(Regional coordination: Arnold de Beer, Stellenbosch University)
Botswana: Jyotika Ramaprasad (University of Miami)
Ethiopia: Terje Skjerdal (NLA University College)
Kenya: Levi Obonyo (Daystar University)
Malawi: Levi Manda (Malawi Institute of Journalism)
Sierra Leone: Sarah Bomkapre Kamara (LMU Munich)
South Africa: Arnold S de Beer (Stellenbosch University); Herman Wasserman (University of Cape Town)
Sudan: Mahmoud M. Galander (Qatar University)
Tanzania: Yusuf Kalyango (Ohio University)