African Union of Broadcasting

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. 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.[1][2][3]

African Union of Broadcasting
Union Africaine de Radiodiffusion
Formation1962 (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)

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.[1][3]

Members

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

CountryBroadcasting Organisation [4]
 AlgeriaRadio Algeria
Public Establishment of Television
 AngolaTelevisão Pública de Angola
 BeninOffice de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Bénin
 BotswanaBotswana Television
 Burkina FasoRadio Télévision du Burkina
 BurundiBurundi National Radio and Television
 CameroonCameroon Radio Television
 Cape VerdeRTC (Cape Verde)
TV Record
 ChadRadiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne
 ComorosORTC
 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-BissauNational Broadcasting of Guinea-Bissau
 Ivory CoastRadiodiffusion Television Ivoirienne
 KenyaKenya Broadcasting Corporation
 LesothoLesotho Broadcasting Service
 LiberiaLiberia Broadcasting System
 LibyaLibya Al Ahrar TV
 MadagascarTélévision Malagasy
 MalawiMalawi Broadcasting Corporation
 MaliOffice de Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Mali
 MauritaniaTV de Mauritanie
Radio Nationale (Mauritania)
 MauritiusMauritius Broadcasting Corporation
 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
 Republic of the CongoTélé Congo
 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
 TogoTogolese Television
 TunisiaRadio Tunisienne
Télévision Tunisienne
 UgandaUganda Broadcasting Corporation
 ZambiaZambia National Broadcasting Corporation
 ZimbabweZimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation

Participant members

The following nine AUB broadcast members have status as Participants as of May 2022.[5]

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.[6]

Country Broadcasting organisation Abbr.
 CanadaVideoship—
 FranceEutelsat—
 FranceFrance Médias MondeFMM
 ItalyRAI - Radiotelevisione ItalianaRai
  Vatican CityVatican RadioVR

References
  1. "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.
  2. "History". African Union of Broadcasting. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. "AUB Presentation". African Union of Broadcasting. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. "OURS MEMBERS". Dakar: African Union of Broadcasting. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  5. "PARTICIPATING MEMBERS". Dakar: African Union of Broadcasting. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  6. "ASSOCIATE MEMBERS". Dakar: African Union of Broadcasting. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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