Telecommunications and politics in Africa as a whole

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Growth of radio follows emergence of democracy in Africa
International Freedom of Expression eXchange Clearing House, 20 February 1995. Emergence of independent radio [independent in sense that it evades any requirement of democracy or address of social needs].
African broadcasting—tapping the democratic potential; ARTICLE 19 and Index on Censorship to release report
Press release from IFEX, 10 March 1995. Struggle of control over broadcasting. Issue of its subservience to private rather than public interest.
From Oral Tradition to Screens and Keyboards
By Gumisai Mutume, 14 May 1997. African economic planning ministers reiterate commitment to the U.N. Africa Information Society Initiative (AISI), but there are hurdles to achieve membership in the Global Information Society (GIS).
Article 19 on the internet in Africa
From the Democracy News mailing list, 27 May 1999. Illustrates a major argument by outside capitalists in favor of privatization vs. democracy: act independently of governmets because they censor bourgeois free speech.
An S.O.S. cry (ISOC-Africa Chapter)
From Edward Addo-Dankwa, 24 June 1999. IT development hindered by Anglophone-Francophone tension.