Opposition parties in Africa have struggled for decades in a media environment that favours incumbents.
Of 54 African countries measured in the Freedom House 2012 press freedom index, only five were considered to be “free”. Press censorship and pliant public broadcasters mean that elections can be fixed before the first vote is counted.
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