African Union of Broadcasting

African Union of Broadcasting
Union Africaine de Radiodiffusion
Formation1962; 63 years ago (1962)
TypeUnion of broadcasting organisations
HeadquartersDakar, Senegal
Membership
  • 47 active members
Official language
English, French, Arabic and Portuguese
Director-General
Grégoire Ndjaka
Websitewww.uar-aub.org
Formerly called
Union of African National Television and Radio Organizations (1962–2006)

The African Union of Broadcasting (AUB, French: Union africaine de radiodiffusion, Arabic: الاتحاد الأفريقي للبث, romanized: Alaitihad al'Afriqiu Lilbathi, Portuguese: União Africana de Radiodifusão) is a professional body composed of the national radio and television organizations of African states.[1] The organization works to develop the African broadcast industry by encouraging the exchange of indigenous programming and obtaining preferential satellite tariffs for member organizations. It is a member of the World Broadcasting Unions.[2][3][4]

History

AUB was founded in 1962 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 African Union of Broadcasting at the 2006 URTNA General Assembly held in Abuja, Nigeria.[2][4]

Members

These are members who are independent nations within the AUB broadcasting region, and consist of at least one member per country.

Country Broadcasting Organisation [5]
 Algeria Radio Algeria
Public Establishment of Television
 Angola Televisão Pública de Angola
 Benin Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Bénin
 Botswana Botswana Television
 Burkina Faso Radio Télévision du Burkina
 Burundi Burundi National Radio and Television
 Cameroon Cameroon Radio Television
 Cape Verde RTC (Cape Verde)
TV Record
 Chad Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne
 Comoros ORTC [fr]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Radio-Télévision nationale congolaise
 Djibouti Radio Television of Djibouti
 Egypt Egyptian Radio and Television Union
 Equatorial Guinea TVGE
 Eritrea Eri-TV
 Eswatini Eswatini Broadcasting and Information Service
 Ethiopia ETV (Ethiopia)
 Gabon Radio Télévision Gabonaise
 Gambia Gambia Radio & Television Service
 Ghana Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
 Guinea Radio Télévision Guinéenne
 Guinea-Bissau National Broadcasting of Guinea-Bissau
 Ivory Coast Radiodiffusion Television Ivoirienne
 Kenya Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
 Lesotho Lesotho Broadcasting Service
 Liberia Liberia Broadcasting System
 Libya Libya Al Ahrar TV
 Madagascar Télévision Malagasy
 Malawi Malawi Broadcasting Corporation
 Mali Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Mali
 Mauritania TV de Mauritanie
Radio Nationale (Mauritania)
 Mauritius Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation
 Morocco Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision
2M TV
 Mozambique Televisão de Moçambique
 Namibia Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
 Niger Office of Radio and Television of Niger
 Nigeria Nigerian Television Authority
 Republic of the Congo Télé Congo
 Rwanda Radio Rwanda
 São Tomé and Príncipe TVS (São Tomé and Príncipe)
 Senegal Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise
 Seychelles Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation
 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation
 South Africa South African Broadcasting Corporation
 South Sudan South Sudan Television
 Sudan Sudan TV & Radio
 Tanzania Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation
 Togo Togolese Television
 Tunisia Radio Tunisienne
Télévision Tunisienne
 Uganda Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
 Zambia Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation
 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation

Participant members

The following nine AUB broadcast members have status as Participants as of May 2022.[6]

Broadcasting Organisation Country of Origin
E-MEDIA INVEST Senegal
LABEL TV Gabon
METRO TV Ghana
MULTI TV Ghana
MUVI TV Zambia
NET 2 Ghana
SOICO Mozambique
SKYY Ghana
TV3 Ghana

Associate members

Below is a list of associate members of the AUB. These are international broadcasters beyond the AUB regions, and national broadcasting associations.[7]

Country Broadcasting organisation Abbr.
 Canada Videoship —
 France Eutelsat —
 France France Médias Monde FMM
 Italy RAI - Radiotelevisione Italiana Rai
 Vatican City Vatican Radio VR

References

  1. ^ Staff writer (2024). "African Union of Broadcasting (AUB)". UIA Global Civil Society Database. uia.org. Brussels, Belgium: Union of International Associations. Yearbook of International Organizations Online. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "African Union of Broadcasting - formerly URTNA". Tracking Resources for Radios in Africa at the benefit of Associative, Community and Educative radios stations (TRRAACE). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ^ "History". African Union of Broadcasting. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "AUB Presentation". African Union of Broadcasting. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. ^ "OURS MEMBERS". Dakar: African Union of Broadcasting. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  6. ^ "PARTICIPATING MEMBERS". Dakar: African Union of Broadcasting. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  7. ^ "ASSOCIATE MEMBERS". Dakar: African Union of Broadcasting. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.


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