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Communication for development in Africa: a clarion call

a clarion call

Robert A. Agunga
Ohio State University
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Communication for development in Africa: a clarion call. (2022). Communicare: Journal for Communication Studies in Africa, 17(1), 28-48. https://doi.org/10.36615/jcsa.v17i1.1881
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Abstract

A major concem about African development is not so much that the war on
povelfy is far from being won but because the practice of development
administrators lacks professionalism. Calls for involving beneficiaries in
democratic project decision making, for conducting systematic social
science research as the basis for external intervention, and for building the
capacities of indigenous officials to reduce national dependence on
expatriate expertise have gone unheeded. Development policies,
nowadays are sound but until these are properly carried out poverty
eradication will be impOSSible. The paper argues that it will require
development communication expertise to cany out the above policies and
hence the need for development support communication experts in
development programming. The paper examines the promise DSC has for
making projects work better and urges donor agencies to incorporate it into
their projects.

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Communication for development in Africa: a clarion call. (2022). Communicare: Journal for Communication Studies in Africa, 17(1), 28-48. https://doi.org/10.36615/jcsa.v17i1.1881

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