Radio France International has launched in Nigeria this weekend a news service in Hausa, the official language of northern Nigeria that is widely spoken in other parts of West Africa. Financed by RFI and with collaboration from the international Voice of Nigeria, the Hausa programmes will be broadcast two hours daily - the same amount of time as BBC, broadcasts in the same language.
“It’s the first time in the history of the international French radio that the editorial staff is completely relocated overseas,” said Jean Claude Kuentz, RFI’s deputy general development director, speaking of the launch which took place on Saturday.
Five journalists and three technicians make up the radio’s Hausa team, which Kuentz said has triggered interest by Tanzania’s radio and television broadcasting service for a similar collaboration in Swahili.
The Hausa service will allow the station to offer “the diversity of French opinions and not just the official position of France” worldwide, France’s ambassador to Nigeria Yves Gaudeul said.
(Source: AFP)
Broadcasts in Hausa launched on 21 May 2007. According to the RFI website, broadcasts in Hausa are available on shortwave as follows:
- 0600-0630 UTC on 6170, 9805 and 11995 kHz
- 0700-0730 UTC on 9805, 11830 and 15315 kHz
- 1600-1700 UTC on 11700 and 15315 kHz
on Feb 27th, 2008 at 03:02
am happy to share with you how i enjoy Hausa service of the RFI infact since there inception i never tied of listing to the programs, they are first when to talk of African News
on Jul 11th, 2008 at 07:53
what is your hausa website address, or don\’t you have it yet? please if you don\’t, try and have one so that we can listen to you through the site.
on Jul 12th, 2008 at 14:04
The website is http://www.rfi.fr/langues/statiques/rfi_hausa.asp
on Oct 24th, 2008 at 15:53
If you have a HAUSA WEBSITE address i will be happy if you can send it to my e-mail ddress. So that i can listen to the station any time i wish. please if you don’t try and have it. Very important now-a-day.
on Dec 21st, 2008 at 07:50
so far so good please continue the good work.
on Feb 3rd, 2009 at 17:37
your news is the most authentic
on Feb 9th, 2009 at 01:08
Good day all and my my regards, im very happy to have a radio station like yours which keep us up to date with all the news we need around the wotld. Keep up the good job.
I`ll like to get your e mail address and also the team photograph of Hausa service workers
on Mar 3rd, 2009 at 16:08
I just write to comment you on your up to date news & important programmes, and to advice you to create a mail news (i.e to send your daily Hausa news to the listeners thru email who register for the service).
Please send me your email.
on Mar 6th, 2009 at 13:39
thanks for the wonderful works you’ve done may Allah reward you abundantly amen
on Mar 14th, 2009 at 11:20
Kindly consider your reportage in Hausa with the highest sensitivity.You have done well so far but your non stop reportage on Jos cannot be exactly said to have helped a peaceful co existence as such.There is a lot that for ethical reasons cannot be said on radio.Mind that please.
on Apr 15th, 2009 at 13:37
I commend your effort in opening Hausa service. Considering the countries France colonized in West Africa.It ought to have been done long ago. Never the less is not too late. Welcome on board.
on Jun 17th, 2009 at 16:11
Pls allowed more time in your Hausa reports to enable people understand the whole contain,Iam always lestening Hausa news by 8am some reprts didnt make sense.
on Jun 25th, 2009 at 09:02
I do appreciate how hausa section are current about there news. please how can i sent them a story or a report at no cost? my mobile 00234 80 655 655 20. i am waiting to hear from you soon.
on Jul 22nd, 2009 at 12:55
You are one of the few media I personally respect and trust on news.
on Oct 27th, 2009 at 13:32
Nice to be listen you always.
on Nov 23rd, 2009 at 07:46
RFI have made a good thinking by creating hausa service, infact it will agood avenue to hausa people to esterblish codial relations with neighbous. Keep itup. BASHIR S.FARI.MAKURDI,NIGERIA.
on Nov 27th, 2009 at 10:22
interesting and educative keep the good gesture
on Dec 6th, 2009 at 09:58
I love your programs all the time, wished you all the best you are ahead!
on Dec 7th, 2009 at 08:16
Radio France International is second to none, i like your educative and entertaining programmes keep it up.
on Dec 30th, 2009 at 13:42
To catch up to big winners like BBC,Voa and Deutsche welle, you need to introduce a lot of things in other to atract listeners in Hausa states worlwide.
on Jan 4th, 2010 at 23:25
what a wonderful radio station!your programes are very interesting.keep it up.
on Feb 11th, 2010 at 18:54
Compere to bbc hausa,voa hausa and deutsche welle hausa all they provided to there listeners a phone number or an e-mail adress where people send there views and opinion best on what is happening in there coutries concerning politics and other aspect of lives.suppose you would do so to you listeners in other to appretiate them by sending there on opinion.Thanks
on Feb 11th, 2010 at 19:11
There are things you are doing when broadcasting hausa news every day,that is playing english music at almost all of your programs which is really bad.Knowing that you were there for hausa listeners you have to be putting hausa music at almost all of your programs.Thanks
on Mar 21st, 2010 at 13:00
I must say I’m very much grateful to get to know your hauasa media service address on the web today. Though I’ve been trying long before now. Your program interest me everyday, I appreciate listening to your tune every moment and always. You are wonderful, keep it up.
on Mar 21st, 2010 at 15:10
I have been on the website but yet could not catch the hausa service online. Could you help please?
