Call for applications - Pure players in French-speaking Africa
CFI launches a call for applications to support the development of 10 African online news media outlets, through the Naila project.
#4MAsia: how to kickstart a data-journalism project
From 9 to 13 May 2017, the 12 journalists from Southeast Asia whose project had been selected for 4M Asia took part in the first data...
Promoting open, interactive discussion
Nine producers or presenters from community and commercial radio stations in Benin had the opportunity to build on their skills in leading...
Apply to SafirLab 2017!
SafirLab, the French Institute and CFI laboratory for change, is launching a call for applications for its next edition.
Silencing the few voices left: Egypt blocks 21 news websites
Wednesday (24 May 2017) evening, Egypt has banned at least 21 websites, including the main website of Qatar-based Al Jazeera television, The...
Call for applications – Investigative journalism training in the Madagascar
CFI is opening a call for applications for a series of training sessions in investigative journalism as part of the project Madagascan...
Talking about freedom of expression in Tunis
On 17 May 2017, a workshop was held on Freedom of Expression: Regulation, Self-Regulation and Media Governance, which was attended by...
CFI on the ground in Jordan
A number of cooperation projects involving the French and Jordanian media are being conducted simultaneously with European Union support.
5 key lessons learned from a social initiative in a rural area
On 13 and 14 April 2017, as part of the Connexions Citoyennes programme, 15 people with experience in project managing social initiatives...
Lebanon: a new look for L’Orient-Le Jour
Lebanon's oldest French-language newspaper, L'Orient-Le Jour, launched its new-look print edition on 3 April. The paper's aim is to create...
Radio & management in Berberati
Radio station directors and editorial managers participated in two management training sessions in Berberati (Central African Republic) as...
Understanding the key concepts of citizenship
From 28 to 30 March 2017, the NGO SOS Civisme conducted a training course on the key concepts of citizenship in Parakou (Benin).