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Reporter Slam Africa 2025

The most entertaining live format for journalists is coming to Africa again. Our second edition of the Reporter Slam will take place this year in Lagos, Nigeria.

On 22 May, Lagos, Nigeria, will be the stage for Reporter Slam Africa 2025. Six Journalists from Sub-Saharan Africa will compete in a lively showdown, offering the audience a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their work as journalists. The slammers are challenged to present their stories in a unique and creative way. The journalist whose story appeals the most to the public will be named the Slammer of 2025!

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Dialogue Programme to Berlin and Brussels for independent Press Councils from Sub-Saharan Africa

KAS Media Africa aims to strengthen African independent press councils by hosting a dialogue program to share experiences and knowledge from Europe.

The Dialogue Program for Independent Press Councils from Sub-Saharan Africa will take place from the 2nd to 6th of June 2025, in Berlin and Brussels. The program will bring together stakeholders from Africa and Europe to discuss the fight against disinformation and fake news. The program will provide a platform to exchange valuable insights and experiences, building on the recent creation of the Pan-African Network of Independent Media Councils in Africa (NIMCA).

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Global Media Forum 2025 – “AI Disinformation & Countermeasures in Europe and Africa"

An interactive workshop providing journalists with knowledge of how to engage with AI and disinformation

From the 7th to 8th of July 2025, KAS Media Africa will convene the Global Media Forum 2025 in Bonn, Germany, dealing with the dangers of disinformation and AI. In the format of an interactive workshop, attendees are offered presentations, best practice examples and exercises. They will leave equipped with practical tools, policy insights, and a roadmap for fostering digital resilience in the age of AI disinformation.

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KAS Media Africa supports Africa Check Fellowship Programme 2025

A Francophone fellowship programme strengthening fact-checking in Africa in Dakar, Senegal.

From the 7th to 22nd of July 2025, KAS Media Africa will be supporting the sixth Africa Check Fellowship initiative by Africa Check in Dakar, Senegal. The programme will bring together five francophone journalists offering them an in-depth fact-checking training, practical experience and insight into operating a fact-checking organisation.

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First Pan-African Media Councils’ Summit 2025, Arusha, Tanzania

KAS Media Africa supports the 2025 Africa Media Councils Summit, advancing media and communication regulations for journalism excellence in Africa

From the 14th to 17th of July 2025, KAS Media Africa will be supporting the first Pan-African Media Councils’ Summit 2025 hosted by the Network of Independent Media Councils of Africa (NIMCA) in collaboration with the Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) and East Africa Press Councils (EAPC) in Tanzania. It brings together members of the World Association of Press Councils (WAPC), NIMCA and EAPC to review their past achievements, current challenges and future goals.

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Annual Conference of the International Association of Religion Journalists

Enhancing Accuracy, Empathy, and Best Practices in Religion Journalism, the conference will be taking place from 14 to 15 April, in Nairobi, Kenya

KAS Media Africa will support this year's International Association of Religion Journalists (IARJ) Conference, which will take place at the Aga Khan University in Nairobi, Kenya. This event will provide a platform for journalists and journalism students to exchange best practices, strengthen accuracy in reporting, and build empathy in covering religious topics across Africa.

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Launch of KAS Media Africa’s First Comic Book, 19th of March in Johannesburg, South Africa

Bringing Journalism to Life: Exploring Truth and Combating Disinformation and AI in Journalism

KAS Media Africa is proud to present the launch of an innovative journalistic comic book “Currents of Truth”, that blends investigative journalism with dynamic storytelling. Written by Ryan Pedro and illustrated by Careshia Esperanza, this graphic novel follows a young journalist’s quest to expose corruption and fight disinformation in an AI-driven world.

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Adenauer Media Lecture: The Role of Public Service Broadcasting in a Democracy, Lessons from Germany

The Adenauer Media Lecture will take place at Wits University, Johannesburg on the 18th of March 2025, with Keynote Speaker, Dr. Peter Frey

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Local Journalism Conference 2025 and KAS Media Africa Local Journalism Award

Strengthening Local Journalists for Democratic Elections, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

From 4 to 6 March 2025, KAS Media Africa will convene a vital conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, bringing together editors, journalists, and media experts from across Africa and Germany. The event will focus on the role of local newsrooms in election reporting, ensuring fair and transparent coverage in an era of disinformation, political influence, and evolving technology.

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Launch of KAS Study, “AI-Generated Disinformation in Europe and Africa”- Brussels

Presentation of a Groundbreaking Study on 20th February, in Brussels, Belgium

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Launch of KAS Study, “AI-Generated Disinformation in Europe and Africa”- Berlin

Presentation of a Groundbreaking Study on 17th February, in Berlin, Germany

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KAS Media Africa Local Journalism Award Call for Submissions 2025

KAS Media Africa invites you to make your submissions in English or French for consideration.

Local journalism is what makes the media and its audiences tick. It is the stories around us and about us, that speak to the situation in a country. Moreover, local news, if presented professionally, can be elevated to national level and sometimes, even make international headlines. Many local journalists struggle daily with breaking international news down to a local level.

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KAS Media Africa and the Graduate School of Media and Communications Return with New Insights!

KAS Media Africa will support this years “Managing Conflict in Today’s Newsroom”

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Roundtable Discussion: Russia vs Ukraine – An African Lens

Examining Conflict Reporting and Global Perspectives, with Nataliya Gumenyuk

KAS Media Africa will be supporting a compelling roundtable discussion with esteemed Ukrainian journalist and author, Nataliya Gumenyuk. Specializing in conflict reporting, Gumenyuk brings insights into the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. This engaging event will take place on 25 November 2024, from 18:00 to 20:00 at the Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre.

