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Television is dead! Long live television!

Adenauer Media Lecture, Nairobi, 2024

In August, KAS Media Africa hosted the second Adenauer Media Lecture of 2024 together with the Aga Khan University in Nairobi. It was delivered by Prof. Dr. Claudia Nothelle.

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Educators meet to discuss the future of journalism in Africa

KAS Supports AJEN in Nairobi, 2024

In August, over 70 journalism educators, experts and media practitioners gatherd at Aga Khan University, Nairobi, to evaluate the state of journalism education on the continent.

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KAS Media Africa attends largest media conference in Germany

Global Media Forum Bonn

This year we organised a panel discussion on the topic of "Journalism is not activism" together with our two other KAS Media Programmes.

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KAS Media Africa hosts the first ever Reporter Slam in Africa...

Reporter Slam Africa

The KAS Media Africa organised the first reporter slam in Africa. Six journalists from across Africa share powerful storytelling into the world of journalism.

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Gathering of media practitioners from around the world.

2024 IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival

KAS Media Africa attended the annual World Congress of the International Press Institute in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in May.

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African Media Councils hold first meeting in Cape Town.

African Media Councils unite to boost professional self-regulation of media content continent-wide.

Senior journalists, media experts, and Press Council members from 13 African countries met in Cape Town to discuss their organizations' structure, operations, and sustainability.

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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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