Ethiopian music and radio. To listen requires a high-speed
internet connection. "contemporary, popular, and
traditional Ethiopian music .............. features traditional
Ethiopian songs such as Tizita, Bati, and Ambassel played by modern and
traditional musical instruments....... includes hundreds of popular and
contemporary songs by famous Ethiopian artists such as Tilahun Gessesse,
Mahmoud Ahmed, Alemayehu Eshete, Aster Aweke, Gigi, Neway Debebe, Ephrem
Tamiru and more." News, photographs. Artist interviews,
short stories (in Amharic). Links to artists' sites. [KF] http://www.addislive.com/
"weekly radio programme which features discussion
and debate on topical issues of importance to Africans on the continent,
Britain and the rest of the Diaspora, including art reviews and news
analysis. TA is based and sponsored by the Africa Centre in London."
Listen to past programs (requires sound card, speakers or headset, and
program such as Real Player). http://www.talkingafrica.org/
Information on political radio stations such as Radio Baydhabo which
"broadcasts in support of the Rahanwein Resistance Army (RRA), Somalia.
See the Clandestine Radio Intel directory of stations from guerilla
and opposition radio stations from Congo-Kinshasa, Eritrea,
Somalia, Sudan, Western Sahara, etc. Some have detailed histories.
Has full text of its newsletter, Clandestine
Radio Watch and a report "Investigative
Report: Liberian Situation and Star Radio: Bureaucratization of
Clandestine Radio" By Nick Grace C. January 30, 1998. Based in
Washington, D.C. [KF] http://www.clandestineradio.com
Supports "independent radio stations in young
democracies through professional development in journalism, programming,
station management, and finance." Examples - using radio in Sierra
Leone to fight corruption, a radio station in a South
African township which helps solve community problems. Based in
Washington, D.C. http://www.developingradiopartners.org/
In French. Radio program produced by SYFIA, "un réseau de
journalistes francophones africains, canadiens, asiatiques et européens."
Audio files are online but may be slow to load.Syfia also publishes Bulletin
de Presse de SYFIA (Montpellier, France). http://www.syfia.info/fr/radiointro.asp
Gathers information on projects to develop technology for rural
telecommunications applications. Summaries and full text case studies. Use
the Search, by Country, to locate studies on by country, for example -
Rural Community Radio Stations in Mali (also in French).
Multipurpose Community Telecentres: In support of People-Centred
Development (Mali). http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/fg7/
Web site for an Accra FM radio station. Listen to the news in English and
Twi. Has a business directory, Ghanaian proverbs, local news and events,
feature stories such as on the new Asantehene, the budget, AIDS, discussion
on Ghana, etc. http://www.joy997fm.com.gh/
News, the Nairobi Stock Exchange, weather. Listen to news in
Swahili. Information about Kenya TV and radio. "Kenya
Broadcasting Corporation is a state corporation established by an Act of
Parliamen... to undertake public services." [KF] http://www.kbc.co.ke/
Has some radio programs not at the MIT site. Covers Benin, Ghana,
Madagascar, Mauritius, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania. From COMFM in
France. http://www.comfm.com/live/radio/?k=1
News of press freedom violations in Southern Africa, action alerts, directories of Southern
African newspapers and Southern African radio stations,
MISA chapters, lists of their publications, training for media
practitioners. MISA, based in Windhoek, Namibia, is an NGO with members in
11 of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries. http://www.misa.org/
"OneWorld Radio AIDS Network is a community of broadcasters, NGOs and
activists coming together in the fight against AIDS. The network launches
with 100 member organizations and radio stations across the world. Globally,
radio programming is being used to share experiences of AIDS and to give
advice on reducing risk and supporting those living with HIV/AIDS." http://radio.oneworld.net/mediamanage/search
Listen to Angolan music - kizomba. (requires soundcard, speakers/headset).
