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Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:57:00 +0200

Need something to spice up your radio shows? Well, 1Africa has special interest programming which will add value to your broadcast schedules - enlightening special reports, exclusive interviews, and all the 2010 action can colour your content at no cost or obligation. We also go topical and dig deep into burning issues around Africa like HIV/AIDS and malaria.
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Nigeria's digital broadcast migration a mirage?

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:52:00 +0200

The 2012 date for switch over from analogue to digital broadcasting in Nigeria may be a mirage if certain steps are not immediately taken by the government and key stakeholders in the country's fledging broadcast industry. This is the view of Ben Egbuna, veteran broadcast manager and former director general of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).
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IFJ calls to lift suspension on Sky One in Cameroon

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:00:00 +0200

The International Federation of Journalists (FIJ) called on Thursday, 20 August 2009, to lift the suspension meted to Sky One, a private radio station broadcasting from Yaoundé, capital of Cameroon.
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2010 media training programme underway in Senegal

Fri, 15 May 2009 12:20:00 +0200

On Monday, 12 May 2009 sports journalists began a programme sponsored by FIFA to provide mid-career training to more than 300 reporters and photographers across Africa. The programme is part of FIFA's "Win in Africa with Africa" development programme.
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Sierra Leone: Radio stations banned for inciting violence

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:48:00 +0200

FREETOWN: Sierra Leone's vice president, Samuel Sam-Sumana, on 13 March ordered an indefinite ban on radio stations owned by the ruling All Peoples Congress (APC) and its main rival, the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP). This comes in the wake of a wave of politically-motivated clashes between rival party militants across the country these past two weeks.
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Tanzanian band takes on Europe

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:07:00 +0200

The Ngoma Africa band, a Tanzanian band based in Germany has released a new single CD Apache Wacha Pombe, which means, “Apache stop over drinking alcohol”. And by all accounts, it's a hit in Europe!
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Niger government suspends RFI

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:28:00 +0200

The High Council for Communication (CSC) has suspended local FM retransmission of the French public radio station Radio France Internationale (RFI) for three months for "discrediting" Niger's institutions by holding a day of solidarity with its imprisoned correspondent, Moussa Kaka, on 10 March 2008.
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Third Cameroonian broadcaster under censorship

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:35:00 +0200

Police in the Cameroon capital, Yaoundé, last week forced a popular radio station off the air and confiscated its equipment over commentary critical of the government during a call-in program, according to local journalists.
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Rapid increase in radio and TV channels in Africa, says new report

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:25:00 +0200

A rapid increase in the number of radio and TV channels in Africa over the last three years has piqued interest in the continent by international media players.
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Putting African football in the picture

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:54:00 +0200

Africa Interactive works together with local media talent in Ghana to put the Nike5showdown tournament in the picture.
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