KAS Supported the Africa Journalism and Media Summit in Harare, 2024

Group photo with our fantastic participants at the 2024 African Journalism and Media Summit

African Journalism and Media Summit 2024

Anna Hoffmann-Kwanga, Country Director, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Zimbabwe

KAS Media Africa Programme Director, Hendrik Sittig

Participants at the African Journalism and Media Summit

Participants Nokuthula Manyathi, News24, South Africa and Musikilu Mojeed, Editor-in-Chief/COO, Premium Times, Nigeria

Participant Churchill Otieno, President, Africa Editors Forum, Kenya

Dr Christopher Nehring: Researcher, Analyst and Journalist, Guest lecturer of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s Media Program at the University of Sofia, Bulgaria

This year the focus was local journalism under the umbrella of “Reinventing Local Journalism in the Age of Disruption”. Recognising the impact of rapid digitisation and struggling economies, the Summit’s programme featured a wide range of topics, from resilience, sustainability and regulation to innovation, woman in media, and AI and Disinformation.

KAS Media Africa supported this pivotal event, facilitating the participation of leading media experts from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Malawi, and Germany. Through dynamic workshops, thought-provoking panels, and collaborative sessions, the summit advanced critical conversations around strengthening local journalism’s role in upholding democracy and serving communities across the continent.