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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>fesmedia Africa, the media project of the
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) in Africa, is working towards a political, legal
and regulatory framework for the media in African countries, based on human
rights law, relevant protocols of the African Union and SADC declarations or
other regional standards. Our office is based in Windhoek, Namibia. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Today we would like to present you the latest volume of our<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'> <i>fesmedia Africa series: </i><b>Texting,
Tweeting, Mobile Internet - New Platforms for Democratic Debate in Africa</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>New media platforms are changing how people communicate with
each other around the world. However, there is great variation in both the kind
of<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>communication platforms people make use of as well as in how
they access these platforms. Computer ownership and internet access are still
the prerogative of<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>the wealthy few in wide swathes of the African continent.
All the same, mobile internet access is on the rise and if current growth rates
continue, African mobile<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>phone penetration will reach 100 per cent by 2014.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The booklet is also available on our website: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://fesmedia.org/fileadmin/files-fesmedia.org/fesmedia_Africa_series/Sarrazin__New_Media_Platforms_2011.pdf">http://fesmedia.org/fileadmin/files-fesmedia.org/fesmedia_Africa_series/Sarrazin__New_Media_Platforms_2011.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#17365D'>Blanka Balfer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'>Programme
Manager</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><img border=0 width=150
height=152 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC4C4A.56AF6D50"
alt="Logo with FES_final"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>P.O. Box 23652</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Windhoek</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Namibia</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Tel.:
+264-61-237 438</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Fax.:+264-61-237
441</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Mobile:
+264-85-6012537<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a
href="mailto:blanka@fesmedia.org">blanka@fesmedia.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.fesmedia.org/" target="_blank"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>www.fesmedia.org</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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