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African Newspapers 1992-2018 Library of Congress - Nairobi, Part 2

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Description & Rationale
Public Documents: 
PDF icon Proposal 20 - African Newspapers 1992-2018_public version.pdf [1]
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Library of Congress, Nairobi Office proposes for microfilming a collection of 100 African newspaper titles from 1992-2018 with an estimated 48,000 pages. Countries covered include Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Ghana, Lesotho, Mauritius, Senegal, Somalia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The collection covers varied topics including business, politics, leisure and economics news that would greatly inform the intellectual debates of the period covered.

Reasons for consideration: 

This proposal forms a second part of some of the oldest African newspapers still held by Library of Congress, Nairobi Office. In total there are 100 titles spanning a number of countries with some going back to over two decades. Most of the titles are not widely held in United States and may not even be available from country of origin. The selected collection covers diverse topics that would contribute to the understanding of the country’s politics, social, and economics conditions of the period covered. Of particular interest are several titles from Somalia, still a very difficult country for acquisition. 

Almost all of the titles are deteriorated (yellowed, brittle and worn out) and in dire need of preservation. In addition, some of the titles will fill the gaps in existing microfilmed holdings and lengthen the runs of specific titles. 

Author(s): 
n/a
Publisher(s): 
various
Source Format: 
Paper
Target Format: 
Microfilm
Program: 
CAMP
Resource Types: 
Newspapers
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa
Countries of Origin: 
Angola
Botswana
Ghana
Lesotho
Malawi
Mauritius
Senegal
South Africa
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Proposal Contributors: 

Contributed by Library of Congress, Nairobi Office staff including: 

Dr. Edward Miner Phd, Catherine Thuku, Ruth Sitonik and John Adagala 

Posted: 
Oct 14, 2020 4:08pm
Updated: 
Aug 18, 2021 3:23pm
Source Details
Physical Details: 

Some titles are printed in color; some pages are worn out and torn; some include special issues. 

Existing Reformatted Materials: 

CRL has filmed earlier issues of: 

Chronicle (Lilongwe, Malawi) (Dec.7,1993-Apr.19/25,1994;May 3/9-16,June 2/6-July 11/12,1994;Jan.1,2001- :[Gaps] ) 

The democratus (Jan. 12-Oct. 26,2005:[Gaps]) 

Weekend democratus (Oct. 30/Nov. 6,2004-Mar. 25/26,2006:[Gaps]) 

Enquirer (Blantyre, Malawi) (Aug. 2/8,1993- :[Gaps]) 

Standard (Cape Coast, Ghana) (1965-Oct. 7, 1973]; [1976-1982; Jan. 20-Nov. 3, 1985) [Gaps] 

Lavoix kreol (June 1999-Mar. 11/17,2005:[Gaps]) 

Mosotho (Oct.14,2005-Mar.5,2012:[Gaps]) 

The people's voice (Apr. 19/25,1998-) 

Le populaire (July 1,2002- :[Gaps]) 

Promotion (no.50 (May 1989)) 

Wargeyska codka xoriyadda (June 1-14,2006; Mar. 24,2007) 

Waddani (Oct. 8/21,2011-Apr. 7/20,2012:[Gaps]) 

Weekly news (Blantyre, Malawi) (May 6/12,1996- :[Gaps]) 

The worker (July 1993;July 1997-Nov. 2009:[Gaps]) 

Xog-ogaal (Jan. 1,2005-Feb. 15,2012:[Gaps]) 

 

Library of Congress has filmed earlier issues of: 

Boma lathu (sf 91090044) 

Guardian (Lilongwe, Malawi) (2011348052) 

Statesman (Accra, Ghana : 1992) (LCCN: 2010306908) 

Tsopano (sn 94096077) 

The weekend statesman (LCCN: 2010306907) 

 

Library of Congress has microfiche for: 

Somali press (sn 99021108) 

Activity
StatusCurrentDescription
FlaggednoThe proposal is flagged for further research.
VettednoThe proposal has been examined and vetted.
BallottednoThe proposal is currently on a committee ballot.
ApprovedyesThe proposal has been selected for reformatting. Reformatting efforts are pending.
ReformattednoThe proposal has been reformatted and access information is now posted.
Inactive / DeclinednoNo longer under consideration for reformatting.

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Links
[1] https://gcollections.crl.edu/sites/default/files/resource_docs/Proposal%2020%20-%20African%20Newspapers%201992-2018_public%20version.pdf