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"Data, including information collected by the MERIT project, demonstrates that social media and social messaging are powerful tools in Mali, and have the potential to both positively and negatively impact society, particularly in relation to violent extremism. Malian youth use social media and messa
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"With the exception of the introduction of new press passes for the journalists by the Deputy Minister of Information and the harassment that followed its implementation, the media landscape in Liberia in May and June has been open and free. Even though the Ministry of Information reduced the freque
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Media and Information Literacy Index. Country Report Ghana
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2020), 27 pp.
"Ghana’s youth is embracing digital. According to the representative survey conducted for DW Akademie’s MIL INDEX study, three quarters of 15-25-year-olds own a smartphone. Over 70 % report going online with a mobile phone as well as using Facebook and WhatsApp on a weekly basis. Use of several
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The Contribution of Citizen Views to Understanding Women’s Empowerment as a Process of Change: The Case of Niger
Feminist Media Studies, volume 20, issue 5 (2020), pp. 713-729
"This article investigates citizen’s views on women’s empowerment as a process of change in Niger, the lowest country on the Human Development Index where women suffer widespread gender inequality. It draws on semi-structured interviews with radio and civil society organisation (CSO) representat
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Culturally Inclusive Online Learning for Capacity Development: Projects in International Contexts
Journal of Learning for Development, volume 7, issue 1 (2020), pp. 5-30
"This paper explores cultural inclusivity in online learning design by discussing two international capacity development projects: an online tutor mentor development programme in Sri Lanka and a hybrid physician assistant training programme in Ghana. Inclusivity involves establishing partnerships an
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Online Facebook Campaigns Targeting Potential Irregular Migrants: A Pilot Study in Three West African Countries
Geneva: International Organization for Migration (IOM) (2020), 41 pp.
"Studies have shown that many irregular migrants embark on journeys without accurate or complete information about migration. In response, IOM and other organizations run information campaigns intended to inform potential migrants of the dangers associated with irregular migration and to facilitate
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Evaluating Academic and Media Nongovernmental Organization Partnerships for Participatory Data Gathering
International Journal of Market Research, volume 63, issue 1 (2020), pp. 43-57
"This article discusses participatory methods for data gathering in the context of a partnership between a Swiss-based media development organization, Fondation Hirondelle, and a research team at the University of Sheffield. In 2018–2019, the partnership conducted fieldwork which focused on the im
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Communication publique, espace et citoyennete
Paris: L'Harmattan (2020), 290 pp.
Reporting on Migration A Handbook for Journalists in West Africa
Key Guides
International Organization for Migration (IOM) (2020), vi, 79 pp.
"Journalists have an obligation to report on the issues of migration, refugees and human trafficking in an accurate, fair, balanced, humane and ethical way. These are complex stories. Research and news reports indicate the issue of migration affects countries across the globe on the political, econo
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Double-Edged Sword? Ghanaians See Pros, Cons of Social Media, Want Access But Not Fake News
Afrobarometer (2020), 12 pp.
"The Afrobarometer survey conducted in late 2019 shows that although radio and television remain the most dominant news sources, daily news consumption via social media (by 22% of Ghanaians) and the Internet (19%) is steadily increasing. Social media is less trusted as a source of information – on
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Muslim Feminist, Media Sensation, and Religious Entrepreneur: Aminata Kane Koné as a Figure of Success in Côte D'Ivoire
Africa Today, volume 67, issue 2-3 (2020), pp. 17-38
"This article analyzes the career path of Aminata Kane Koné, a highly educated Ivorian Muslim woman, who has emerged as a female figure of success. A prominent activist of the Association des Élèves et Étudiants Musulmans de Côte d'Ivoire in the 2000s, she has become a self-made religious entre
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Building Smart Villages: A Blueprint. As Piloted in Niger
Geneva: ITU (2020), xiv, 57 pp.
"This Smart Village Blueprint, piloted in Niger, has been conceived as a practical tool for establishing smart villages. It contributes to the implementation of the Niger 2.0 Smart Villages project, which aims at providing broadband infrastructure to improve Internet access in rural and remote parts
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La communication de l'État en Afrique: Discours, ressorts et positionnements
Paris: L'Harmattan (2020), 360 pp.
Digital Media, Young Adults, and Religion: An International Perspective
London; New York: Routledge (2020), xi, 179 pp.
"Utilising results of an unprecedented global study, this volume explores the ways in which young adults in seven different countries engage with digital and social media in religiously significant ways. Presenting and analysing the findings of the international research project Young Adults and Rel
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"The highest levels of regulation, from international treaties to constitutions, are unambiguous about creating an environment in which women thrive. However, this egalitarian space must be progressively realized, and one aspect of this work is eliminating discrimination, including in relation to ge
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Stratégie Nationale de Communication et de Plaidoyer en faveur de la Nutrition au Burkina Faso 2020-2024
Gouvernement du Burkina Faso (2020), 111 pp.
"Le présent document de stratégie fournit, sur la base de l’analyse situationnelle, le cadre logique des interventions, délimite les domaines stratégiques, précise les objectifs tant généraux que spécifiques et les résultats attendus des différentes activités qui seront programmées. Il
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The Missing Perspectives of Women in COVID-19 News: A Special Report on Women’s Under-Representation in News Media
Deep Insights
Gates Foundation (2020), 101 pp.
"This report was commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to examine women’s representation in COVID-19/coronavirus newsgathering and news coverage in India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, the UK, and the US. It is rooted in a computational news content analysis of 11,913 publications an
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Media and COVID-19 in West Africa: Sierra Leone
Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) (2020), 8 pp.
"Sierra Leone continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through the dissemination of information across various platforms. The media have generally been supportive in providing the public with information and education about COVID-19. However, media owners and managers continue to raise concerns
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