The Media and Conflicts in Central Africa

A project of the Institut Panos Paris, this book investigates the role that local news media play in Central African conflicts. It combines theoretical analysis with case studies from 9 African countries. Each case study - a discussion of media influences during the conflict and their impact on the peace process - is introduced by a short contextual essay.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Burundi: The Media During War, the Media for Peace
• Democratic Republic of Congo: Providing Information in a War-Torn Country
• Rwanda: Journalists Before, During, and After the Genocide
• Republic of Congo: The Press Among the Militias
• Central African Republic: A Fragile and Ill-Used Media Sector
• Chad: Media Resistance in the Midst of Turmoil
• Cameroon: The Media Between Protest and Submission
• Gabon: The Press Facing the Bongo "System"
• Equatorial Guinea: A Media Sector Under Lock and Key
• African Conflicts in the Global Media - This chapter by Jean-Paul Marthoz (Director of Information at Human Rights Watch) focuses on the ways in which the media in the "global North" cover crises on the African continent.
• Conclusion

The book's author, Marie-Soleil Frère, is Associate Researcher at Belgium's National Fund for Scientific Research and also Professor of Journalism, specialising in the African media, at the University of Brussels.