ABSTRACT
For the past decade, international donors have devoted special attention to the role of the media in electoral processes in Africa, especially in “post-conflict” countries where the media is viewed both as a possible trouble maker and as a committed civil society player able to guarantee the free and fair character of elections. Based on the example of the elections that took place in Burundi in 2010 and in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2011, the present chapter analyses the role of international media assistance programs in influencing and “shaping” a country’s local election coverage.
