URTEL is an acronym for ''Union des Radios et Televisions Libres du Mali'', the agency responsible for regulating television and radio transmission operations in
Mali
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...
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Operations
URTEL is affiliated with the following
NGOs
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, which together form the ''Comité d’Appui à la Radio pour le Développement'', or "CARD
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ACDI
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Africare
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Fondation Fredrich Ebert
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Helen Keller International
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Institut Panos
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Plan International
Plan International is a development and humanitarian organisation based in the United Kingdom that works in over 80 countries across Africa, the Americas, and Asia, focusing on children’s rights. In 2024, Plan International reached 43 million ...
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PNUD
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development. The UNDP emphasizes on developing local capacity towards ...
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Population Médias Center
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Population Services International
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SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
SNV is a mission-driven global development partner, established in Netherlands, the Netherlands in 1965.
Inspired by the principles and objectives set out Sustainable Development Goals, SNV is committed to building resilient agri-food systems th ...
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UNESCO
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Unicef Mali
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USAID Mali
See also
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Communications in Mali
References
* Peter Coles
Turn your radio on New Scientist
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, 7 October 1995.
Mali (2007) Freedom House
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report.
Six radio station staff freed on completing sentences: Mali Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders (RWB; ; RSF) is an international non-profit and non-governmental organisation, non-governmental organization headquartered in Paris, which focuses on safeguarding the right to freedom of information. It describes its a ...
, 26 September 2006.
Silicon Mali Silvia Sansoni,
Forbes
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02.04.02.
VOA Training African Affiliates: Broadcasters’ Fiscal Health Key ‘To Guarantee Pluralism’ Voice of America
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, 13 September 2005
Mali Market Information StudyFOOD SECURITY II COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT between U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT and MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY: IN-COUNTRY TIME PERIOD: JULY 1987 - DECEMBER 1994. ''statistical evidence is consistent with anecdotal reports from both farmers and traders that the SIM radio broadcasts have fundamentally changed bargaining relationships between traders and farmers, forcing traders to offer more competitive prices in isolated rural markets.''
* Cécile Leguy
Revitalizing the Oral Tradition: Stories Broadcast by Radio Parana (San, Mali) Research in African Literatures, Fall 2007, Vol. 38, No. 3, Pages 136-147.
InteRadio, Vol. 5, No.2, June 1993.
External links
URTEL
Mass media in Mali
Regulation in Mali
Organisations based in Mali
Communications authorities
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