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This newsletter contains five articles and several brief reports. Lucy Mvubelo’s article describes the 1973 International Labour Conference and the South African labour question, discussing the foundation of the ILO, its campaign against South Afri…
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The Sulhu Radio Program forms part of the Centre for Democracy and Development's (CDD) efforts to promote initiatives that resolve unaddressed grievances, support forgiveness, healing, reconciliation, and reintegration at the community level across …
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Free and independent media is still a new phenomenon in Ethiopia. Although the downfall of the military regime in May 1991 triggered an unprecedented proliferation of print media, it didn’t last long. Draconian media laws promulgated by the Federal …
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For democracy advocates, the press is the most indispensable and formidable non-governmental institution. According to them, access to information is crucial to enable citizens to inform themselves about economic, political and social news in order …
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In a crisis, the ability to disseminate information rapidly and effectively can be a matter of life and death. During the COVID-19 pandemic, accurate, timely, and trusted information about the number of cases, ways to prevent infection, government c…
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The English title of this publication is: Continuation of courses by television, radio, and Internet during the COVID-19 pandemic: Assets and constraints in Togo. To avoid an exponential spread of coronavirus disease on the African continent, most …
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On December 31st 2019, the Chinese authorities alerted the World Health Organization (WHO) of severe pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, China, with an unknown cause. On 12th March 2020, the Government of Kenya (GOK) through the Ministry of Health (MOH),…
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This report argues that fake news in Cote d'Ivoire is a predominantly political phenomenon and that it poses a considerable threat to political stability. Falsehoods in Cote d'Ivoire spread most rapidly on social media platforms such as Facebook and…
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This special issue of West Africa Insight reflects on the challenges facing the media industry and offers some initial thoughts on how to overcome them. Mercy Abang looks at ways in which the Nigerian media can develop more sustainable and less depe…
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Despite information disorder being a widespread problem in countries in the Global South, the study of this phenomenon remains dominated by examples, case studies, and models from the Global North. Knowledge about the various manifestations of infor…
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This study aims to better understand key facets of the ecosystem of fake news in Mali. It argues that the deteriorated political context in the country has facilitated the proliferation of fake news. The Malian fake news ecosystem is also thriving i…
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In January 2020 internet penetration in Sierra Leone was 25% and there were an estimated 700,000 active social media users, with Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp the most used applications. These new media platforms act as both sources and enablers of…
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his study, which draws on 16 key informant interviews with academics, journalists, lawyers and social media users and an extensive review of relevant reports, documents and social media posts, provides one of the first comprehensive overviews of the…
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Fake news is not a new phenomenon in Nigeria. Historically, peddlers of disinformation were popularly referred to as “radio without battery”, with fake news a weapon in Nigeria’s civil war (1967- 1970). Today in Nigeria’s southeast, fake news peddle…
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This report explores Ghana’s fake news ecosystem examining key actors in the online and offline space and the origins of their authority; key online information platforms and the interaction between offline media and non-media structures that shape …
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In Guinea, false information circulates on all information platforms and also in online and offline spaces. However, it is noted that social networks play a role in amplifying the false information that is spread, as well as word of mouth in certain…
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Niger’s first private media entities emerged in the 1990s following the fall of the single party and military era. However, the birth of private media did not lead to a free and independent media. A bipolar media system quickly took shape, with publ…
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