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In South Sudan, Solar Power Brings a Community Radio Station Back on Air
Tuesday, December 8, 2015Voice of Freedom FM, a community radio station in Magwi, Central Equatoria State, South Sudan, covers everything from local and international news to original programming on...
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Zanzibar in an Information Void Following Elections
Thursday, December 10, 2015In the early hours of December 3, 2015, armed gunmen entered Hits FM radio in Zanzibar, threatened the staff, ransacked the station and then set it on fire. Fortunately no...
View ArticlePeaceHackCamp — Building a Technology and Innovation Community in South Sudan
Monday, December 21, 2015(This story was originally posted on Medium.)“Today we learnt that what we thought was impossible is actually possible.”— #PeaceHackCamp participant.
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“Woyee!” South Sudanese Drama Festival Helps Promote Peace
Monday, December 21, 2015As the participants arrived for the opening ceremony of the Interschool, Colleges and University Drama Festival, they could be heard long before they were seen. A parade of...
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Mingkaman Together: A New Radio Program Eases Tensions in a Troubled Community
Tuesday, December 22, 2015“It’s not about my tribe, it’s not about my cows,” sings Afro-Jazz musician Mer Ayang on the radio. “I’ve got lines, I’ve got dots, I’ve got marks on my face. Darling please...
View ArticlePeaceHackCamp — Building a Technology and Innovation Community in South Sudan
Wednesday, December 23, 2015To many observers South Sudan might seem like a strange place for a technology event. The four-year-old nation is one of the least developed on earth and, since 2013, an...
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From Ebola to Typhoid, a Radio Program in Guinea Tackles Issues within the...
Tuesday, December 29, 2015Today the World Health Organization announced that Guinea is free of Ebola virus transmission for the first time since the epidemic started there in March 2014.In January...
View ArticleIn Guinea, Light after Darkness as an End to the Ebola Epidemic is Declared
Tuesday, January 5, 2016It was a story of suspense and expectation. Guinea had been waiting for 42 days, six whole weeks since the last reported case of Ebola had been declared negative.As the epidemic...
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Key topics and speakers revealed at the upcoming AIDF Africa Summit 2016
Monday, January 11, 2016Internews is a media partner of the Aid & Development Africa Summit taking place February 2-3, 2016 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. With...
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For the World’s Daughters To See
Tuesday, January 5, 2016(This article from Chime for Change was written by Internews President & CEO Jeanne Bourgault.)Anne Marie Slaughter, a US foreign policy expert, once said that when John...
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Funding Available for Journalists to Report on Environmental Issues in the...
Thursday, January 14, 2016The geojournalism platform InfoCongo has just launched its first call for the Feature Stories Fund. Journalists, photographers, video producers and interactive story tellers...
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Update: Key topics and speakers revealed at the upcoming AIDF Africa Summit 2016
Friday, January 22, 2016Internews is a media partner of the Aid & Development Africa Summit taking place February 2-3, 2016 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Over...
View ArticleIn the Democratic Republic of Congo, Journalists Struggle with Threats and...
Friday, January 22, 2016(This story was originally posted on Medium.)
View ArticleIn the DRC, Journalists Struggle with Threats and Self-Censorship
Tuesday, January 26, 2016Self-censorship is as big of a problem for journalists in many countries where we work as what we traditionally think of as overt, imposed censorship. In the Democratic...
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Internews Launches Liberia Media Development Program
Tuesday, January 26, 2016(Internews' new media development program in Liberia is covered in this article from Front Page Africa.)
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BBTT arrives in Bentiu! Information Aids Residents of South Sudan’s Largest...
Tuesday, February 2, 2016“Meme e Boda Boda Ruai Ruai, lat in niam ka Bentiu P.O.C.!” – blasted from the motorbike’s speakers, as it was driven around South Sudan’s largest Protection of Civilian (POC)...
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South Sudanese Engineers Share Stage with Radio Experts around the World
Tuesday, February 9, 2016The difficulties of running a radio station in South Sudan are immense. Even leaving aside the obvious security risks and constantly changing political dynamic, radio stations...
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“This is where we get leaders” – Loreto Girls use Journalism to Express...
Tuesday, February 9, 2016It’s 8 a.m. Monday morning at Loreto Girls Secondary School, 10 kilometers north of Rumbek, the violence prone capital of Lakes state in South Sudan. The girls line up in four...
View ArticleOn World Radio Day: Messages from Mahad
Friday, February 12, 2016Internews supports citizen engagement in media to help communities feel more connected and empowered in their daily lives. On World Radio Day we celebrate a radio program...
View ArticleMessages from Mahad — Using the Airwaves to Connect with Family and Friends
Wednesday, February 10, 2016(This story was originally posted on Medium.)Riak Akech in Juba, South Sudan wakes up to the sound of the muezzin call to prayer for all Muslims. She’s a Christian, but uses...
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