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Fifty years ago, development journalism helped to silence dissenting voices:
One had to rally to the fathers of the nation for the sake of national unity.
Accordingly, the legacy of these 50 years of Francophone media in Africa is freedom of the press and opinion. Journalists prod the
elites, who are allergic to criticism, and require that they account for their handling
of power and assume responsibility in the face of the various scandals they cause.
Recently in Burkina Faso for instance, a government minister had to resign
after the print media revealed his extramarital affair with a married
woman. This was unthinkable a few years
ago.
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