Media in Africa is expanding rapidly due to advances in communications (telephone, fax and mainly the internet) this growth has been in leaps and bounds. By learning from developed countries, Africa has not been forced to 'reinvent the wheel' so to speak. Africans are a resilient people and although resources have been limited at times, it has produced people who could be referred to as genuine 'media giants'. In newspaper reporting, many Africans have won international media awards. In writing both prose and poetry, many awards have also been won by Africans, and Africa now boasts a Nobel Laurete in Literature, Prof. Wole Soyinka of Nigeria.