The Africa Report

Angola: Radio as a form of struggle; scenes from late colonial times

An anti-colonial war raged in Angola from 1961 until 1974. This shaped life in the Portuguese territory, including the habits of how Angolans listened to radio. As he entered, he noticed furtive ...
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Sounds of resistance: How the radio fuelled the revolution in colonial Angola

One August night in 1967 in the village of Mungo in central Angola, a Southern African nation, the local colonial administrator walked into a bar to buy cigarettes. As he entered, he noticed furtive ...
Observador

Angola. Rádio protesta contra violência

A campanha “Não À Violência Contra A Mulher”, da A Rádio Nacional de Angola (RNA), emissora estatal, foi lançada esta segunda-feira, 25 de março de 2019. A rádio lançou o apelo para “um minuto de ...
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Prison Radio: Inside Angola’s “Incarceration Station”

At first glance, it could be the broadcasting booth of a college radio station. A poster advertising a recent film symposium hangs on the wall; people are mopping up after the rain, working on newly ...
The Conversation

Radio as a form of struggle: scenes from late colonial Angola

Marissa J. Moorman received funding from Fulbright Hays and the American Council of Learned Societies for the research on radio in Angola. One August night in 1967 in the village of Mungo in central ...