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‘How to maximise learning opportunities, events in Africa’

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Development Communications Consultant, Fiona Marwa in this interview with Lekan Otufodunrin offers suggestions on how to maximise learning opportunities and events in Africa and speaks on her career aspirations.   Profile Fiona Marwa (nee Musana) is a Development Communications Consultant with over 20 years’ experience in facilitation, learning, programming and communications strategy development in various […]

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Malagasy journalist wins Africa media competition

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A Malagasy journalist, Andriatsitonta Mamy Ny Aina Lynda, has won the African Media Agency media competition to reward outstanding work from an African reporter. Lynda according to a press release by African Media Agency works for the Online media www.jmada.com (Journal Mada) owned by  Olondia Corporation. With five years experience in journalism, Lynda has a keen interest in investigative journalism having

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Google’s Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 3 announced

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The third Launchpad Accelerator Africa class was on Wednesday named by Google as part of its ongoing efforts to support entrepreneurship on the continent. According to a press release, the third class which starts April 1, 2019 involves 12 startups from six African countries – Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda. Of these

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journalists

Financial investigative journalism training

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Finance Uncovered, an investigative journalism training and reporting project invites applications from journalists, campaigners and academics based in Africa who would like to attend our five-day financial investigative journalism and digital security training course in Abuja. The dates for our Abuja training will be: Monday 1 July 2019 – Friday 5 July 2019 The deadline for applications is

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Africa

New ED, board members for Africa Check

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An incoming executive director and a new eight-member board, made up of leading figures from across South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Senegal have been named for Africa Check, the continent’s leading independent fact-checking organisation. On 1 June, seven years after Africa’s first fact-checking organisation was set up, current deputy director Noko Makgato according to a press statement will

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IWD2019: Sekinah Lawal, distinguished female journalist

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Sekinah Lawal, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Media Career Development Network (MCDN) is a distinguished journalist whose outstanding performance in the various positions she has held in her career confirms that women are as capable as their male counterparts in the media profession. In commemoration of the 2109 International Women’s Day,

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IWD 2019: COKEY UGONMA, accomplished female journalist

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Cokey Ugonma, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Media Career Development Network (MCDN) is an accomplished journalist whose outstanding performance in the various positions she has held in her career confirms that women are as capable as their male counterparts in the media profession. In commemoration of the 2109 International Women’s Day,

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