African Media Leaders Forum (Nairobi)

November 09, 2012

Africa: Continent Must Think By Itself - Top Editor

African Editors Forum's chairman, Mr Chérif Moumina Sy, has declared Thursday in Dakar that Africa must think by itself so as to avoid a new form of colonization from... Read more »
Africa: Media Is Mirror of Societies, Says Mo Ibrahim

The Sudanese-born tycoon, Mo Ibrahim Friday argued that the "media is a mirror" of every society and should not therefore be blamed if it carry negative happenings. Read more »
Africa: African Media Leaders Forum - the Troubling Issue of the Media Financing

African media meet serious problems to access to financing. Many obstacles rise on the path leading to financial resources A serious blow for the durability of the media. Read more »
Africa: Eric Chinje Calls for Youth Involvement in Media Management

Eric Chinje, Mo Ibrahim Foundation's strategic communications Director has called for youth involvement in media management while urging African media leaders attending the fifth... Read more »

Africa: 5th African Media Leaders Forum Kicks Off in Dakar

The Senegalese capital of Dakar is playing host to the 5th African Media Leaders Forum (AMLF) which kicked off with a public debate at Cheikh Anta Diop University on Wednesday... Read more »
Africa: Reward the Media That Resist to Public Powers, Pressures

Media Trust Limited's chief executive officer, Nigeria's Kabiru Abdullahi Yusuf has suggested to reward media resisting government pressure and control. Read more »
Africa: There Must Be Financial Media Consolidation

Financial consolidation is a must for a good performance of media groups. Read more »
Africa: Media Should Highlight Plight of Marginalized, Says NGO Leader

The founder of Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS), Bineta Diop, has urged the media to show a positive image of marginalized groups, particularly women and young men. Read more »
Africa: Only 10 African Nations Have Free Media - Professor

The Ghanaian-born Professor George Ayittey Thursday stressed the importance of media and free flow of information on the advancement and development of societies, saying "radio is... Read more »
Africa: AMI, Turkey Sign Convention

The African Media Initiative (AMI) and Turkey on Thursday (November 7th) signed a convention geared towards more collaboration between the two sides. Read more »

Africa: Ibrahim Urges AMLF Delegates to Have the Confidence to Lead

Straight-talking Sudanese mobile communications billionaire, Dr Mohamed "Mo" Ibrahim, lamented the "tremendous lack of governance in the European Union" over the debt crisis at the... Read more »

Africa: Mobile Media - How to Get Your Content to Your Audience

Mobile is often seen as the medium for Africa - the personal, portable devices are more numerous on the continent than traditional desktop computers. Read more »
Africa: The AMLF Tunisian Declaration 2011

Issued on November 11, 2011, after the Tunis Forum. Read more »
Tunisia: Are Legacy Media Still Relevant?

The panel discussion entitled "Media in times of political and social change. Are legacy media still relevant?" took place on 10 November 2011. Read more »

Africa: Prime Minister Opens AMLF

The opening ceremony of the AMLF conference opened on a high note, with the presence of Tunisian Prime Minister, Beji Caid el Sebsi. Read more »

Africa: An Invitation to Join the Online Forums of the AMLF

Over the next two days, over 340 delegates from all over Africa will be deep in deliberations about the future of media on the continent at the African Media Leaders Forum (AMLF)... Read more »
Africa: Media in a Year of Living Dangerously - Tunis Conference Examines Role

The first substantive session of the 2011 AMLF poses tough questions about the role of the media in social and political change. Read more »
Africa: The Challenges Facing African Media

It's the first night of the forum, Wednesday 9 November. Delegates have flown in from far and wide to be in Tunis. We asked them to reflect on the media context in their home... Read more »
Africa: Media Are Key to Continent's Development, Forum Told

Delegates of the fourth African Media Leaders Forum gathered at the El Mouradi Gammarth hotel in Tunis for a vibrant opening ceremony. Read more »

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