Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale

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The Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale (ADIAC) is a private news agency established in 1997 in the Republic of the Congo. [1] ADIAC has headquarters in Brazzaville, and is run by Jean-Paul Pigasse. [2]

ADIAC publishes a newspaper, Les Dépêches de Brazzaville . Originally published monthly, as demand grew it was published at greater frequency. In 2007 it became the first daily newspaper in the Republic of the Congo. [1] In 2017 ADIAC launched a second daily newspaper, Le Courrier de Kinshasa , in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Jean-Paul Pigasse (19 August 2017). "1997-2017 : la longue marche de l'Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale". ADIAC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. Institut Panos (2000). Afrique centrale: des médias pour la démocratie. Institut Panos. ISBN   978-2-84586-000-1.