State Media in Middle Africa: A Uniform Architecture
State Media Monitor 2026 · Regional Analysis Middle Africa — Key findings Seven Middle African countries profiled in the State Media Monitor 2026 cycle account for 20 state-media outlets serving…
The Global List of State Media
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Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC)
Quick facts Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) Country Namibia (Windhoek) Established Roots in the South West African Broadcasting Corporation (SWABC, 1979); constituted as Namibia’s national public broadcaster under the Namibian Broadcasting…
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Agence Ivoirienne de Presse (AIP)
Quick facts Agence Ivoirienne de Presse (AIP) Country Côte d’Ivoire (Abidjan) Established 1961 (Law No. 61-200 of 2 June 1961) Type National news agency Legal status Établissement public national à…
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Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
Quick facts Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) Country South Africa (Pretoria) Established Launched May 1998 under the Public Service Act (1994); transferred to the Presidency in April 2020 Type…
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Department of Broadcasting
Quick facts Department of Broadcasting Services (DBS) Country Botswana (Gaborone) Type Central-government department overseeing state broadcast media Television BTV1, BTV2, BTV News (three channels launched October 2022) Radio Radio Botswana…
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New Era Publications Corporation (NEPC)
Quick facts New Era Publications Corporation (NEPC) Country Namibia (Windhoek) Established 1992, under the New Era Publication Corporation Act (Act No. 1 of 1992) Type State-owned statutory publishing corporation Publishing…
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Lesotho National Broadcasting Service (LNBS)
Quick facts Lesotho National Broadcasting Service (LNBS) Country Lesotho (Maseru) Type State broadcasting department (radio and television) Television Lesotho Television (LTV), began transmission 1988 Radio Radio Lesotho (national) and Ultimate…
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Ghana News Agency (GNA)
Quick facts Ghana News Agency (GNA) Country Ghana (Accra) Established 5 March 1957 — first news agency in Sub-Saharan Africa Type State-owned national news agency Network Bureaux in all regional…
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Independent Media
Quick facts Independent Media Country South Africa Type Commercial newspaper and digital publishing group Newspapers Daily and weekly titles including The Star, Cape Times, The Mercury, Pretoria News, Daily News,…
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Department of Information
Quick facts Department of Information Services (DoI) Country Botswana (Gaborone) Type Central-government department for state print media and the national news agency Established April 2004 (from the split of the…