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Monitoring Africa

What does it take to track media in Africa where radio is king?

What does it take to track media in Africa where radio is king? Originally set up as the East Africa Unit after the Suez crisis, BBC Monitoring’s Nairobi operation has seen history unfold on the continent over six decades. The team travels to Nairobi to meet the monitors.

Producer: Kriszta Satori
Presenter: Krassi Twigg

27 minutes

Last on

Mon 9 Dec 202403:32GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

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