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Launch of KAS Media Law Handbook for Eastern Africa

KAS Media Africa's latest publication, the Media Law Handbook for Eastern Africa will be launched at the Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communication in Nairobi on February 3.

Congress

Radio Week East Africa 2017

Radio Week is East Africa’s premier radio event, bringing together radio professionals from every market size. It is a destination for radio people from all over world, and meeting point for the East African radio industry, both private and public.

Congress

The African Investigative Journalism Conference 2016

The African Investigative Journalism Conference (previously known as Power Reporting) is the leading conference for investigative journalists in Africa.

Workshop

#AfricaBlogging 2016

For the third time since the network was founded in Nairobi in 2014, bloggers from 8 different Sub-Saharan African countries will come together to discuss political blogging on the continent.

Specialist conference

Radio Days Africa 2016

The Wits Radio Academy is proud to present the seventh annual Radio Days Africa conference. Held in association with Radio Days Europe, the conference has become the premier gathering of radio leaders and influencers on the African continent.

Workshop

E-lection Bridge Africa

The 6th KAS E-lection Bridge conference brings together leading campaign experts from sub-Sahara Africa and Germany to build a bridge between players in modern political communication – and provide a forum to share ideas, practices and successes.

Study and information programme

Study and Dialogue Programme for Bloggers and Journalists from Sub-Sahara Africa

15 bloggers, journalists and internet activists have been invited to spend a week in Berlin.

Workshop

How to Teach Economic Journalism

The three day workshop in Nairobi, Kenya is bringing together business journalism professors and lecturers from 11 African countries. Its aim is to help raise the standard of teaching business journalism on the continent.

Workshop

"Surveillance, Privacy and Net Neutrality"

How safe are we while surfing the Internet? And what can we do to protect our data on the network? These questions will be answered by Constanze Kurz, from Germany’s Chaos Computer Club in a workshop at Wits University in Johannesburg.

Specialist conference

African Media Leaders Forum (AMLF)

AMLF is the largest and most important market place for media owners and executives on the continent. Delegates from all over Africa are expected to meet at the event to exchange ideas about technology, business models and the content of the future.

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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.

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.

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.

International Round Table on Public Service Media: Bringing Together Voices from Africa and Europe

Exploring Media Resilience, Trust, and Collaboration Across Continents

Between October 19th and 22nd, KAS Media Africa hosted an International Round Table on Public Service Media (PSM) in Dakar, Senegal – where the African Broadcasting Union (AUB) is based - bringing together experts from across Africa and Europe. This pivotal gathering provided a unique platform to examine the challenges, opportunities, and shared experiences shaping public service media on both continents.

Africa Facts Summit 2024 in Accra, Ghana

Countering Disinformation in Africa: Challenges, Innovations and Strategic Responses

The KAS Media Programme Sub-Saharan Africa once again supported this year’s Africa Facts Summit, which brought together around 200 fact-checkers, journalists and media experts from across the continent. They gathered in Accra, Ghana, to address challenges and innovations in the fight against misinformation and disinformation in Africa.

KAS Media Africa Local Journalism Award Winners Visit Germany

African journalists meet with counterparts in Berlin & Leipzig

In September 2024, KAS Media Africa organised a visit for the four winners of the Local Journalism Award to local newsrooms and other important institutions as part of a dialogue programme bringing the two worlds together.

Africa Check Fellowship Programme 2024 in Dakar, Senegal

In August KAS Media Africa supported the Fifth Africa Check Fellows Programme for Francophone Journalists

Following two weeks of intensive training in Dakar, five fellows from Burkhina Faso, Côte d’lvoire, Senegal, DRC, and Cameroon successfully complete their course

Adenauer Media Lecture in Nairobi

Television is dead, long live television! Multimedia developments in television.

The KAS Media Programme Sub-Saharan Africa organised an Adenauer Media Lecture at the Aga Khan University in Nairobi, Kenya. Prof. Dr. Claudia Nothelle gave a lecture on the topic "Television is dead, long live Television! Multimedia developments in Television."

International Conference of the African Journalism Education Network

Sustainable Journalism Education

The KAS Media Programme Sub-Saharan Africa supported this year's International Conference of the African Journalism Education Network (AJEN) focused on the topic "Sustainable Journalism Education: Rising through the tide of a media and planet in crisis."

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.