Magic Radio Switzerland, France 2007 | 83 min | OV | Colour | FF 2007

It was dubbed the FM revolution and is an apt description of the role radio plays in the Republic of Niger. More influential than newspapers, radio educates the masses and reaches out to the most distant places. And with the advent of private radio stations in the 90s, radio rang in a new era of democratization in a country that still suffers from a high illiteracy rate. In Niger, radio has become omnipresent.