Thanks.
on Jun 19th, 2010 at 05:38
it good news,but we in italy cant catch the hausa service,please.
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 08:04
RFI’s Hausa service has launched their new website as part of a greater outreach to Hausa speakers around the world. The website provides the latest updates on events and developments around the world.
The new Hausa website provides in-depth analysis and special coverage of regional issues as well as access to RFI’s online resources.
RFI’s new Hausa site gives visitors instant access to a continual stream of international news, magazine programmes, special dossiers and broadcast archives, all in the Hausa language.
The easy to use site allows browsing and searching about information on Nigeria, Niger, France and the rest of the world.
Join the global community by keeping in touch through Radio France Internationale. Log on to RFI Hausa and stay informed.
The site address is: http://www.hausa.rfi.fr
on Jul 1st, 2010 at 09:49
radio france hausa section, i like your’s programm. they way that your staff is working hard that is the reason i’m voting us the first position,the station of excellence. i’m saying you are broadcasting hausa news every day’s we like that keepoff like this every time,
are end iam concluding saying hi to every RFI workers,
on Jul 7th, 2010 at 06:58
I commend you for doing a good job. Report the event as it happen. Keep it up
on Aug 3rd, 2010 at 11:47
This is a very good, i am happy 4 dat
on Aug 25th, 2010 at 00:51
QUestion:
We knew that Hausas use to have a distinctive and majestic culuture especially as displayed by their variety of music reflecting every occation. But suddenly, the Hausa culcure is turning to Indian culture as being shown by their music and films. More so, you seems to accept and encaurage the development as exposed people who are surposed to know the importance of culture in people’s life. Therefore, are hausas related to Indians or were slaves to them historically? kindly, assist in educating me.
on Sep 6th, 2010 at 16:43
let me say congratulations to you first,i am very much happy the way you are operating, all your programes are very much interesting infact i will like to work with you.I am wishing you all the best
on Sep 9th, 2010 at 14:44
am happy to share with you how i enjoy Hausa service of the RFI infact since there inception i never tied of listing to the programs, they are first when to talk of African News, personally i would like to congulatulate you for your efforts as i head that you have introduced the swahili broadcasting and we as a Tanzanians we hope that we will be benefited in different aspects such as socially , economically, and politically as well due to that programm.
on Sep 9th, 2010 at 14:48
May you let me know that how far have you gone with swahili broadcasting?
if i want to apply for a job in broadcasting what shoul i do?
on Sep 22nd, 2010 at 17:07
i will be glad really if you can send me your adress for hausa programme.
Abubakar Sulaiman
KANO-NIGERIA
on Oct 11th, 2010 at 17:23
Your station in short is the best ever known that broadcast hausa since ever brodcasting of hausa language begans in the universe, so please keep it up. Ibrahim baba saidu custom area maiduguri Borna state Nigeria
on Jan 17th, 2011 at 10:10
so far so good i wish to thanks all the entire family of RFI hausa service welldone all the worker are expert and we realy apreciate and we enjoy it keep on…………………………………………,
on Jan 19th, 2011 at 08:00
So far so good I can now hear your hausa programme on the web in Nigeria, very well and clear.
I can\’t say how much I do appreciate your Hausa broadcasting services everyday.
I must tell you that, your coverage within the globe for now is fantastic, Please explore more areas. You will definately excel to compete or better than others, interms of your services.
Please, keep it up. You will be the best,
on Jan 23rd, 2011 at 08:08
rfi your good engineers, reportes, studiors personels, record keepers, administrative personal wcen over seeirs your team work is performing. we have nothing to left from your pristegious company and the programmes entirely keep it up from 08037143596
on Feb 10th, 2011 at 06:42
Infact,i am enjoying every minute of your hausa programmes,your correspondents are unique,up to date and always balanced their reports.keep it up.
on Jun 2nd, 2011 at 19:48
The hausa radio station are absolutly fantastic,i enjoy there programme.
on Jun 29th, 2011 at 17:16
i wish to send my sincere appreciation to d entire management of RFI,for your job well done,pls send me your web site an your email address so that i can be reaching u.
Finally keep on doing d good job,
pls send me your telephone numbers also.
haruna usman wase
on Jul 7th, 2011 at 21:13
Am glad t here this latest development, i pray God should continue t empower you t keep on with the good work
on Sep 29th, 2011 at 06:20
Its a good development, but i advise you should be objective in your reporting
on Nov 18th, 2011 at 19:54
rfi hausa is loud and clear.Carry on with the good work.
on Jan 9th, 2012 at 14:14
am proud to associate with you rfi.keep it up.
on Jan 9th, 2012 at 14:17
Am happy to associate with you rfi,pls keep it up.
on Jan 9th, 2012 at 16:02
i enjoy your programs with many other people, like my family and freinds, pls keep it up. thank you.
on Jan 17th, 2012 at 00:17
I,m very much happy to share with you, and i enjoying listening of your wounderful programs, at every day.