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2024 Africa Journalism and Media Summit in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Reinventing Local Journalism in the Age of Disruption.

Join us for the 2024 Africa Journalism and Media Summit, 13 to 14 November in Harare, Zimbabwe, supported by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.

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Bewusstsein für den Klimawandel schaffen

Das Themen-Modul „Klima und Energie“ auf der führenden Konferenz zum Investigativen Journalismus

„Neun Gletscher gab es vor einigen Jahrzehnten noch auf dem Kilimandscharo – heute sind es nur noch drei“, sagt John Vidal. Im Auditorium 1 des FNB-Building der University of Witwatersrand haben sich zahlreiche Zuhörer versammelt, um dem Umweltredakteur der renommierten britischen Tageszeitung „The Guardian“ zuzuhören. Der bekannte Experte warnt: „Extreme Wetterbedingungen werden zunehmen.“ Besonders der afrikanische Kontinent werde die Folgen des Klimawandels zu spüren bekommen.

"A milestone and a highlight"

Highway Africa and PACAI: The media siblings from Cape Town

Highway Africa and the Pan African Conference on Access to Information (PACAI), affiliated conferences supported by KAS Media Africa, made Cape Town the media capital of southern Africa in September 2011. As one of 250 journalists in the midst of it: reporter Simeon Maganga from Malawi. His personal conclusion is clear: “I gained a lot of interesting ideas that I can use for my future work.” He met with media makers and experts from the region to discuss decisive issues for the future of the media industry.

"Wir sitzen in einem Boot"

Regionaler Workshop "Einführung in den Investigativen Journalismus" in Mosambik

Wie geht man mit handfesten Drohungen um? Das ist nur eine von vielen brisanten Fragen und Herausforderungen, mit der sich investigative Reporter und Redakteure in Angola und Mosambik konfrontiert sehen. Die Ausübung der journalistischen Tätigkeit stößt im Alltag dieser Länder auf eine Vielzahl von Hindernissen.

Stories, videos, photos, and new horizons

KAS E-lection Bridge - South by Southeast in Beira, Mozambique

“The workshop has broadened our horizons,” declared Daviz Simango, Chairman of the opposition party Movimento Democratico de Mocambique (MDM), of the KAS E-lection Bridge Africa – South by Southeast in Beira. “I now see the world of communication with new eyes.” The two-day event from KAS Media Africa on the 11th and 12th of August 2011 took place in close cooperation with the foundation’s country programme in Mozambique under the direction of Annette Schwarzbauer.

"It is a very important project"

International Conference: Launching the KAS Media Law Handbook at the University of Pretoria

At the end of her successful presentation Justine Limpitlaw was taken aside by Arthur Chaskalson, the former Chief Justice of South Africa. “Very good; that is a very important project,” praised the prominent constitutional expert, referring to the regionally oriented Media Law Handbook created by the respected lawyer Limpitlaw in association with KAS Media Africa. “You should definitely keep working on this topic.”

"King Radio" and the future

International Conference: The "Joburg Radio Days 2011"

One sentence concisely set the tone: „Radio is still king among the media in Africa,” observed the British expert Mary Myers, who has successfully conducted several projects on the continent. As evidence she cited the significant growth rate in the field of so-called “community radios”. But, what does the future hold for the “king”? How can radio continue to contribute to the societal discourse and therefore to democratisation? These and similar questions were addressed by top-class international experts at the Joburg Radio Days 2011 held at Wits University in Johannesburg.

"Important for the political opposition"

Web TV Workshop in Angola

The participants in Angola were quite amazed when suddenly theory turned into practice. They had been listening attentively to the web-TV presentation when the unexpected occurred: With a cameraman at his side, lecturer Markus Brauckmann, director of KAS Media Africa, did a spontaneous interview with several of the assembled political communicators, firsthand and unaffected. The activity was meant to demonstrate how simple and efficient internet television can really be.

Bundeskanzlerin Merkel trifft KAS-Partner in Angola

Bei ihrem Angola-Besuch hat sich Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel auch mit den lokalen Partnern der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung getroffen. In einem Hintergrundgespräch zur Situation der Zivilgesellschaft in Angola unterhielt sie sich unter anderem mit Claudio Emanuel, Journalist bei dem von der KAS geförderten Radiosender „Despertar“, und dem angolanischen Rapper MC Kapa. Moderiert wurde die Diskussionsrunde von Holger Haibach, der seit Kurzem das Länderbüro der KAS für Namibia und Angola leitet.

Adressing Tomorrow's Media Challenges

Wits Journalism Seminar Mini-Series

Welcome to Wits Journalism! Speaking at the department’s recent mini-seminar series, Markus Brauckmann, director of the KAS Media Africa programme, told delegates that political parties operating in the region can raise their profile if they emulate their counterparts overseas, where Internet TV has successfully been used as a campaigning tool. Brauckmann managed the Internet TV operation of the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, during her successful re-election campaign in 2009.

Von Radio bis Web-TV: Die Herausforderungen von morgen

Aktuelle Veranstaltungsreihe - die Wits Journalism Seminar Mini-Series

Web TV ist einer der zukunftsträchtigen Instrumente im Werkzeugkasten der Medien und politischen Kommunikation. Die journalistische Fakultät der Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg hatte deshalb den Leiter des regionalen Medienprogramms Subsahara-Afrika, Markus Brauckmann, als Dozenten eingeladen. Brauckmann, der 2009 im Bundestagswahlkampf das Web TV der CDU geleitet hatte, sprach im Rahmen der angesehenen „Wits Journalism Seminar Mini-Series“ vor angehenden Journalisten, Studenten und Professoren.