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Radio Saves Lives in Somaliland

25 July 2021 An innovative radio drama, pioneered by the international humanitarian charity Mines Advisory Group (MAG), has driven a nearly 300% increase in the number of people in Somaliland registering their previously unregistered guns.

Massive data leak reveals Israeli NSO Group’s spyware used to target activists, journalists, and political leaders globally

21 July 2021 NSO Group’s spyware has been used to facilitate human rights violations around the world on a massive scale, according to a major investigation into the leak of 50,000 phone numbers of potential surveillance targets. These include heads of state, activists and journalists, including Jamal Khashoggi’s family.

South African journalists attacked and threatened amid civil unrest, 4 radio stations looted

14 July 2021 South African authorities must swiftly and thoroughly investigate recent attacks on media outlets and journalists covering civil unrest in the country, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

New FM frequencies to expand radio’s reach in Africa

10 July 2021 ITU and ATU launched the project to enable African governments to cope with the increasing demand for FM stations and prepare for the introduction of digital radio.

Liberian Journalist’s Institution Launches National Writing-Coaching Project, Donates Writing Pamphlets to High Schools

11 May 2021 Refuge Communications, Inc. (Liberia), founded by Liberian journalist Samuel G. Dweh, has launched a writing-coaching project named “Writing Clinic”, and donated seven sets of 49-page pamphlets. Each of the study manuals contains easy-to-comprehend tutorials on Journalistic writings and literary writings (drama, poetry, and prose).

Burkina Faso: Addicted to radio

3 April 2021 When it comes to listening to the radio, Burkina Faso is one of the champions of sub-Saharan Africa. The proliferation of stations and the popularity of programmes that give listeners a voice, reflect the enthusiasm of the Burkinabe people for this medium.

Ex-PUL VP Concerned About Proliferations of Radio Talk Show Hosts

14 March 2021 Press Union of Liberia (PUL) former Vice President Jacob N.B. Parley has expressed serious concern over the increasing number of radio talk show hosts across Liberia, compared to other producers whose work could generate finances for most struggling media entities.

Radio in Mali can empower women by remembering they are part of a social web

28 February 2021 Empowerment can mean different things for different women.

KBC Radio celebrates 93 years of broadcasting

17 February 2021 For nine decades, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation’s radio service has been on air conveying general public-interest information.

Free content site launches for radio presenters

17 February 2021 A website offering aggregated content from the web and social media has launched to help radio presenters and producers.

World Radio Day 2021: Radio as a tool for investigative reporting – WSCIJ

15 February 2021 Since the establishment of the first radio station in Nigeria in 1939, the medium as experienced quantum evolution.

After iHeart refused to platform five Black radio stations, they came together for a unique Black radio app

4 February 2021 The founding of Umoja comes on the heels of Black History Month and a campaign by Yahoo to “Make Space for Black Voices” campaign to honor Black History Month.