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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Africa Facts Summit 2025 in Dakar, Senegal

At the 4th Africa Facts Summit, critical themes will include tackling disinformation in conflict zones and uncovering the mechanics of disinformation campaigns

Supported by KAS Media Africa the 2025 Africa Facts Summit takes place on 1st and 2nd October in Dakar, Senegal. It marks the first time that the summit is hosted in a French-speaking country.

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Adenauer Media Lecture 2025, Accra, Ghana

Fake News and Fact-Checking: Understanding the Mechanisms Behind Modern Disinformation

Hosted by the University of Media, Arts, and Communication Accra and organised by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Regional Media Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa, this year’s Adenauer Media Lecture will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Claudia Nothelle. The lecture will explore the psychological, technological, and structural drivers of disinformation in today’s media environment.

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African Journalism Educators’ Network (AJEN) 2025 Conference, Accra, Ghana

Strengthening journalism education across Africa

The African Journalism Educators’ Network (AJEN) will convene in Accra on the 3 – 4 September for its annual conference - a key platform for collaboration, innovation, and strategic planning among journalism educators from across sub-Saharan Africa.

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M20 Summit 2025: Advancing Information Integrity on the Road to the G20

A global gathering in Johannesburg (under South Africa's G20 presidency) highlighting journalism’s role in shaping credible information ecosystems and inclusive policy agendas

KAS Media Africa is happy to support the 2025 M20 Summit, taking place on 1-2 September in Johannesburg, South Africa. As the flagship event of the broader M20 programme, the Summit will bring together media leaders, policy experts and civil society actors from across the globe to tackle challenges to journalism and information integrity. Organised by the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), the Summit is an independent media-focused engagement alongside South Africa’s G20 presidency.

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Global Media Forum 2024

KAS Media Africa once again took part in the largest international media conference in Germany

At this year's Global Media Forum in Bonn, we organised a panel discussion on the topic of "Journalism is not activism" together with our two other KAS Media Programmes.

First Reporter Slam Africa

Journalists from six African countries captivated and inspired the audience

The KAS Media Africa organised the first Reporter Slam in Africa with journalists from Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

2024 IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival

A gathering of leading journalists, editors and innovators from around the world

Journalists from Africa attend with the support of the Media Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa to bring their respective perspectives, knowledge and experiences from Africa into discussions.

African Media Councils come together to strengthen the professional self-regulation of media content

Members of African Media Councils meet for the first time in Cape Town, South Africa.

Senior journalists, media experts, and members of Press and Media Councils from 13 African countries gathered in Cape Town to share context on the structures, operations, and sustainability of their organisations.

2024 Summer School for Political Speechwriters Concluded in Cadenabbia, Italy

The KAS Media Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa hosted an intensive workshop at Konrad Adenauer's Former Residence

Six African politicians and communication experts participated in the workshop. Facilitators from various countries guided them through essential speech-writing techniques. The event culminated in participants delivering individual speeches, showcasing their refined skills.

Curriculum Perspective of Journalism Education

Roundtable discussion

The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung's Media Programme Sub-Sahara Africa hosted a round-table at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg on journalism education.

Television is dead. Long Live Television!

First Adenauer Media Lecture at the University of the Witwatersrand

The Adenauer Media Lecture, organized by the Media Programme Sub-Sahara Africa of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Center for Journalism at the University of the Witwatersrand, took place on March 19, 2024. Led by Professor Dr. Claudia Nothelle, the lecture explored the theme "Television is dead - long live television!" and delved into the challenges and opportunities facing television journalism in the digital age. Attendees engaged in thought-provoking discussions, emphasizing the importance of collaboration in shaping the future of journalism.

Local Journalism Conference 2024

New Challenges for Local Journalism

In January 2024, KAS Media Africa hosted a third local journalism conference, this time in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Journalists from 8 African countries including Ghana, South Africa, Mali and Zimbabwe were joined by a journalist from Germany to discuss the emerging and sustained challenges faced by local newsrooms in their respective countries and regions.

KAS MEDIA AFRICA AWARD FOR LOCAL JOURNALISM ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE 2024 CONTEST

KAS Media Africa and the Jury of the KAS Media Africa Award for Local Journalism are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 contest. They were chosen out of almost 300 submissions from 22 countries in Africa and across the anglophone and francophone regions.

Africa Journalism and Media Summit 2023

Reimagining African Journalism in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

From 12 to 13 October 2023, the Zimbabwe Centre for Media and Information Literacy (ZCMIL) hosted the 5th annual Africa Journalism and Media Summit (AJMS) in Harare, Zimbabwe. The AJMS was hosted in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s country office also based in Harare. KAS Media Africa supported the AJMS by bringing participants from outside Zimbabwe to offer an alternative and comparative context on the Summit’s chosen topic – how journalists can embrace artificial intelligence (AI) in their daily work.