent among the most highly educated and among supporters of the opposition MDC-Chamisa party. Fewer than half of adults trust the ... more
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Digital Migration and Access to Information: The Southern African Experience

Norah Appolus
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2022), 8 pp.
"This document concludes that 1. Digital broadcasting migration is generally a process in which broadcasting services offered on traditional analogue technology are replaced with digital networks. It is the transition or switch from analogue broadcasting to digital broadcasting; 2. Most Southern Afr ... more
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Africa, China, and the Development of Digital Infrastructure Governance: A Case Study of Ghana and Tanzania

Eric Bishel
Vienna: Central European University, School of Public Policy, Master Thesis (2022), v, 35 pp.
"This thesis uses a comparative case study to examine Tanzania and Ghana, two countries where China has contributed or sold large amounts of infrastructure, but who have seen different political reactions to and uses of this infrastructure. It poses the question: how do we explain the differing path ... more