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After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. 

Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future. 

On the transfer, co-founder Victoria Martin expressed her pleasure to see this work continue under Wits' leadership, knowing that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction. 

As Wits, we honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades and look forward building from that strong base. This includes co-founders Warren Feek (1953-2024) and Victoria Martin as well as La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA), which continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com with links to The CI Global site. We are also eager to forge new partnerships and entertain new ideas as we consider how best to contribute to social and behaviour change in our rapidly evolving environment.

If you are joining the International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Panama, please join Wits and CILA on Monday, 22 June, to share your thoughts and suggestion for the relaunch of the Communication Initiative. We will be in Pacifica 5 from 12-1:25 for the Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: The Communication Initiative: celebrating a driving force for Communication for Social Change and the way forward. We will reflect on the legacy of Warren Feek and family in creating the Communication Initiative, consider the contributions of CI over the years and then turn our attention towards the future in this dynamic session. 

If you are unable to join us in Panama, we still want to hear from you. Please contribute your thoughts by following this link: https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026 or reaching out to ci_surveys@commint.com. 

You can also follow the QR Code:

 https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026

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Media Law Handbook for Eastern Africa

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Subtitle
Volume 1 and 2

Author

  • Justine Limpitlaw
  • Justine Limpitlaw

The Media Law Handbook for Eastern Africa Volume 1 and 2 contains a comprehensive overview of applicable media laws governing the print, online, and broadcast media in six Eastern African countries - Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Uganda. The guide is intended to be a resource for journalists and media owners to empower them to deal with the legal aspects of their work. It can also be used by lawyers, civil society stakeholders, and anyone who is interested in the freedom and independence of the media in the region.

Besides giving a detailed outline of the statutes, regulations, and case laws governing the media in each country, the handbooks covers: internationally developed standards and best practice models of democratic media regulation; universally agreed norms for democratic media and democratic broadcasting regulations; and legitimate internationally accepted standards for restricting the media. The final section of the guide offers suggestions on possible law reforms to improve the protection of media in East Africa.

Volume 1

Chapter 1: The Critical Role of the Media and Press Freedoms in Society
Chapter 2: The Hallmarks of a Democratic Media Environment
Chapter 3: Media Law - Protections and Pitfall for the Media
Chapter 4: Burundi
Chapter 4: Le Burundi (in French)
Chapter 5: Eritrea
Chapter 6: Ethiopia

Volume 2

Chapter 7: Kenya
Chapter 8: Rwanda
Chapter 9: Uganda
Chapter 10: Media Law in the Region: Where to From Here?

This publication for Eastern Africa is a follow on to the Media Law Handbook for Southern Africa produced by KAS Media Africa in 2012 (see Related Summary below).

Languages

English and French (Chapter 4 only)

Source

KAS website on February 6 2017.

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