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Strengthening Public Service Media's Digital Future/Advocacy

Strengthening Public Service Media's Digital Future and Advocacy

Experts, media stakeholders and civil society organisations gathered in Johannesburg, from 8 to 9 September, to discuss the future of public service media in Southern Africa.

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Strengthening the foundations of media regulation in Africa

NIMCA Inaugural Assembly & 2nd Annual General Meeting 2026

Representatives of media councils and independent media accountability bodies from across Africa gathered in Johannesburg.

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2026 Africa Check Fellowship Programme, Dakar, Senegal

2026 Africa Check Fellowship Programme, Dakar, Senegal

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Poster _ Podcast Media in Africa (1)
PRESS RELEASE

New podcast series “Media in Africa”

A new ten-part podcast series, Media in Africa, explores how African media is made, funded, and heard; and how it shapes the wider relationship between Africa and Europe

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Reimagining African Journalism Education

The African Journalism Educators Network (AJEN) Round Table & Adenauer Media Lecture 2026

Journalism educators, media practitioners, researchers, and academic leaders from Africa and Germany gathered in Mauritius for the 5th AJEN Round Table & Adenauer Media Lecture.

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Global Fact
The World’s Leading Fact‑Checking Summit

GlobalFact26

KAS Media Africa attended the GlobalFact26 in Vilnius, Lithuania, supporting the participation of four fact-checkers from Kenya and Nigeria.

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Welcome

to KAS Media Programme for Sub-Sahara Africa. A free and independent media is a crucial element of democracy. That is why we are committed to a diverse media landscape to guarantee the monitoring role of journalism, fair media laws and skilled political communication, with a particular focus on digitalization.

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KAS Media Programme Sub-Saharan Africa

Check out our video to find out exactly what we do, what our mission and values are, and what we stand for.

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Events

Oct

13

2026

Johannesburg,

Adenauer Media Lecture 2026: The Value of Being Human - Constructive Journalism in the Age of AI

The 2026 Adenauer Media Lecture will take place at Wits University, Johannesburg, on 13 October 2026, with keynote speaker Ellen Heinrichs, founder and CEO of the Bonn Institute.

Oct

14-16

2026

Media Freedom Festival 2026

Elections, accountability and information integrity in South Africa

Oct

16

2026

Reporter Slam 2026

Journalists share stories from the frontlines

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