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AI-Generated Disinformation in Europe and Africa: Use Cases, Solutions and Transnational Learning

Karen Allen, Christopher Nehring
Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), Media Programme Sub-Sahara Africa (2025), xii, 158 pp.
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State-Sponsored Disinformation Around the Globe: How Politicians Deceive their Citizens

Martin Echeverría Victoria, Sara Garcia Santamaria, Daniel C. Hallin (eds.)
Oxford: Routledge (2025), xiii, 336 pp.
"This book explores the pervasive and globalised trajectory of domestic disinformation. It describes specific operations and general apparatuses of disinformation that are sponsored by the State institutions in several countries around the world, such as governments, political parties, and politicia ... more
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Intelligence artificielle et robotique autonome: Enjeux et défis contemporains dans l’espace francophone

Etienne Damome, Moustapha Ben Ismïila Diaby (eds.)
Paris: L'Harmattan (2025), 358 pp.
"Cet ouvrage propose une analyse nuancée des transformations induites par l'IA et la robotique autonome dans l'espace francophone. Il insiste sur son potentiel à façonner durablement les sociétés contemporaines. S'appuyant sur des exemples concrets et des études de cas, l'ouvrage fournit un ca ... more
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Digital Violence Against Women

Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) (2025)
"ARIJ published in-depth reports addressing digital violence against women in Egypt and in conflict-affected countries such as Yemen, Palestine, and Sudan. The female journalists behind these reports participated in specialized workshops that enhanced their expertise in tackling gender-based violenc ... more
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The World’s Most Neglected Displacement Crises 2024
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Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (2025), 31 pp.
"To reflect the neglect faced by both displaced people and their host countries, NRC (Norwegian Refugee Council) revised the report’s methodology this year to include refugee-hosting nations experiencing severe crises of their own. As a result, Iran, home to more than six million refugees, and Uga ... more
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The Political Economy of Indigenous Local Media for Minority Languages in Zimbabwe: A Case of Lyeja FM Community Radio

Limukani Mathe, Gilbert Motsaathebe
Journal of Asian and African Studies, volume 60, issue 1 (2025), pp. 5-17
"This article analyses the political economy of indigenous language media for minority ethnolinguistic groups in Zimbabwe. Using political economy as theory, the study engaged members of Lyeja-Nyai Development Trust to analyse socio-cultural and political challenges for Lyeja FM community radio of t ... more
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Examining Perceptions of ‘peacebuildings’ in Radiophonic Debates: A Narrative Analysis of Media Talk in the Central African Republic

Fabíola Ortiz dos Santos
Journal of Radio & Audio Media, volume 32, issue 2 (2025), pp. 241-260
"Within [the radio debate programme) Patara, there was no explicit intention to reach a final conclusion on any given issue. The overall aim of the Ndeke Luka’s debate was to display arguments from different angles about certain specific matters without necessarily having to reach unanimous agreem ... more
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Building AI-based advisory services for smallholder farmers: Technical learnings from the AIEP Initiative

Stewart Collis, Florence Kinyua, Vikram Kumar, Howard Lakougna, Christian Merz, Kirti Pandey, Christian Resch
AIEP Initiative; Gates Foundation; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internat (2025), 18 pp.
"We report technical learnings from five AI agricultural advisory minimum viable products (MVPs) deployed in Kenya and Bihar under the AIEP Initiative. A 800-farmer study found high user satisfaction (net promoter score ∼60). All solutions implement a modular two-part architecture: (i) an interfac ... more
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UN Strategic Communications and the Protection of Civilians: The Role of UN Radio

Hannah Smidt, Marc Werner
New York: International Peace Institute (IPI); McGill University, Centre for International Peace and Security Studies (CIPSS); UN Department of Peace Operations (2025), 12 pp.
"Several UN peacekeeping operations communicate with the populations in their host state through radio, which remains the most popular medium in many countries. UN strategic communications via radio can help reduce violence against civilians, both during and after armed conflict. This protective eff ... more
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The risks and resilience in reporting violent extremism

