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February 21 - 25, 2026

KAS Media Africa Local Journalism Conference & Awards 2026 - Lilongwe, Malawi

Advancing local journalism, strengthening media futures

From 21-25 February 2026, journalists, media experts, and partners will gather in Lilongwe, Malawi, to discuss the future of local journalism and celebrate excellence in reporting

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March 13 - Feb 13, 2026

Reporter Slam Africa 2026

Journalism meets the stage - live in Kampala

Reporter Slam Africa returns for its third edition, bringing powerful journalism and creative storytelling to Kampala, Uganda. On 13 March 2026, six journalists from across Sub-Saharan Africa will take to the stage to compete for the title of Reporter Slam Africa Champion 2026

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December 3, 2025 - January 5, 2026

KAS Media Africa Local Journalism Award 2026 - Call for Submissions

Celebrating excellence in local reporting across Sub-Saharan Africa

Submit your best local journalism work from 2025 in English or French for the KAS Media Africa Local Journalism Award 2026

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December 01 - 04, 2025

Managing Conflict in Today’s Newsroom Training 2025 - Nairobi, Kenya

This workshop covers the key competencies required to deal with conflict situations in today's newsrooms

KAS Media Africa collaborate to make the four-day training course for newsroom managers, starting on 1 December, possible.

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December 01 - 05, 2025

World Conference of Science Journalists 2025

Science Journalism and Social Justice: Building Understanding and Resilience

For the first time on African soil, the World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ) will take place in Pretoria, South Africa, from 1-5 December 2025. KAS Media Africa is happy to support the participation of African journalists at this landmark event, dedicated to strengthening science journalism and its role in promoting understanding and social justice across borders.

Congress
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November 20 - 24, 2025

2025 Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC) - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The global event, supported by KAS Media Africa, convenes innovative journalists from around the world

This year’s Global Investigative Journalism Conference will be held from 20 to 24 November 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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November 05 - 07, 2025

2025 African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) - Johannesburg, South Africa

The AIJC is the largest meetup of working investigative journalists on the continent

Scheduled from 5 to 7 November 2025, the AIJC creates insights into the most innovative journalism models from across Africa

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November 05 - 08, 2025

Cadenabbia Leadership Forum for Public Service Media from Africa and Europe 2025, Cadenabbia, Italy

Cross-continental Platform to ex-change ideas on challenges faced in public service broadcasting across Africa and Europe

The Forum, being the first of its kind between Africa and Europe, is scheduled from 5th to 8th of November 2025 in Italy at the former summer residence of the first German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer

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October 23 - 25, 2025

2025 IPI Conference and Media Innovation Festival in Vienna, Austria

The world's leading journalists and media thinkers will come together to ensure a free media for future generations as a global community

KAS Media Africa will be part of this year’s IPI World Congress from 23 to 25 October 2025, which takes place in Vienna under the theme “Defending the Future of Free Media”.

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October 15, 2025

First Reporter Slam South Africa in Johannesburg

The entertaining live competition, in which journalists present their media stories in a creative way, is coming to Johannesburg, South Africa!

KAS Media Africa and Media Monitoring Africa are presenting the first Reporter Slam South Africa on 15 October 2025 as part of the Media Freedom Festival 2025. This time, journalists from South Africa and Germany will present their courageous work.

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October 14 - 16, 2025

Media Freedom Festival 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa

Taking place from 14 to 16 October 2025, the festival will explore the theme of resilience in democracy and the role of the media in this context

The three-day festival will engage journalists, media practitioners, legal minds and civil society on pertinent issues related to media freedom, the impact of artificial intelligence on journalism and the erosion of public trust.

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October 3, 2025

2025 Public Service Media Symposium, Johannesburg, South Africa

Discussing the challenges faced by African public broadcasters in the digital era

On the 3rd of October 2025, delegates of public broadcaster’s exchange ideas to learn from each other’s issues concerning funding and adjusting to contemporary developments at the annual PSM Symposium.

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KAS Media Africa supported the International Religion Journalism Conference in Nairobi, Kenya

A Pan-Continental Dialogue on Faith, Media, Responsibility and Society

From April 14-16, 2025, the KAS Media Programme Sub-Saharan Africa supported an exciting religion journalism conference, uniting journalists and media experts to promote balanced religion reporting.

April 24, 2025
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KAS Media Africa Launches "Currents of Truth" - A Comic Book on Journalism in the AI Era

On March 19, 2025, KAS Media Africa hosted the official launch of Currents of Truth, in Johannesburg, South Africa - our first-ever comic book exploring investigative journalism, media ethics, and the fight against disinformation in an AI-driven world.

March 24, 2025
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Adenauer Media Lecture in Johannesburg

Lecture with Dr. Peter Frey, former Editor-in-Chief of the ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) on "The Role of Public Service Broadcasting in a Democracy - Lessons from Germany"

March 20, 2025
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KAS Media Africa’s Local Journalism Conference in Addis Ababa

From 4 to 6 March 2025, we hosted our International Roundtable on Local Journalism - “2024, The Super Election Year” - in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Our event brought together journalists and media experts to tackle the challenges of election reporting, disinformation, and press freedom across Africa.

March 12, 2025
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Launch Europe Tour for our new Study “AI-Generated Disinformation in Europe and Africa”

From March 17-20, 2025, we presented our new study in Berlin and Brussels to a broad audience as well as to a select group of experts.

February 26, 2025
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KAS MEDIA AFRICA AWARD FOR LOCAL JOURNALISM ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE 2025 CONTEST

The jury is out and are pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 contest!

The candidates were chosen out of over 30 submissions from 16 countries in Africa, across the anglophone and francophone regions. These submissions had an important focus on local reporting during elections.

February 19, 2025
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Celebrating Excellence in Journalism: Reporter Slam Finale Berlin

Melony Ishola, Winner of Reporter Slam Africa 2024, Represents Africa in Berlin

On the 18th of January, Reporter Slam Africa 2024 winner, Melony Ishola from Lagos, Nigeria, competed alongside journalists from Germany and Malta at the prestigious grand finale of the Reporter Slam in Berlin. The event highlighted the power of journalism to engage and inform, even in these challenging times.

January 22, 2025
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Fostering Leadership in this year’s “Managing Conflict in Today’s Newsroom”, in Nairobi, Kenya

Shaping the future of African journalism through collaboration and education

This year’s third edition of “Managing Conflict in Today’s Newsroom” concluded successfully in Nairobi, bringing together 15 newsroom leaders from across Sub-Saharan Africa.

December 11, 2024
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KAS Supported the Africa Journalism and Media Summit in Harare, 2024

From Chaos to Clarity: Reinventing Local Journalism in the Age of Disruption

The 2024 Africa Journalism and Media Summit, held in Harare, Zimbabwe, from November 12 to 14, provided an essential platform for journalists, media experts, media owners and other stakeholders in the industry, to navigate the challenges facing local journalism.

November 22, 2024
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20th African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC)

Exploring New Frontiers in Investigative Journalism

Over 400 journalists from more than 55 countries gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the 20th edition of the African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC). Spanning three days, the conference highlighted critical themes shaping journalism today, including data journalism, cyber and crypto crime, cultural art and NFT investigations, journalist safety, health investigations, and AI-driven disinformation.

November 11, 2024
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