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The management of Arise News Channel says its network has gone live in South Africa as well as in nine other countries in the southern Africa region. 

In a statement on Friday, Fauziya Mohammed, chief of staff to the chairman, said the other countries Arise News has expanded to include Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

He added that Arise News was already available to audiences in Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Cameroon, Senegal and Cote d’lvoire, among others.

Nduka Obaigbena, Arise News chairman, said the organisation is determined to launch its operations in all countries around the world.

“This movement to Southern Africa cements ARISE News Channel’s position as the leading broadcaster in Africa with independence and clear thinking,” Obaigbena was quoted as saying.

“We are determined to celebrate the best of Africa and tell the African story in the global marketplace.

“We shall continually showcase the emerging African century where Nigeria and other African countries will be some of the leading economies around the world.

“This is a marathon and not a dash: we will do for Nigeria and Africa what the CNNs, the BBCs and Aljazeeras have done for their nations and regions.

“In the emerging Al-driven new information highway, no one will shape your narrative better than you. We salute Multichoice for the ground-breaking move in Southern Africa.”

The statement added that Arise News Channel operates a 24-hour broadcast from studios in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria; in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa; in London, the United Kingdom; and in New York, United States.