AFRICA

SUDAN
52 half-hour Radio programmes produced by IBRA will be broadcast over shortwave in North Sudan. The Egyptian programme “Church in my home” has been translated from Arabic and adapted to the Sudanese culture. The series will be broadcast during the second quarter of 2010.
Contact info@ibra.se

SOUTH AFRICA
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EUROPE

NETHERLANDS
New Dutch Media Laws mean that activities that are not directly related to a Dutch TV / Radio Programme, are no longer allowed within the Dutch Public Broadcasting System. EO’s “WhyJesus? ministry has therefore joined with Agape Netherlands (part of Campus Crusade for Christ International). Agape has been involved in the [...]

AFRICA

ANGOLA
International Christian Broadcaster Trans World Radio (TWR) is to produce programmes in Angola, teaching the Ovimbundu people about the spread of the HIV virus and to create a forum for discussion among listeners. The Ovimbundu people number about 4 million, almost 40% of Angola’s total population. An [...]

EUROPE

EUROPEAN UNION
The new President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, from Poland, has said he wants to “deepen dialogue with the continent’s Christian churches “. Mr Buzek is a Lutheran; was Poland’s Prime Minister from 1997-2001; and is the first President of the European Parliament from a post-communist eastern European [...]

AFRICA

ETHIOPIA
Ethiopia’s first FM English Language Radio Station began pre-test broadcasting in June. The Station, run by Paconet Media plc is owned by Addis Alemayehou and his wife, Martha Wondimu. Addis is the chief of VEGA Ethiopia, a USAID programme that assists private companies to exploit the AGOA (African Growth Opportunities [...]

FEB Chairman and Lobbyist, Harvey Thomas, participated in a Brussels Seminar on the Lisbon Treaty, sponsored by the Society of European Affairs Professionals (SEAP). Speakers were Martin Westlake, Secretary General of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and Simon Taylor, Feature Writer for European Voice.
As Chairman of FEB, Mr Thomas [...]

EUROPE

UK
The BBC has appointed a Muslim as its Head of Religious Programming in a radical departure from broadcasting tradition. The post – considered one of the most influential religious roles in the country – has gone to Aaqil Ahmed, who has been working as an executive at Channel 4. The [...]

EUROPE

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP IN SWEDEN
43 FM Radio Stations across Sweden (including three in Stockholm) are now broadcasting the Swedish version of “Thru the Bible ” in partnership with Norea Radio. “These broadcasts are costing us almost nothing”, said Norea’s Swedish Director, Lennart Johansson, “ and they enable us to [...]

FEB is supporting an EU initiative by Bishop Laszlo Tokes MEP, known as “Europe and Christianity”, which encourages Europe to ‘find her way back to those guiding principles and values which were once based on a Christian set of values.

Africa
Southern Africa
The Association of Christian Broadcasters in Southern Africa – FEB’s Global Media Partners – have elected a new Chairman, Peter Rice. The Board appointed Karel Verhoef from Radio Pulpit as deputy chair and treasurer and Ronnie Johnson from Rainbow FM as secretary of the Board. Other Board Members are: Hardus Zevenster (Radio Tygerberg), Oliver [...]