The role of the media in the fight against climate change debated in Laos
As part of Media21 project fringe activities, and just a few weeks before COP21 in Paris, Eric Glover, the journalist and scientist – CFI...
Media innovation was the focus of three hackathons in Tunis, Casablanca and Algiers
Between 2 and 17 October 2015, over thirty Tunisians, Moroccans and Algerians were pitted against one another in friendly competitions to...
The 12 Iraqi, Libyan and Yemeni journalists involved in the ILYM project
Between November 2015 and May 2016, 12 journalists from Iraq, Libya and Yemen will attend the 'ILYM' (Iraq Libya Yemen Media) series of...
A better understanding of the media in Iraq, Libya and Yemen
To mark the launch of ILYM (Iraq Libya Yemen Media) at the offices of AFP on 9 November 2015, CFI looks at the current situation of the...
Syrian print media under discussion
In mid-October 2015 the Syrian media incubator brought together 26 representatives from Syrian and international media organisations with...
Faso Media strengthens the management teams of its radio partners
Among the initiatives forming part of the Faso Media project, around ten or so have involved providing support and guidance to the...
2015 Elections: Ivorian radio stations spreading the word about citizenship and electoral issues
From 28 September to 10 October 2015 16 radio journalists and two members of Ivorian civil society took part in two training sessions on...
Shedding light on televised debate programmes in Burkina Faso
After an editorial workshop with regard to the political debate programmes of 3 private television companies in Burkina Faso (BF1, Burkina...
Talented scriptwriters create a draft for an African crime series
The 11 writers from West and Central Africa who were selected following the call for applications issued by CFI and Keewu productions...
Giving people their say on interactive programmes on Burkinan radio
From 17 August to 12 September 2015, eighteen radio journalists and two members of civil-society organisations from Burkina Faso took...
Message in support of the Burkina Faso media
Organisations for cooperation and for defending the freedom of information send out a joint message in support of the Burkina Faso media...
Innovate Africa: 3 hackathons in October (Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria)
Following on from those held in Abidjan, Dakar, Antananarivo and Douala, CFI and Code for Africa are organising three new 'media...