Newspapers' Coverage of the African Union Activities Among West African English-Speaking States

The study looked at how newspapers report stories on African Union (AU) activities among the West African English-speaking nations. Power struggles and dominance are among the prevalent issues that nations contend with as members of the African Union. Therefore, there is a need to look at the prominence given to the AU by newspapers in different countries among the member states. The study used content analysis to investigate newspaper coverage of AU activities in five countries, examining one newspaper from each of the five chosen countries. Findings revealed that a newspaper from the Gambia devoted the highest coverage to AU activities among the five countries examined. The study concludes that more newspapers in diverse countries among AU members should equally be included in a study that involves AU activities to gauge power struggles and dominance among the member nations.