Shout-Africa.com is organising a Dragon Boat Race on 25 May 2013 at a venue in London to be announced soon. The event will be a competitive social gathering of the many African communities and shall be opened by the Dragon Boat Race and will later proceed to a social gathering with catering provided by some of the African catering companies in the UK. Details of Official delegates attending the event will be announced in due course. The theme for this year is to promote Free Media to Africa and we at Shout-Africa recognise and acknowledge the role that the media... Continue Reading
…. build a formidable standing force for the sub- region – By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – African leaders have been advised to intensify their campaign against corruption in the region. The President of Ivory Coast, Mr. Alassane Ouatarra, gave the challenge at an inaugural lecture entitled, ‘Securing the West African Sub-region: An Assessment of the ECOWAS as a Security Instrument’ for participants of Course 21 of the National Defence College in Abuja the Nigerian capital on Friday. Mr. Ouattarra, who is also Chairman of the Economic Commission for West African States, ECOWAS, urged other African Heads of States in the sub region... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera – IS it religion, politics or a disease? This is how one could sum up the debate which was meant for discussing access to information to just end up with the Uamsho debate. On Tuesday this week at the Courtyard Protea Hotel the media stakeholders and lawyers were discussing the topic “is viable constitution possible amidst inadequate information?” in the breakfast debate that was convened by the Media Council of Tanzania (MCT). Three presentations were made one by Erick Kalunga from Daraja an NGO based in Njombe who dealt with findings on the level of access to... Continue Reading
Out of 250 manuscripts submitted by African writers across the globe, the manuscript Before We Set Sail was one of six shortlisted for the inaugural Penguin Publishers Award for African Writing. Before We Set Sail is the gripping account of the journey of eleven year old Olaudah Equiano as a slave boy within the deep interiors of West Africa in 1755 – 56. Written by ‘himself’ as a freed slave resident in London in 1796, the narrative focuses on the thrilling adventures Olaudah encountered during the time he was enslaved in West Africa prior to being sold to British slave merchants. The book is... Continue Reading
Internews-sponsored fellowships available for Annenberg-Oxford Summer Institute on Global Media Policy Journalists from developing countries, particularly those from post-conflict nations, can apply for a two-week fellowship at the University of Oxford. The Internews’ Global Human Rights Program offers ten fully funded media policy fellowships to attend the Annenberg-Oxford Summer Institute on Global Media Policy. Fellowships include tuition, housing, travel and a per diem for the duration of the program, June 18-29. The annual program brings together young scholars and regulators to discuss important recent trends in technology, international politics and development and its influence on media policy. Countries represented at previous summer institutes... Continue Reading
