africanews

africanews launched in 2016 from Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, as a continental news channel and forms part of the euronews group. Its founding purpose is to report Africa from newsrooms on the continent rather than through the filter of the foreign press: most of its correspondents work in Africa and its agenda is set by the domestic priorities of African countries.

It broadcasts in English and French, a duality reflecting the continent's linguistic geography and allowing it to reach both francophone West Africa and anglophone East and Southern Africa. Business, health, climate and election coverage are prominent strands.

Where international channels tend to cover Africa through crisis, africanews carries routine politics, business and culture as well. For a reader who wants a development on the continent read in its local context, it is an important source.