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The paper changed its name to The Standard in 1977 but the name East African Standard was revived later. It was sold to Kenyan investors in 1995. In 2004 the name was changed back to The Standard. It is the main rival to Kenya's largest newspaper, the Daily Nation. In 1989, at a time when Kenya was going into multi-party era, the Standard Group ...
The EastAfrican is a weekly newspaper published in Kenya since 7 November 1994 by the Nation Media Group, which also publishes Kenya's national Daily Nation. [1] The EastAfrican also circulates in the other countries of the African Great Lakes region, including Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda. [2] It contains stories and in-depth analysis from each ...
The Daily Nation and its Sunday edition paper Sunday Nation had a market share of 53% in 2011. Their market share was 74% in 2013. One of their main competitors in 2014 was The Standard, published by the Standard Group. Affiliated newspapers. The Saturday Nation; The Sunday Nation; Business Daily Africa
On 16 January 1972, the Tanganyikan African National Union (TANU), the ruling party, decided to end the rivalry between the papers and forced a merger. The new paper, Daily News was first published on 26 April 1972. The company which publishes the newspaper retained the name "Standard" and is still known as Tanzania Standard (Newspapers) Limited.
The Evening Standard, formerly The Standard (1827–1904), is a local free daily newspaper in London, England, published Monday to Friday in tabloid format. In October 2009, after being purchased by Russian businessman Alexander Lebedev, the paper ended a 180-year history of paid circulation and became a free newspaper, doubling its circulation ...
East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the African continent, distinguished by its geographical, historical, and cultural landscape. Defined in varying scopes, the region is recognized in the United Nations Statistics Division scheme as encompassing 18 sovereign states and 4 territories.
East African newspapers generally published in Swahili, with the exception of newsletters such as the East African Standard. Azikiwe revolutionized the West African newspaper industry, demonstrating that English-language journalism could be successful. By 1950, the five leading African-run newspapers in the Eastern Region (including the ...
As of 2006, Olojede was living in Johannesburg with his wife and two daughters. In November 2006, the East African Standard reported that Olojede was hoping to launch a daily newspaper that would be distributed across the entire African continent. Returning to Nigeria, Olojede launched 234Next in 2008, first on Twitter and then online and in print.