
Valdez Onanina, CFI trainer and “baobab thinker”
At just 33, Cameroonian Valdez Onanina is editor-in-chief of Africa Check's French-language office in Senegal and a specialist in...

What’s the story of Gaston Yamaro, the relentless self-taught man?
Gaston Yamaro has been working with CFI for 10 years, first as a beneficiary, then as a co-trainer and finally as a trainer. Born into a...

What happened to Aché Adoum Attimer, the "StopBlabla" ambassador?
For the past seven years, the Chadian Aché Adoum Attimer has been Canal France International’s (CFI) beneficiary, co-trainer and project...

Fabrice Turri, a project coordinator in search of fresh air
Originally from France, journalist Fabrice Turri, 45, fell head over heels in love with Vietnam. As the regional coordinator of the new...

Media coverage of the Olympic Games without borders with Paris Médias 2024
This is one of this year's flagship projects: Paris Médias 2024, a project exclusively dedicated to covering the Paris Olympic and...

Tatine Faylona: shining a spotlight on big issues
Originally from Laguna, a province of the Philippines located on the main island of Luzon, south-east of the capital Manila, Tatine Faylona...

Makram Haddad: sport, the land of freedom
The Olympic flame continues its journey and has boarded the second-largest sailing vessel in France, the Belem, destination: Marseilles

Three questions for... Soulaimane Bakbach
A freelancer working for several media outlets and the Arabic-language Editor-in-Chief of Taja Sport, a platform that specialises in women’s...

Omar Chraibi, team spirit
Moroccan freelance sports journalist, Omar Chraibi, aged 31, struggled to carve out a place for himself in the profession. However, without...

Abou Dicko, an "open air" pilot
When Abou Dicko was a child, he dreamed of becoming an airline pilot. Now aged 40 and still just as passionate about travel and discovery...

Faten Abi Faraj, football boss
Faten Abi Faraj, Head of Media & Communication at the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) and a sports journalist at MBC, a major Arabic...

Youssef Chani, eternal flame
The Moroccan’s heart has been beating to the rhythm of sport since he was a child. A passion that, according to his family, will stay with...
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From May 2024 to January 2025, CFI supported the Independent Media in the Mediterranean 2 project, ran by Orient XXI
The first phase of the Independent Media in the Mediterranean project, ran by Orient XXI from 2018 to 2021 with funding from AFD and support...

In Bangkok, Twenty-Five Cambodian and Filipino Journalists Train in the 'One Health' Approach
From January 20 to 24, twenty-five Cambodian and Filipino journalists traveled to Bangkok to meet with researchers, academics, and...

Support for Burmese media in exile: the Naye Thit project supports independent information
In 2025, as Burma faces a major humanitarian crisis and intensifying armed conflict, the media in exile are playing a crucial role in...