09 Nov 2006 ‘Natural’ disasters as catalysts of political action

• Mark Pelling and Kathleen Dill
• This article, from a briefing note prepared for Chatham House,1 presents initial findings of a study...
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17 May 2006 Changing communication dynamics in Africa

Francis B. Nyamnjoh

African people are often bitter about the fact that the cultures and worldviews of others have coloured their own outlooks and, in certain cases, claimed centre...

09 Mar 2005 Laying cartooning on the line in Africa

Gado

The recent histories of African countries suggests that cartoonists, with their pointed wit and ability to reduce key issues to a single drawing, would be unwelcome. However, times...

09 Mar 2005 Mass media and disability in Africa

Alexander Phiri

• The Oxford Advanced Learner Dictionary defines mass media as: 'means (especially newspaper, radio, TV) of imparting information to and influencing the ideas...
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09 Mar 2005 War in Bosnia, Moving Images

Dina Iordanova

. A continuous footage taken through the window of a moving car. The houses on both sides of the road are either fully burnt or...

09 Mar 2005 A cultural foundation for communicating reconciliation in Africa

Francis B. Nyamnjoh

The media have a duty to promote what Africans have in common and to play down what divides them. If they bring to the fore what...