African Union of Broadcasting

African Union of Broadcasting (AUB, French: Union Africaine de Radiodiffusion (UAR), Portuguese: União Africana de Radiodifusão) is a professional body composed of the national radio and television organizations of African states.[1] The organization is committed to the development of all aspects of broadcasting in Africa including the exchange of indigenous programming.[1] It is headquartered in Dakar, Senegal.[1]

African Union of Broadcasting
Formation1962 (1962)
TypeUnion of broadcasting organisations
HeadquartersDakar, Senegal
Membership
  • 45 active members
Official language
English, French and Portuguese
Director-General
Grégoire Ndjaka
Websitewww.uar-aub.org
Formerly called
Union of African National Television and Radio Organizations

History

AUB was founded in 1962[1] as the Union of African National Television and Radio Organizations (French: Union des Radiodiffusions et Televisions Nationales d'Afrique, URTNA), an autonomous specialized agency working under the auspices of the OAU. The organization was renamed to AUB at the 2006 URTNA General Assembly held in Abuja, Nigeria.[1]

Members
CountryBroadcasting Organisation [2]
 AlgeriaRadio Algeria
Public Establishment of Television
 AngolaTelevisão Pública de Angola
 BeninOffice de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Bénin
 BotswanaBotswana TV
 Burkina FasoRadio Télévision du Burkina
 BurundiBurundi National Radio and Television
 CameroonCameroon Radio & Television
 Cape VerdeRTC (Cape Verde)
TV Record
 ChadRadiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne
 ComorosORTC
 Republic of the CongoTélé Congo
 Democratic Republic of the CongoRadio-Télévision nationale congolaise
 DjiboutiRadio Television of Djibouti
 EgyptEgyptian Radio and Television Union
 Equatorial GuineaTVGE
 EritreaEri-TV
 EswatiniEswatini Broadcasting and Information Service
 EthiopiaETV (Ethiopia)
 GabonRadio Télévision Gabonaise
 GambiaGambia Radio & Television Service
 GhanaGhana Broadcasting Corporation
 GuineaRadio Télévision Guinéenne
 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau National Radio
 Ivory CoastRadio Television Ivoirienne
 KenyaKenya Broadcasting Corporation
 LesothoLesotho Broadcasting Service
 LiberiaLiberia Broadcasting System
 MadagascarTélévision Malagasy
 MalawiMalawi Broadcasting Corporation
 MaliOffice de Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Mali
 MauritiusMauritius Broadcasting Corporation
 MauritaniaTV de Mauritanie
Radio Nationale (Mauritania)
 MoroccoSociété Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision
2M TV
 MozambiqueTelevisão de Moçambique
 NamibiaNamibian Broadcasting Corporation
 NigerOffice of Radio and Television of Niger
 NigeriaNigerian Television Authority
 RwandaRadio Rwanda
 São Tomé and PríncipeTVS (São Tomé and Príncipe)
 SenegalRadiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise
 SeychellesSeychelles Broadcasting Corporation
 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation
 South AfricaSouth African Broadcasting Corporation
 South SudanSouth Sudan Television
 SudanSudan TV & Radio
 TanzaniaTanzania Broadcasting Corporation
 TogoTélévision Togolaise
 TunisiaÉtablissement de la radiodiffusion-télévision tunisienne
 UgandaUganda Broadcasting Corporation
 ZambiaZambia National Broadcasting Corporation
 ZimbabweZimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation

References
  1. http://www.mediafrica.net/ComAfr_Display.asp?Id=14746&Op=View
  2. "Members". Dakar: African Union of Broadcasting. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
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