Afrique Contemporaine

Afrique contemporaine n°240 | African Media, the Fight against Roadblockers

Africa’s media industry is largely unknown, yet it is experiencing rapid growth. In just two decades, it has moved from a shortage and monopoly to an impressive profusion of newspapers and radio and television stations, which compete for both domestic and international markets and offer pluralist and diverse information. Radio and television stations, newspapers and websites have now become major players in the daily lives of Africans and in economic, social and political development in Africa.

Afrique contemporaine, in collaboration with Marie-Soleil Frère and Sylvie Capitant, gathers several major research papers on media systems in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The authors use an interdisciplinary approach to describe practices from an internal perspective. The aim is to understand the changes that have come about through the development of information and communications technologies, as well as the links with the business community and circles of power.

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  • The collection

    Quarterly review including analysis and reflection
    Agence française de Développement has been in charge of editorship for this review since the spring of 2003. It had previously been edited by Documentation française since its creation in 1962. It has been distributed by Boeck & Larcier since edition n° 213 (spring 2005).

    Through this review AFD wishes to communicate on research carried out on Africa and contribute to debates on economies, policies and societies all over the African continent. The review aims to underpin the success Afrique contemporaine has always enjoyed thanks to its content quality, editorial independence and scientific approach. Articles are signed and only reflect the opinion of their authors. Unless stated otherwise, they reflect neither AFD’s position nor that of its supervisory authorities. The role of the editorial staff is to identify authors and select articles through rigorous quality control.

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    Afrique-contemporaine@afd.fr

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