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How Effective Are Chinese Media in Shaping Audiences’ Attitudes Towards China? A Survey Analysis in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa

Dani Madrid-Morales, Herman Wasserman
Online Media and Global Communication, volume 1, issue 4 (2022), pp. 671-696
"This paper measures how often audiences in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa consume Chinese media, and investigates whether a positive relationship exists between the consumption of English language Chinese media and attitudes towards China. Method: We analyze three waves of survey data collected in ... more
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A Review of Food and Nutrition Communication and Promotion in Ghana

Phyllis Parbey, R. Aryeetey
African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, volume 22, issue 2 (2022), pp. 19602-19623
"As part of the process to develop food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) for Ghana, this rapid evidence review examined the nature, extent, sources, and medium of food and nutrition information dissemination and promotion in Ghana. PubMed, Cochrane, Google Scholar, and Open Access Theses Dissertatio ... more
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Face-to Face with COVID-19: Experiences of Ghanaian Frontline Journalists Infected with the Virus

Kodwo Jonas Anson Boateng, Redeemer Buatsi
In: Health Crises and Media Discourses in Sub-Saharan Africa
Carol Azungi Dralega, Angella Napakol (eds.)
Springer (2022), pp. 147-162
"Journalists around the world have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, media houses have had to make drastic adjustments to the impact of challenges wrought by the pandemic on their operations. Ghanaian media houses also faced similar challenges and disruptions. News reporters and ... more
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The ‘#tag Generation’: Social Media and Youth Participation in the 2019 General Election in Nigeria

Oluwasola Festus Obisean
Africa Development, volume 47, issue 2 (2022), pp. 107-145
"This article examines the roles of social media on youth’s political participation in the 2019 General Elections in Nigeria. It interrogates the roles played by these communication tools in the emancipation and agency of youths while revealing the double-edged implications the devices may have on ... 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
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Élections législatives du 31 juillet 2022 au Sénégal : Monitoring des médias et des discours dangereux

Dakar: Gorée Institute (2022), 63 pp.
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African Perspectives on Religion and Climate Change

Ezra Chitando, Ernst M. Conradie, Susan M. Kilonzo (eds.)
Routledge (2022), xi, 241 pp.
"This book interrogates the contributions that religious traditions have made to climate change discussions within Africa, whether positive or negative. Drawing on a range of African contexts and religious traditions, the book provides concrete suggestions on how individuals and communities of faith ... more
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Radio as an Empowering Environment: How Does Radio Broadcasting in Mali Represent Women’s “web of Relations”?

Emma Heywood, Beatrice Ivey
Feminist Media Studies, volume 22, issue 5 (2022), pp. 1050-1066
"Does radio programming by Studio Tamani in Mali create an empowering environment for women’s voices? Contributing to existing theoretical discussions on radio and women’s empowerment, this article examines the need to discuss women’s empowerment not from the perspective of women as individual ... more
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Social Media Usage During Covid-19 Pandemic: Beneficial or Injurious to Public Health in Nigeria?

Elizabeth Titilayo Aduloju
Abuja Journal of Philosophy and Theology (APT), volume 11 (2021), pp. 67-82
"Before the outbreak of COVID-19 from the city of Wuhan, China in December 2019, many people across the globe, Nigerians inclusive already relied on social media to gather and disseminate information and news. Since the outbreak of the virus on February 27th, 2020 in Nigeria, people have depended on ... more
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La confiance en berne: L’information sur la COVID-19 au cœur d’une crise multiple en Centrafrique

Laurette Sokambi de Padou
Arcata, Calif.: Internews (2021), 73 pp.
"Cette évaluation de l’écosystème de l’information vise à établir une compréhension des dynamiques de l’information dans le contexte des populations déplacées dans plusieurs localités du pays : Bangui, Paoua, Bozoum, Berberati, Sibut, Bambari, Ndélé, Kaga-Bandoro et Rafaï. Cette re ... more
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Investigative Journalism, RTI Law and the Fight Against Corruption in Ghana: Reflections from a Stakeholder Forum in Accra

Abigail Larbi, Adiza Moro-Maiga (eds.)
Accra: Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA); Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2021), 10 pp.
"The RTI Act is considered the mother of all anti-corruption tools in Ghana. It is expected that citizens will utilize the law to access public information thereby engendering transparency and accountability in governance. Again, that active information disclosure by government and public institutio ... more
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Leveraging Technology for Peacebuilding in the ECOWAS Region: Documentation of a Consultative Process

Caleb Gichuhi
Abuja: ECOWAS Commission (2021), 36 pp.
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Television in Africa in the Digital Age

Gilbert Motsaathebe, Sarah H. Chiumbu (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2021), xxi, 295 pp.
"This book places television in Africa in the digital context. It addresses the onslaught of multimedia platforms, digital migration and implication of this technology for society. The discussions in the chapters contained in this book encompass a wide range of issues such as digital disruption of t ... more
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Fake News is Bad News: Hoaxes, Half-Truths and the Nature of Today's Journalism

Ján Visnovský, Jana Radosinská (eds.)
Intech Open (2021), 260 pp.
"The publication is focused on the ways fake news, disinformation, misinformation and hateful statements are spread across society, predominantly within the online environment. Its main ambition is to offer an interdisciplinary body of scholarly knowledge on fake news, disinformation and propaganda ... more
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Using Social Media to Strengthen the Political Participation of Young Women and Men in Nigeria

London: BBC Media Action (2021), 3 pp.
"The EU Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU SDGN) project funded by the EU employed a ‘social media first’ approach to strengthen the political knowledge, understanding, discussion and efficacy of young (18-24 years) women and men across all 36 states and FCT in Nigeria. High-impact ... more
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Misconceptions, Misinformation and Politics of COVID-19 on Social Media: A Multi-Level Analysis in Ghana

Philip Teg-Nefaah Tabong, Martin Segtub
Frontiers in Communication, volume 6, issue 613794 (2021), 13 pp.
"The study showed a changing pattern in the misconceptions and misinformation about COVID-19. Initially myths were largely on causes and vulnerability. It was widely speculated that black people had some immunity against COVID-19. Also, the condition was perceived to cause severe disease among the e ... more
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Political messaging and information disorder during the 2020 Ghanaian elections: A multi-study analysis of verified misinformation and political social media engagement

Adedeji Adekunle
Abuja: Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) (2021), 37 pp.
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E-Transparency and Government Budgetary Corruption: A Social Marketing and Transformation Case from Nigeria

Tolu Olarewaju, Ibrahim Rufai, Samanthika Gallage
Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC), issue 87:e12167 (2021), 15 pp.
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Myths and Misconceptions on Covid-19: ‘Congo Check’ and ‘Talato’ Verification Experiences

Fabíola Ortiz dos Santos
Frontiers in Communication, volume 6, issue 627214 (2021), 21 pp.
"This paper asks: How do fact-checkers combat/halt Covid-19 myths and misconceptions in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic? How do they engage in social media networks toward sense-giving and sharing corrective information? It discusses two cases of online media projec ... more
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African Language Media: Development, Economics and Management
Deep Insights

Abiodun Salawu (ed.)
London: Routledge (2021), 309 pp.
"This edited volume considers why the African language press is unstable and what can be done to develop quality African language journalism into a sustainable business. Providing an overview of the African language journalism landscape, this book examines the challenges of operating sustainable Afr ... more