Africa: Rwanda Hosts Media Dialogue On Turning the Page of Hate Media in Africa

Kigali — As the world mark the 20th commemoration of Genocide against the Tutsi, Rwanda is hosting in collaboration with the Africa Media Initiative a two-day media dialogue that seeks to devise ways that can turn the page on hate speech on the African continent.

During this meeting, over 150 experts in the field will exchange ideas on how editors, media owners, and journalists can work together along with media development stakeholders in dealing with all forms of hate in media, giving special attention to gender and cultural challenges vis-a-vis violence and hate speech against women and other vulnerable groups of people, as well as the online media challenge.

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