Mobilising Pan African News Agency Participation in Global News Flow

This is essentially an exploratory essay on the desirability of mobilizing Pan African News Agency participation in the present Global news flow. This paper explores the historical development of global news agencies, with emphasis on the Pan African News Agency. Attempts were made to examine the historical antecedents of the North-South Information dichotomy in post cold war era which was the off-shoot of the New World Information and Communication debate. In like manner, efforts made by various countries (especially countries in the Northern hemisphere) to correct the Global news imbalance were also analyzed. The paper concluded by proffering different strategies through which PANA could participate adequately in the global news flow. The strategies include but not limited to yearly payment of subscription by member countries for the effective funding of the agency; collective finance of African satellite by member countries; investment in science and technology; adequate funding of engineering and technical colleges in African countries; establishments and funding of science-oriented tertiary institutions in African countries; and allocation of 26% budget for educational sector in African countries.