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A civic society activist, Ter Manyang Gatwech from South Sudan, has called on African Union leaders to establish a Continental Public Broadcasting Service similar to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n In a statement extended to the media, Manyang who is the Executive Director of the Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA) urged the African Union (AU) to create a continental public broadcasting network to strengthen unity across Africa.<\/p>\n He stated that a pan-African television service modeled after the BBC would help promote African voices and ensure accurate and independent reporting.<\/p>\n Activist Manyang emphasized the critical role of media in nation-building and in promoting democratic values, good governance, and human rights.<\/p>\n He noted that a continental broadcaster would provide Africans with a unified platform to share stories, address challenges, celebrate diversity, and drive positive development across the 54 member states of the AU.<\/p>\n According to him, the proposed initiative would counter misinformation, increase media access in underserved regions, and ensure that African narratives are told by Africans, for Africans, and to the world.<\/p>\n He urged AU leadership and heads of state to prioritize media infrastructure as part of Agenda 2063, emphasizing that media freedom and accessibility are essential pillars of the \u2018Africa We Want.\u2019<\/p>\n Ter Manyang Gatwech is a South Sudanese human rights defender, governance analyst, and director of the Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA).<\/p>\n He is a leading voice for transparency, accountability, and inclusive development in Africa.<\/p>\n In recent years, Africa’s media landscape has undergone significant transformation, fueled by technological advancements, greater access to information, and the rapid rise of social media.<\/p>\n Data from 39 countries reveal that while digital media is gaining ground, radio remains the continent’s most widely accessed medium.<\/p>\n This duality of progress presents both opportunities and challenges. On one hand, the media serves as a vital watchdog and agenda-setter; on the other, it grapples with disinformation and divisive narratives that can undermine peace and security, particularly during elections.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Joseph A civic society activist, Ter Manyang Gatwech from South Sudan, has called on African Union leaders to establish a Continental Public Broadcasting Service similar to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). In a statement extended to the media, Manyang who is the Executive Director of the Center for[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":36393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ter-Manyang-Gatwech.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36392"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36394,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36392\/revisions\/36394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}