[Une économie politique de la presse en langue africaine en Afrique subsaharienne.] Cet article propose une typologie des modèles de gestion de la presse en langue locale en Afrique subsaharienne. Deux modèles sont identifiés : le modèle mainstream et le subsidiaire. Dans le modèle mainstream, les journaux en langue locale existants sont les seuls ou principaux pro...

Iwe Irohin Yoruba Fun Awon Ara Egba ati Yoruba, founded in 1859, is generally known in Nigerian media studies as not just the first newspaper (in any language) in Nigeria but also the first African language newspaper [Coker, I. (1968). Landmarks of the Nigerian Press. Lagos: Nigerian National Press Ltd.; Omu, F. I. A. (1978). Press and politics in Nigeria, 1880–193...

Publishing newspapers in African languages has largely been a precarious business, as many disappear no sooner than they appear on the newsstands. Several factors may be responsible for this short life-span, including apathy towards indigenous languages in Africa, which results in low patronage in terms of copy sales and advertisement placement. Yet, a number of lo...