Africa: Journalists Challenged On the Use of African Values

Mombasa — Catholic journalists have been challenged to highlight the use of African values in the area of peace-building and conflict prevention within their journalistic work.

In his address to the just ended four-day workshop for Catholic journalists, held in Mombasa, Kenya from July 22-26 and organized by the Union of Catholic African Press (UCAP), head of the Africa Desk at the Pontifical Council of Social Communications, Vatican, Rev Fr Javier Yameogo said in the way of mediating, African cultural sensitivities should be taken into account in using Media for Conflict Prevention and Peace Building.

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