An overview of the press and mass media in Africa today and their contribution to democratization

Popular Media, Democracy and Development in Africa examines the role that popular media could play to encourage political debate, provide information for develo

The smartphone and social media have transformed Africa, allowing people across the continent to share ideas, organise, and participate in politics like never b

Recent discussion of democratization in Africa has focused primarily on the reform of formal state institutions: the public service, the judiciary, and the legi

While transitioning from autocracy to democracy, media in Africa has always played an important role in democratic and non-democratic states; focusing on politi