State media in Southern Africa Four countries · 10 outlets · 8 State-Controlled · 2 Captured Public · 2026 Botswana RSF 2026: 63rd of 180 (up from 81st) Department of…
Quick facts Agence Togolaise de Presse (ATOP) Country Togo Headquarters Lomé Established 5 March 1975 by décret présidentiel N° 75-30 Type National news agency (service public national) Branding “Actualité, proximité”…
Quick facts News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Country Nigeria Headquarters Abuja Established NAN Act 1976 No. 19, commenced 10 May 1976; operations 2 October 1978 Legal form State-owned federal public…
Quick facts Agence Mauritanienne d’Information (AMI) / الوكالة الموريتانية للأنباء Country Mauritania (Nouakchott) Established 1975 under the name Agence Mauritanienne de Presse (AMP); renamed Agence Mauritanienne d’Information Legal form Établissement…
Quick facts Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS) Country Liberia (Paynesville, Monrovia) Established 1960 (radio); 1964 (TV); state control from 1968 Type State-owned national broadcaster Television LNTV; Metro TV Radio ELBC 99.9…
Quick facts Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) Country Ghana (Accra) Established Radio from 1935; constituted as GBC by decree in 1968 Type National state-owned public broadcaster Television GTV, plus GBC24/GBC News,…
Quick facts Agence Malienne de Presse et de Publicité (AMAP) Country Mali (Bamako) Established AMAP created by Law No. 79-5/AN-RM, 29 November 1979; L’Essor founded 1949 Type State-owned news agency;…
This dossier covers the 18 state-level Nigerian broadcasters tracked in the State Media Monitor 2026 list that do not have full standalone profiles. It is not an exhaustive census of…
Quick facts Liberia News Agency (LINA) Country Liberia (Monrovia) Established 1978 per SMM; 1979 per LINA’s own history Type State-owned national news agency Network County correspondents across Liberia Online lina.micat.gov.lr…
Quick facts Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) Country Ghana (Accra) Established 1950 (first Daily Graphic, 2 October 1950); state-owned from 1962 Type State-owned commercial newspaper publisher Flagship title Daily Graphic…