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WEST AFRICA African media awards extend categories
WEST AFRICA African Journalist Awards names co-host
WEST AFRICA Radio summit for programme and station managers in Africa - 1Africa RadioCVC Media Africa invites fellow broadcasters to attend the first annual African Media Summit, taking place in Cape Town next year. 20 Nov 2009 14:19 WEST AFRICA 1Africa offers free quality radio content to radio stations across Africa - 1Africa Radio
WEST AFRICA Nigeria's digital broadcast migration a mirage?[Dan Oshodin] 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). 7 Sep 2009 10:52 WEST AFRICA IFJ calls to lift suspension on Sky One in Cameroon
WEST AFRICA 2010 media training programme underway in SenegalLast week 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. 15 May 2009 12:20 WEST AFRICA Sierra Leone: Radio stations banned for inciting violence[Lansana Fofana] 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. 23 Mar 2009 10:48 WEST AFRICA Tanzanian band takes on Europe
WEST AFRICA Niger government suspends RFIThe 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. 14 Mar 2008 12:28 WEST AFRICA Third Cameroonian broadcaster under censorshipPolice 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. 3 Mar 2008 10:35 WEST AFRICA Rapid increase in radio and TV channels in Africa, says new reportA 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. 29 Feb 2008 09:25 WEST AFRICA Putting African football in the pictureAfrica Interactive works together with local media talent in Ghana to put the Nike5showdown tournament in the picture. 29 Jan 2008 09:54 Latest jobs | Ad showcase |
The 2010 Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards have added sector-specific categories to reflect the important role that various industries play in economic development. Entries are free and can be on any platform - online, print, broadcast. The closing date for entries is 26 March 2010, with the awards ceremony being held on 1 July 2010 in Central London. 
Isha Sesay, who hosts Inside Africa, CNN International's weekly look at political, economic, social and cultural affairs and trends in Africa, will co-host the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards, to be held in Kampala Uganda on 29 May 2010. 
Need something to spice up your radio shows? 1Africa has special interest programming, such as enlightening special reports, topical issues and exclusive interviews which they offer for free to FM and AM affiliate radio stations anywhere in Africa. 
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. 
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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