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On Friday 22 September, CFI and the Maison des Journalistes (MDJ) signed a partnership agreement designed to help exiled journalists by welcoming them to and supporting them from Paris. Consisting of a donation to the Maison des Journalistes, the partnership demonstrates CFI's commitment to helping journalists who have been forced to flee their homelands for having expressed a desire to report freely. The partnership also highlights the MDJ's unique role in welcoming and supporting these journalists in France.
One of the fourteen bedrooms will now be called the "CFI" room.

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CFI is forming a temporary editorial team consisting of 17 African journalists who are being drafted in to cover the sixth African Union - European Union (AU-EU) summit, which will be held on 17/18 February 2022. A number of media and news professionals from the French media development agency will provide support to this brand-new team of young English-, Arabic- and French-speaking journalists. This project provides African media outlets with access to Africa-centric content that covers the summit.

24h in a newsroom updates its collections

“24h in a newsroom”, the free educational website dedicated to training young journalists from all over the world to international standards has completely updated two collections dedicated to web journalism and the written press.
It can all be found on the website 24hdansuneredaction.com/en

A free massive open online course (MOOC) promoting citizen action in French speaking Africa

CFI, the French media development agency, is drawing on the strength of digital tools to encourage the emergence of citizen projects in 24 African countries.

CFI pays tribute to journalists in the field and supports media organisations that are striving to provide information about Covid-19.

EU, CFI bring Yemeni journalists together to discuss ways to improve coverage of humanitarian issues in Yemen

MediaSahel, supported by CFI – the French media development agency – and funded by the AFD, will be presented during the second edition of the Paris Peace Forum, taking place from 11 to 13 November 2019 at the Grande Halle de la Villette.

The European Union (EU) and the French media development agency CFI has launched the Yemen Media Emergency Response (YMER+) project, an integrated initiative that aims to build the capacities of the local media on humanitarian journalism and improve the flow of humanitarian information in Yemen.

10 years of civic tech in Africa
Citizens and technology to boost democracy
Assessment in Benin, Kenya, Senegal and Tunisia

Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Secretary of State for the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Marc Fonbaustier, Chairman of the Management Board of CFI, signed a contract of objectives for three years (2018-2020) in the presence of Marie-Christine Saragosse, CEO de France Médias Monde.