Publikationen

Social Media Guide for Politicians

Social Media has finally arrived in politics in Africa. Just a fewyears ago it was hard to convince party bosses that they shouldset aside funds and resources for social media. Some mighthave been worried to share control, others were simply notfamiliar with the new technologies. Now we see social mediaas an essential tool in many campaigns. But again it is notsufficient just to set up a Facebook account and wait for victoryin the next elections – social media is a tool that should beused but without being driven by it.

Achtung, Betrug im Internet!

Falsche Informationen zu Stipendien der Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung

Liebe Bewerber und Bewerberinnen für Stipendien der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, im Internet kursieren verschiedene Angebote über Dienstleistungen für den Erhalt eines Stipendiums in Deutschland gegen zum Teil erhebliche Kosten. Bei einigen Webseiten wird dabei missbräuchlich das Logo der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung verwendet.

"Journalism is the force for progressive social change"

The new KAS Media Scholar Arnold Segawa

KAS Media Africa’s new scholar for the 2018 journalism scholarship, Arnold Segawa, is 28 years old and from Uganda. After his Bachelor Degree in International Business at Makerere University he did his Post Graduate Diploma in Oil and Gas Management at Victoria University, Kampala. After one year as a Program Manager at 94.3 Royal FM in Kigali he started working for CNBC Africa as the news anchor and producer. He is registered for a Master’s degree and will be studying at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg for one year.

Wie Peking Afrikas Eliten lockt

Chinesische Investitionen in Afrika stellen eine Chance für wirtschaftliche Entwicklung dar. Doch Pekings Werben um die Meinungsführer auf dem Kontinent, um Politiker und Journalisten ist auch ein Angriff auf westliche Interessen. Mit Seminaren, Publikationen, bei Studienreisen und mithilfe von Stipendien wird das chinesische Ein-Parteien-Modell gegen die westliche Gewaltenteilung propagiert, die zentralistische Diktatur gegen demokratische Kultur. Dieser Angriff stellt eine wachsende Herausforderung für die Politische Kommunikation und die Medienarbeit in Afrika dar.

Die Entstehung des politischen Bloggens im francophonen Afrika

Politisches Bloggen in den franzoesisch sprachigen Landern in Sub-Sahara Afrika ist ein bisher kaum beachteter Forschungsbereich. Die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung hat deshalb die Bedingungen untersucht, unter denen franzosische Blogs in Afrika exisitieren.

The Vth AU-EU summit: a turning point for relations between Africa and Europe?

On 29th and 30th of November 2017 the 5th AU-EU Summit took place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. 16 of the 28 EU Member States attended the summit, amongst them the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron. For both countries Africa stands high on the political agenda, and the ad hoc initiative undertaken at the summit to address the modern slave trade in Libya highlights the joint concern but also the renewed Franco-German partner- and leadership.

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung trauert um Helmut Kohl

Zum Tode von Bundeskanzler a.D. Helmut Kohl erklärt der Vorsitzende der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung und Präsident des Europäischen Parlaments a.D., Hans-Gert Pöttering:

Media Law Handbook for Eastern Africa

Volume 2

Volume 2 of the Media Law Handbook for Eastern Africa is a practical guide for journalists practising in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. The handbook not only contains a comprehensive overview of applicable media laws for each country reviewed, it also contains suggestions on possible law reforms to improve the protection of media in these countries.

Media Law Handbook for Eastern Africa

Volume 1

Volume 1 of the Media Law Handbook for Eastern Africa is a practical guide for journalists practicing in Burundi, Eritrea and Ethiopia. The handbook not only contains a comprehensive overview of applicable media laws for each country reviewed, it also contains suggestions on possible law reforms to improve the protection of media in these countries.

The SABC and its Recent Crisis

A Chronicle of Events

At the end of May, two months before the municipal elections, South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC announced it would no longer show footage of the destruction of public property during protests. The censorship caused massive protest from Civil Society organisations and led to a two month crisis at the broadcaster. Our chronicle gives an overview of what has happened.