Abdullahi Tasiu Abubakar
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 17, issue 2 (2025), pp. 131-147
"This article examines the lived experiences of conflict reporters to unpick the pitfalls and perseverance in journalism practice in dangerous places. It uses the case of covering the Boko Haram conflict to unpack the risks journalists encounter in reporting on violent extremism. Drawing on individu ... more
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Contemporary Contested Ethiopian Media Practice and Its Influence on Journalists’ Autonomy and Role

Abera Yenework Kebede, Adem Chanie Ali, Mulatu Alemayehu Moges
Journalism Practice, volume 19, issue 11 (2025), pp. 2549-2575
"This study explores contemporary journalists’ autonomy and role in the Ethiopian contested media practice by taking journalists working in Amhara Media Corporation (AMC). A qualitative research approach was used to collect data from journalists and admin staff. For triangulation, this study combi ... more
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Africa Entertainment & Media Outlook 2024–2028: Resilience and Reinvetion

PwC (2025), 20 pp.
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Sudanese Media Ecosystem

Aida Al-Kaisy, Andariya
Internews (2025), 44 pp.
"Based on qualitative and quantitative research conducted between May and August 2025, including interviews with journalists, media organisations, policymakers, and civil society activists, the report highlights how Sudan’s media environment has transformed into a “parallel battlefield” where ... more
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Télécoms en Mauritanie: L’impact des crédits de communication

Taghi Cheikhna Mohamed Taghioullah
Paris: L'Harmattan (2025), xviii, 224 pp.
"Cet ouvrage propose une lecture croisée du marketing et de la régulation dans le secteur des télécommunications mauritanien. À partir des comportements d’achat de crédit de communication, il interroge les enjeux de transparence tarifaire, d’équité et de gouvernance publique. L’auteur ... more
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The power of humour

D+C: Development and Cooperation, issue 4 (2025), pp. 28-54
"All over the world, satirists courageously stand up for democratic values, often under extremely difficult conditions. Through their art, they create spaces for freedom and challenge authorities. On the other hand, extremists use humour for their political purposes too: They ridicule those who diss ... more
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The State of AI in Africa Report

Nairobi: Strathmore University, Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) (2025), 67 pp.
"The State of AI in Africa Report 2025 offers a critical reflection on how AI ecosystems across the continent have evolved since 2023, highlighting advances in infrastructure, regulatory frameworks, capacity building, and sectoral innovation, while also surfacing enduring structural disparities. Thi ... more
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Decolonising the future academy in Africa and beyond: Institutional development and collaboration

Michaela Pelican, Karim Zafer, Michael Bollig (eds.)
Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2025), 236 pp.
"What does it mean to decolonise academia in Africa? Is this important project limited to the humanities? Is it a project for the future? Are there forerunners at African universities today? The contributors to this volume show different trajectories for anthropology as a discipline and for decoloni ... more
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Whose voice counts? Examining community media's coverage of South Africa's 2024 elections

Musa Oswald Rikhotso
Media Monitoring Africa (2025), 19 pp.
"Community media published a total of 774 election-related stories: 583 from the six monitored radio stations and 191 from the 15 online and newspaper publications. This coverage was significantly lower than that of the SABC, which published 5,020 stories, and privately-owned media, which produced 6 ... more
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Communication and social change in Africa: Selected case studies

Manfred A. K. Asuman, Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey, Modestus Fosu (eds.)
Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures (2025), 235 pp.
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Generative AI in African News Media: Opportunities and Challenges

Trust Matsilele, Lungile A. Tshuma
Routledge (2025), xix, 190 pp.
"Featuring diverse case studies from South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Eswatini, the collection explores how African newsrooms are adopting generative AI. Contributors analyse the use of AI presenters, audience perceptions of AI-generated content, gamification strategies in newsroo ... more