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THE BUSINESS OF RADIO | BROADCASTERS
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AFIA DARFUR
PARENT ORGANISATION MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS (MBN)
KEY PROGRAMMES
Darfur in Focus
Darfur Heritage and Culture
Voices of Darfur
Refugee Issues
PROFILE
Afia Darfur focuses on the latest
news from Darfur and the rest of
Sudan and the plight of displaced
people in Darfur and eastern Chad.
Broadcasting on shortwave radio,
the daily 30-minute programme
airs at 9:00 p.m. (all times are
Darfur time) with repeats at 10:00
p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following
day.
The broadcasts can be heard
throughout Darfur and eastern
Chad.
The daily broadcast includes
interviews with American officials,
human rights experts, Sudanese
experts and NGO representatives.
Afia Darfur incorporates
interviews with internally
displaced people living in Darfur,
providing them with an
opportunity to speak out about the
humanitarian crisis.
Additionally, the programme
reports how the Western press is
covering Darfur; as well as
examining the rich history and
cultural background of Darfur.
Listeners can also log in to
to listen to
current and archived newscasts and
features from the Afia Darfur
correspondents.
Year of launch 2008
Funding source Financed by the
U.S. Government through a grant
from the Broadcasting Board of
Governors (BBG), an
independent federal agency
Services operated Broadcasts
via SW in Arabic to Darfur and
Eastern Chad
Estimated audience Nearly 2.7
million listeners per week
(according to Gallup)
Hours on the air daily
30 minutes, 7 days a week
(repeated twice per day)
Programme genres
News and Information
KEY CONTACT INFORMATION
BRIAN CONNIFF
President of MBN
WILLIAM SABATINI
General Manager of Radio Sawa and MBN Digital
DANIEL NASSIF
Vice President of Network News for MBN
MAHA RABIE
Managing Editor of Radio Sawa
AFIA DARFUR
MBN
7600 Boston Blvd.
Springfield, Va. 22153 USA
Mother and child return to their destroyed home in Darfur. The need for reliable,
relevant information continues to be immense