African Media Leaders Forum (Nairobi)

2012 - African Media Tasked to Promote Good Governance

Media owners and editors, joined by government ministers and civil society activists, met in Dakar at the 5th annual African Media Leaders Forum in November 2012. AllAfrica and its publishing partners report on proceedings in English and French.

Tami Hultman/AllAfrica

Amadou Mahtar Ba, chief executive officer of the African Media Initiative and chair of AllAfrica Global Media.

Africa: Media Essential to Promote Good Governance, Forum Hears

allAfrica, 8 November 2012

Social actors in countries plagued by corruption and ineffective governance can be held accountable only through the media, the executive director of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation,… Read more »
Africa: Eric Chinje Calls for Youth Involvement in Media Management

AMLF, 9 November 2012

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: There Must Be Financial Media Consolidation

AMLF, 8 November 2012

Financial consolidation is a must for a good performance of media groups. This is the point of view of Amadou Kanouté, the executive director of the Pan-African Institute… Read more »
Africa: Media Should Highlight Plight of Marginalized, Says NGO Leader

AMLF, 8 November 2012

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: Reward the Media That Resist to Public Powers, Pressures

AMLF, 8 November 2012

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: 5th African Media Leaders Forum Kicks Off in Dakar

AMLF, 8 November 2012

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 »
Zambia: Scribes Cry Foul

Times of Zambia, 7 November 2012

MEDIA bodies have petitioned Government to ensure the safety of journalists in the course of covering political events. Read more »
Liberia: Women Journalists Call for Inclusion

NEWS, 8 November 2012

A group of Liberian female journalist under the banner, "Female Journalist Association of Liberia (FeJAL) has called on media executives in the country to equally prioritize… Read more »
Zimbabwe: MISA Warns of Increasing Media Intimidation

SW Radio, 7 November 2012

Media rights watchdog MISA-Zimbabwe has warned that there are an increasing number of incidents involving intimidation of the media, ahead of the next elections. Read more »