African Union of Broadcasting


The African Union of Broadcasting is a professional body composed of the national radio and television organizations of African states. The organization works to develop the African broadcast industry by encouraging the exchange of indigenous programming and obtaining preferential satellite tariffs for member organizations. It is a member of the World Broadcasting Unions.

History

AUB was founded in 1962 as the Union of African National Television and Radio Organizations, an autonomous specialized agency working under the auspices of the OAU. The organization was renamed to African Union of Broadcasting at the 2006 URTNA General Assembly held in Abuja, Nigeria.

Members

These are members who are independent nations within the AUB broadcasting region, and consist of at least one member per country.
CountryBroadcasting Organisation
Algeria

Participant members

The following nine AUB broadcast members have status as Participants as of May 2022.
Broadcasting OrganisationCountry of origin
E-MEDIA INVESTSenegal
LABEL TVGabon
METRO TVGhana
MULTI TVGhana
MTA InternationalGhana
MUVI TVZambia
NET 2Ghana
SOICOMozambique
SKYYGhana
TV3Ghana

Associate members

Below is a list of associate members of the AUB. These are international broadcasters beyond the AUB regions, and national broadcasting associations.
CountryBroadcasting organisationAbbr.
Canada