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Impact Assessment: Rural Household Devices Project Program of the Uganda Communications Universal Service Access Fund (UCUSAF)

Evelyn Namara, Ingrid Brudvig

Alexandria, VA; Kampala: Global Digital Inclusion Partnership;Uganda Communications Commission (2024), 46 pp.

"The impact assessment underscores the commendable achievements of the Rural Household Devices project. By December 2023, the initiative had successfully reached 54 districts and impacted 10,706 households. The outcomes are multifaceted and transformative, with a substantial number of beneficiaries ... more

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Approche des impacts des coupures d’internet de 2023 sur la société sénégalaise, son économie et sa confiance en la démocratie

Laura Vidal, Laura Schwartz-Henderson, El Hadji Daouda Diagne, Assane Sy Emmanuel Maurice Diokh

Internews (2024), 21 pp.

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Le prix des perturbations: Évaluation de l’impact économique des coupures d’Internet au Sénégal en 2023

Anirudh Tagat, Skyler Sallick

Internews (2024), 25 pp.

"Ce rapport a constaté une baisse vertigineuse de 1,3 point de pourcentage du produit intérieur brut (PIB) global associé aux coupures d’Internet en juin 2023. Cela se traduit grosso modto par une perte de 76,8 millions de dollars américains (46,86 milliards de francs CFA). Cette perte a princ ... ipalement affecté le secteur des services, qui a subi à lui seul une perte de 5,26 millions de dollars américains (3,23 milliards de francs CFA). En outre, les marchés financiers ont subi une grande partie des impacts des interruptions, les résultats suggérant que près de 1,43 milliard de dollars américains (871,5 milliards de francs CFA) ont été perdus en capitalisation boursière pendant la période des coupures d’Internet, ce qui représente près de 12 % de la valeur totale de la BRVM à l’époque. La baisse la plus significative, cependant, semble être tirée par le secteur des exportations, avec une perte substantielle de la valeur des échanges et des volumes qui semblent liés aux coupures d’Internet. Bien que nous ne puissions pas établir de causalité directe, l’analyse des indicateurs économiques complets suggère que la valeur globale des exportations a diminué de 0,6 point de pourcentage, ce qui se traduit par une perte substantielle de près de 2,46 milliards de dollars américains (1,505 trillion de francs CFA). En outre, le volume des exportations du port de Dakar a diminué de 3,93 points de pourcentage, ce qui a entraîné une perte d’environ 42 350 tonnes de marchandises exportées à la suite des coupures d’Internet. Ces résultats suggèrent que les impacts des interruptions ont une grande portée et qu’ils affectent certains secteurs plus que d’autres. Les résultats de l’enquête révèlent que l’interruption des paiements représente un défi important pour une économie confrontée à une coupure d’Internet. Les estimations de l’impact économique des coupures d’Internet sur le secteur financier confirment cet argument. Il est essentiel que la communauté internationale comprenne mieux ces conséquences économiques afin de faire pression sur les gouvernements pour qu’ils cessent d’avoir recours aux coupures d’Internet et qu’ils mettent en place des dispositifs visant à protéger les économies locales contre d’éventuelles perturbations à l’avenir." (Résumè, page 3) more

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Digital Platforms and the Global South: Reconfiguring Power Relations in the Cultural Industries

Philippe Bouquillion, Christine Ithurbide, Tristan Mattelart (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2024), xiii, 239 pp.

"This book addresses the issues raised by digital platforms in the Global South, with an emphasis on the cultural stakes involved. It brings together an interdisciplinary team of researchers - including political economists, socio-economists, geographers, media sociologists or anthropologists - who ... more

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Navigating Kenya’s Digital Information Ecosystem

Chaacha Mwita, Anne Mikia, David Odongo

Internews;Kenya Safe and Inclusive Digital Space (KenSafeSpace) (2024), 40 pp.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Adoption by Journalists in Zambia: Survey Report

Teldah Mawarire, Meck Phiri (eds.)

USAID;FHI 360;Internews (2024), 12 pp.

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Historical Media Memories of the Rwandan Genocide: Documentaries, Films, and Television News

Tommy Gustafsson

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press (2024), xii, 297 pp.

