RADIO is thriving across Africa. Exact figures are difficult to come by because audience research differs across countries. However, studies estimate radio listenership to be between 60% and 80% of the continent’s 1.4 billion population. In contrast to many Western countries, where there has been a shift towards streaming and podcasts, traditional radio continues to be widely embraced in Africa. Because of poor literacy levels and uneven access to the internet and technological infrastructure, old-fashioned radio remains a reliable and inclusive medium. This year’s celebration of the 100-plus years of radio offers us an opportunity, as African media scholars, to…