The Embassy of Angola U.K. site also has kizomba
music. Web site based in Toronto, Canada. http://www.CanalAngola.net
In Portuguese. [A July
2001 report describes "a decision by independent Catholic-run Rádio
Ecclésia to suspend all news reports in favour of religious broadcasts
only."] A independent Catholic radio station in Angola which carries
news including very brief selections from Angolan newspapers, important
documents such as statements from the Catholic Bishops of Angola
and Sao Tome, interviews with the political opposition. For
those with sound cards and Realplayer, click on the satellite dish icon to
listen to the news. This site does not work in Netscape Navigator
browsers. [KF] http://www.recclesia.org/
See also article "Tightening Controls on Media Worry Journalists in
Angola" by Rachel L. Swarns in New York Times, Sept. 20, 2000,
A8. [KF]
In French. Listen to news in French with African reporters using Real
Player. Or listen to African musicians and read their biographies. http://www.rfi.fr/
In French, with some English pages. Civil society radio station in Bamako,
Mali. Text only, no audio files. A radio cooperative founded to
promote tolerance, respect, and democratic vigilance. Information on the
different stations and their activities, philosophy, etc. http://www.kayira.org
The Network, based in Paris, is composed of donor agencies. Has the latest
news on the media (newspapers / radio) in Africa, a directory
of African journalist associations, directory of press centres, full
text media status reports (the media sector in the country,
including the media landscape and its stakeholders, the legal framework, the
role of donors and the sector's support needs) for Burundi,
Cameroon, Ethiopia, Niger, Togo. For each country, has a "List
of newspapers, completed with indicators on the importance of their audience
(frequency, average circulation, number of staff...) and addresses," a list
of radio broadcasters, and two maps. Donors
include governments, foundations and international bodies. Has a directory
of media organizations by country. http://www.gret.org/mediapartner/index.htm
Edited by Lisbeth A. Levey and Stacey Young. Developed by the Project for
Information Access and Connectivity (PIAC). (Johannesburg, South Africa:
Zann Hoad Sharp Sharp Media (Pty) Ltd., 2002.). Full text of a book
on the history of the internet in Africa, with a timeline
(and maps). Covers the role of African NGOs, especially SANGONET, a
photo essay (includes community radio in Mozambique, women's enterprises),
African content on the web including from the Diaspora, ICT in
African universities, ICT funding in Africa, accounts of the beginnings
of the internet in Africa by some of its pioneers. [KF] http://www.piac.org/rowing_upstream/
"The Independent Voice of Zimbabwe" is a short-wave liberation
radio station based in London broadcasting news on the political
situation in Zimbabwe and music. Listen to past programs any time (requires
soundcard, headset/speakers, Windows Media Player). Run by Zimbabweans,
operated by Gerry Jackson who once ran the first independent station in
Zimbabwe which was subsequently closed down by the govt. It broadcasts on
the 6145khz wavelength in the 49m band, daily 6 - 9 pm Zimbabwe time. See
also a print article in Southern Africa Report, (Johannesburg), Vol.
20, No. 2, Jan. 11, 2002. http://www.swradioafrica.com
Nigeria's national world-wide radio station. "Founded in 1961, the
Voice of Nigeria began life as the External Service of the then Nigerian
Broadcasting Corporation (now Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria)."
Includes selected audio files of broadcasts, an audio file of the national
anthem, facts about Nigeria, photographs. Offices in Abuja and Lagos. [KF]
http://www.voiceofnigeria.org/
Listen to Kenyan popular music on Radio Wakilisha.
Requires username and password (free) to see multi media features. Lists
events in the U.S. Based in Florida. [KF] http://www.wakilisha.com
KPFA 94.1 FM Radio
- Africa Today with Walter Turner, Mondays 7pm - 8 pm. "A weekly
half hour news program providing information and analysis about Africa and
the African Diaspora. Africa Today seeks to update listeners on contemporary
developments in Africa, the Caribbean, South America, and the United States.
The program utilizes an interview and discussion format to explore
political, social, economic, and cultural themes relative to the African
experience." http://www.kpfa.org/1pro_bio/1b_afric.htm
Print Sources
Friedman, Thomas L. "Low-Tech Democracy" in the New York
Times, May 1, 2001, page A27
On the influence of FM radio in the Ghana presidential election. Advocates
making aid / debt relief conditional on African governments' permitting free
FM radio stations.
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