La Semaine Africaine

La Semaine Africaine is a French-language weekly newspaper published in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, and serving Central Africa.[1] La Semaine is owned by the Roman Catholic Episcopal Conference of the Congo, but maintains editorial independence.[2] Founded in 1952 as La Semaine de l'AEF, it received its present title in 1960, when the Republic of the Congo gained independence from France.[1][3]:252 Between 1963 and 1990, it was the only media outlet in the Republic of the Congo not controlled by the state.[4] In 1970, its circulation was greater than 10,000.[5] Contributing writers have included Sylvain Bemba,[6] Emmanuel Damongo-Dadet,[3]:228 and Jean Clotaire Hymboud.[7]

La Semaine Africaine
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founded1952 (1952)
LanguageFrench
CityBrazzaville
CountryRepublic of the Congo
ISSN0488-2024
Websitelasemaineafricaine.net
  • Media of the Republic of the Congo
  • List of newspapers

References
  1. Guth, Suzie (1 October 2002). "L'École au Congo-Brazzaville vue par La Semaine Africaine (1989-1999)". Cahiers de la recherche sur l'éducation et les savoirs (in French) (1): 201–222. ISSN 1635-3544.
  2. Diamouangana, Gilles Alain. Vie et mort des médias au Congo-Brazzaville (1989-2006): contribution de La Semaine Africaine à l'émergence d'un espace public (Thesis) (in French). Université Michel de Montaigne - Bordeaux III.
  3. Martin, Phyllis (1995). Leisure and Society in Colonial Brazzaville. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-52446-9.
  4. Minkala-Ntadi, Pierre (5 January 2012). "La presse congolaise dans la tourmente politique : l'illustration d'une tension entre liberté d'expression et responsabilité sociale". Quaderni. Communication, Technologies, Pouvoir (in French) (77): 113–120. doi:10.4000/quaderni.569. ISSN 2105-2956.
  5. McDonald, Gordon C. (1971). "Public Information, Education, and Artistic and Intellectual Expression". Area Handbook for People's Republic of the Congo (Congo Brazzaville). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 123.
  6. Oxley, Shannon (8 December 2011). "Bemba, Sylvain Ntari". Oxford African American Studies Center. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.48403. ISBN 9780195301731.
  7. Clark, Phyllis; Hymboud, Jean Clotaire (1998). "Sony Labou Tansi and Congolese Politics: An Interview with Jean Clotaire Hymboud". Research in African Literatures. 29 (2): 183–192. ISSN 0034-5210. JSTOR 3820729.

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