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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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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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February 20, 2025

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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February 17, 2025

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

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

Berlin Deutschland
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December 13, 2024 - January 10, 2025

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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December 02 - 06, 2024

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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November 25, 2024

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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November 13 - 14, 2024

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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October 30 - Nov 01, 2024

The 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference

KAS Media Africa supports African Investigative Journalism

The largest gathering of investigative journalists, trainers and experts in Africa will return to Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa once again this October

Johannesburg South Africa
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October 22 - 24, 2024

Sustainable Journalism Workshop in Arusha, Tanzania

Transforming Journalism Education in East Africa

KAS Media Africa supports a groundbreaking workshop aimed at integrating sustainability into journalism curricula across East Africa.

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October 19 - 22, 2024

Conference on Public Service Broadcasting 2024

How to Rejuvenate Public Service Broadcasting Africa

KAS Media Africa is due to host its second conference on the revitalisation of public service broadcasting.

Dakar Senegal
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October 09 - 10, 2024

2024 Africa Facts Summit Accra, Ghana

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

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AIJC 2025: Strengthening Cross-Border Investigative Reporting – in Johannesburg, South Africa

KAS Media Africa supports investigative journalism across the continent

From 5-7 November 2025, more than 500 journalists, editors, researchers, and media practitioners gathered in Johannesburg for the African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC), hosted by the University of the Witwatersrand and supported by KAS Media Africa. This year, we sponsored the participation of journalists from Mauritius, Kenya, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, and South Africa, helping to expand regional collaboration and advance high-impact public-interest reporting across the continent

November 13, 2025
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KAS Media Africa supports African Journalists at the 2025 IPI World Congress in Vienna, Austria

Strengthening African voices in global conversations on press freedom, media sustainability and innovation

From 23rd to 25th of October, KAS Media Africa supported journalists from Ethiopia, South Africa, and Mauritius to participate in the 2025 World Congress of the International Press Institute (IPI) in Vienna. The Congress, marking IPI’s 75th anniversary, gathered over 600 media professionals from more than 100 countries to address the evolving challenges and opportunities facing independent journalism.

November 13, 2025
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Media Freedom Festival 2025 about Free speech in current developments – Johannesburg, South Africa

KAS Media Africa supported the Media Freedom Festival, helping bring together leading voices in journalism, policy, and media innovation.

The Media Freedom Festival 2025 in South Africa featured three vibrant days of panels and workshops exploring journalism’s role in democracy.

October 27, 2025
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First ever South African Reporter Slam in Johannesburg

Journalists from across the country took the stage in Johannesburg to turn their investigations into unforgettable performances.

KAS Media Africa provided a platform for six journalists from South Africa and Germany to present their stories creatively. The winner is a young journalist from a local newspaper in Johannesburg.

October 23, 2025
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Africa Facts Summit 2025 in Dakar, Senegal, aims for strengthening Information integrity

For the first time, the Africa Facts Summit was held in a French-speaking country

This year's African Facts Summit, which took place on 1st and 2nd October in Dakar, Senegal, aimed to discuss the impact of fake news and how to combat it

October 22, 2025
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Public Service Media (PSM) Symposium About the Future of South African Public Broadcasting – Johannesburg, South Africa

Supported by KAS Media Africa, the annual Public Service Media (PSM) Symposium reflected on the state of public broadcasting in South Africa.

On the 3rd of October, the Support Public Broadcasting Coalition (SOS) organized the annual event, which aims to ensure the significance of public broadcasting in South Africa in face of ongoing challenges in the digital era and changing customer behaviour.

October 21, 2025
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Adenauer Media Lecture 2025: Fake News and Fact-Checking – Accra, Ghana

KAS Media Africa supported discussions on the mechanisms behind modern disinformation

The Adenauer Media Lecture took place during the annual AJEN 2025 on the 4th of September 2025 at the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC) in Accra, Ghana – with Prof. Dr. Claudia Nothelle from Germany.

September 19, 2025
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AJEN 2025 Conference Faces Challenges in the Current Media Landscape – Accra, Ghana

Supported by KAS Media Africa, the three-day event aimed to strengthen journalism education across Africa to combat disinformation and shape the future of the media landscape.

From 3rd to 5th September 2025, the African Journalism Educators' Network (AJEN) provided a vital forum for collaboration, innovation and strategic planning for journalism educators from across Sub-Saharan Africa.

September 19, 2025
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M20 summit brings together media experts and civil society – Johannesburg, South Africa

KAS Media Africa supported M20 - the first conference on media and information integrity running on the sidelines of the G20 South African presidency

On the 1st and 2nd of September, Johannesburg turned into a gathering of journalists, media experts and policymakers from around the globe to discuss ongoing challenges concerning information integrity, media viability, Artificial Intelligence and journalists’ safety towards the upcoming G20 summit in November this year.

September 9, 2025
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Summer School for Political Speechwriters 2025 - Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire

Political communicators tackle AI tools and interferences through disinformation in a focused regional training hosted by KAS Media Africa

From 29 - 31 July 2025, KAS Media Africa hosted its annual Summer School for Political Speechwriters in Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire. Bringing together political communicators from five African countries, the workshop focused on equipping participants with practical tools to respond to the challenges of political speechwriting in the age of artificial intelligence and disinformation.

August 8, 2025
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