Think Africa Press
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Think Africa Press is a free online publication providing news analysis and commentary on a variety of African affairs.
Founded in January 2011, the organisation is headquartered in London by a multi-national staff, and engages a network of correspondents both on the ground in Africa and around the world. The organisation's website claims that it is read in 178 countries worldwide and every continent.
The "About Us" section on the site states that: "Bringing together commentary from leading African and international thinkers we make sense of rolling news by presenting the key issues in context to provide a fuller, clearer picture. We provide more in-depth analysis of the issues which are really important"
James Schneider, editor of Think Africa Press, said: “While there is no shortage of rolling news from the African continent, very little of it is properly contextualised. The depth of our focus sets us apart from other news sources, providing important and often neglected background information for outsiders, and original reporting and new viewpoints for locals and specialists, while our engagement with our readership allows us to identify gaps in conventional media reporting and fill them with unique content.”
Regular features of the site include articles, blogs, reviews of relevant recent publications and "Experts Weekly”, where major issues are debated by a panel of African and international experts. Experts have included Richard Dowden
, Christopher Cramer and Raquel Rolnik, among many others.
Two specials features, one about the Nigerian elections and the other a refugee special coinciding with Refugee Week, have been published so far.
Authors have included Cherie Blair
, Robert I. Rotberg
, Mahmood Mamdani
and Desmond Tutu
. .
The site also contains interviews with the likes of Rupiah Banda
, former Zambian President,the Director of Nigeria's National Primary Health Care Development Agency Dr Muhammed Pate, and Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
.
Founded in January 2011, the organisation is headquartered in London by a multi-national staff, and engages a network of correspondents both on the ground in Africa and around the world. The organisation's website claims that it is read in 178 countries worldwide and every continent.
The "About Us" section on the site states that: "Bringing together commentary from leading African and international thinkers we make sense of rolling news by presenting the key issues in context to provide a fuller, clearer picture. We provide more in-depth analysis of the issues which are really important"
James Schneider, editor of Think Africa Press, said: “While there is no shortage of rolling news from the African continent, very little of it is properly contextualised. The depth of our focus sets us apart from other news sources, providing important and often neglected background information for outsiders, and original reporting and new viewpoints for locals and specialists, while our engagement with our readership allows us to identify gaps in conventional media reporting and fill them with unique content.”
Regular features of the site include articles, blogs, reviews of relevant recent publications and "Experts Weekly”, where major issues are debated by a panel of African and international experts. Experts have included Richard Dowden
Richard Dowden
Richard Dowden is a British journalist who has specialised in African issues. Since 1975, he has worked for several British media and for the past eight years he has been the Executive Director of the Royal African Society...
, Christopher Cramer and Raquel Rolnik, among many others.
Two specials features, one about the Nigerian elections and the other a refugee special coinciding with Refugee Week, have been published so far.
Authors have included Cherie Blair
Cherie Blair
Cherie Blair , known professionally as Cherie Booth QC, is a British barrister working in the legal system of England and Wales. She is married to the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair; the couple have three sons and one daughter...
, Robert I. Rotberg
Robert I. Rotberg
Robert I. Rotberg is an American who served as President emeritus of the World Peace Foundation . An American professor in governance and foreign affairs, he was director of the Program on Intrastate Conflict, Conflict Prevention, and Conflict Resolution at Harvard University's John F...
, Mahmood Mamdani
Mahmood Mamdani
Mahmood Mamdani is an academic, author and political commentator. He is a Professor and Director of the at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, and the Herbert Lehman Professor of Government at Columbia University, New York. He grew up in Uganda and acquired his B.A from the University of...
and Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu is a South African activist and retired Anglican bishop who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid...
. .
The site also contains interviews with the likes of Rupiah Banda
Rupiah Banda
Rupiah Bwezani Banda is a Zambian politician who was President of Zambia from 2008 to 2011.During the Presidency of Kenneth Kaunda, Banda held important diplomatic posts and was active in politics as a member of the United National Independence Party...
, former Zambian President,the Director of Nigeria's National Primary Health Care Development Agency Dr Muhammed Pate, and Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood
The Society of the Muslim Brothers is the world's oldest and one of the largest Islamist parties, and is the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states. It was founded in 1928 in Egypt by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna and by the late 1940s had an...
.