"The Rwandan genocide is the second most audio-visually recreated genocide after the Holocaust, with approximately 200 films and documentaries produced in 39 countries between 1994 and 2021. Historical Media Memories of the Rwandan Genocide studies the construction, the development, and the recreati ... more

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Community radio and post-conflict peace building: A study of Orisun 89.5 FM in Ife–Modakeke, Osun State, Nigeria

Silas Oghenemaro Emovwodo, Mahfouz A. Adedimeji, Muhammad Saud, Rachmah Ida

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 16, issue 1 (2024), pp. 25-44

"This study assessed the extent to which community radio has contributed to the peacebuilding efforts after the Ife–Modakeke conflict in Nigeria, by investigating to ascertain listeners’ perceptions and adoption of the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism in managing the conflict to av ... more

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Who’s engaged, who’s excluded? Ugandan citizens’ opinions and experiences on media engagement and citizen participation

Kampala: Twaweza East Africa (2024), 16 pp.

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African Media Barometer: Botswana 2023

Windhoek; Gabarone: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2024), 63 pp.

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Social media and mis/disinformation in electoral context in the DRC

Pierre N'sana, Patient Ligodi, Pierre Bahati Ndamwenge et al.

USAID;FHI 360;Internews (2024), 57 pp.

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Are We Making a Difference? Global and Local Efforts to Assess Peacebuilding Effectiveness
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Stacey L. Connaughton, Jasmine R. Linabary (eds.)

Lanham et al.: Rowman & Littlefield (2024), xxvii, 320 pp.

"Sections of the book engage in critical reflection on what peacebuilding effectiveness is and who gets to decide, provide practical examples and case studies of the successes and failures of assessing peacebuilding work, and support innovative strategies and tools to move the field forward. Chapter ... more

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Emerging economies in business news: Repositioning leaders in the Global South

Sujatha Sosale, Tania Cantrell Rosas-Moreno

Global Media and Communication, volume 20, issue 1 (2024), pp. 23-42

"Drawing from nation-branding as a recent development in contemporary globalization, and new middle power theory that examines hierarchies of nations, we used thematic textual analysis to examine business press coverage of the IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa) consortium for business news represent ... more

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Harassment and Threats Faced by Journalists in Kenya: Implications for Press Freedom and Independent Reporting

Job Mwaura, Meghan Sobel Cohen

In: Patterns of Harassment in African Journalism

Lungile Augustine Tshuma; Trust Matsilele; Mbongeni Jonny Msimanga; Sadia Jamil (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2024), pp. 141-157

"The freedom of the press is a cornerstone of democracy and a critical component of a functioning society. In Kenya, like many other countries, journalists face a myriad of challenges when reporting on sensitive issues, including corruption and government wrongdoing. These challenges include physica ... more

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The True Size of Africa

Ralf Beil, Markus Messling, Christiane Solte-Gresser (eds.)

München; Völklingen: Hirmer;Völklinger Hütte World Heritage Site (2024), 320 pp.

"Our richly illustrated volume takes a multifaceted approach to the giant continent of Africa, transcending prejudices and stereotypes through cultural history and contemporary art, constant shifts in perspective, and artistic diversity: human history encounters the colonial past and the omnipresenc ... more

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Grauen ohne Grenzen: Horror in Film & Literatur

iz3w, issue 394 (2023), pp. 22-41

"Wie einst im ursprünglichen Gothic die verlassenen Schlösser des Feudalismus als Orte des Spuks in die bürgerliche Ära hineinragten, so sind es heute die globalen Ruinen des geplatzten Traums von Freiheit, Gleichheit und Brüderlichkeit, in denen das Grauen haust: Von den vom Immobiliencrash ge ... more

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Community Media Ownership in the Context of Donor Funding

Rose N. Kimani

In: Media Ownership in Africa in the Digital Age: Challenges, Continuity and Change

Winston Mano; Loubna El Mkaouar (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2023), pp. 237-247

"Although it is a community broadcasting station with a small radius, Koch FM conceptualises itself as part of a national and global civil society network and acts as such. Specifcally, it sees its role as promoting democracy and Good Governance. The station has consequently decided to stay away fro ... more

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A Critical Analysis of Somalia`s National Strategy on P/CVE: A Media Perspective. A Case Study Report

Mogadishu: National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) (2023), iii, 10 pp.

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State of the Media Report in 2022

Mogadishu: National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) (2023), 22 pp.

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The Challenges of Hosting Televised Deliberations in Ethiopian Media

Gebru K. Kiflu, Ali, Hagos Nigussie Adem C.

International Journal of Press/Politics, volume 28, issue 1 (2023), pp. 184-200

"This paper explores the factors constraining public service and commercial television channels in constituting the public sphere in Ethiopia. It focuses on three television stations and their respective programs, such as the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation’s Ethiopian television (ETV)’s Medr ... more

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