It is a joint initiative of Mali’s main community radio network URTEL, “peace media” specialist Fondation Hirondelle, Sweden, Switzerland and the European Union.
[3] Studio Tamani was founded during the Malian civil war with the goal of producing high-quality news and debate programs, and has been said to have transformed Mali’s media landscape.
[1] In a vast country with isolated populations where only one third of the adults are literate, many local languages are spoken, and internet access is still sparse in rural areas, radio is the most available source of news and information for all.
Tamani stands out it's fact-based reporting, interviews of locals who have witnessed first-hand terrorist attacks and intimidation from armed groups, as well as for hosting high-level political figures, broken major stories, aired unprecedented debates on controversial topics like female genital mutilation, and become one of the most widely listened-to and respected radio stations.
A network of community radio stations also partners with Studio Tamani, broadcasting programs for two hours a day throughout Mali in French, Bambara, Sonrhaï, Tamashek and Peulh.