The Media Programme Sub-Saharan Africa of the Konrad Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), based in Johannesburg, South Africa, has been in operation since 2002. We oversee the entire Sub-Saharan region and work in collaboartion with our almost 20 KAS offices across the continent.
As the Media Programme, we want to strengthen the role of free and independent media and improve the framework under which journalists work. The freedom of the press and the freedom of expression are central pillars of democracy. Here in Sub-Saharan Africa, we accompany the process of transformation - towards democracy in countries of the region.
The Media Programme is based on three main goals:
- We support the Education of of journalism students and the professional development of journalists,
- we encourage pluralism of the media and the strengthening of media law,
- and we promote the proffesionalisation of political communication.
To accomplish this, together with national and regional partners, we organise cross border conferences, workshops and roundtables, as well as case studies and analyses. We promote the exchange of ideas and experiences by bringing professional from Sub-Saharan Africa and Germany together - journalists, media experts, media entrepreneurs, politicians, scientists, representatives of civil society orgranisations. In addition, the KAS organises dialogue programmes to Germany.
The Media Programme Sub-Saharan Africa is part of the global Media Programme Network of the KAS. In addition to the office in Johannesburg, there are two further Media Programmes in Sofia, Bulgaria (for Southeast Europe) and Singap
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