AfroMedia .. On the occasion of Africa Day, which falls on the same day as World Press Freedom Day and the anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), AfroMedia Initiative, under the auspices of the African Union delegation in Egypt, has announced the opening of a training course for African journalists and media professionals, as well as those working in the field from Egyptians—both Arabic-speaking and non-Arabic-speaking residents of Egypt.
In line with the recommendations of African Agenda 2063 in its section on African voices and its emphasis on its deep appreciation for successive generations of advocates for African unity and contributors to the liberation of nations, Ambassador Nader Fattah El Alim, Director of the African Union Office in Cairo, announced that the training course is free under the auspices of the African Union delegation in Cairo.
As one of the communication channels tasked with encouraging participation and feedback from various African stakeholders, AfroMedia has activated the communication strategy outlined in the African Agenda to mobilize all segments of African society and the diaspora and to create general awareness for its successful implementation through initiatives and media programs in events and activities related to the agenda.
The course is named after the late notable media figure Hazem Abdel Wahab, the former Director General of African Radio Stations directed to Africa, whose unwavering work and genuine patriotism toward Egypt bear witness to his African identity, according to Hassan Ghazaly, international activist and founder of the AfroMedia Initiative. The course is free. The late Hazem Abdel Wahab, according to Ghazaly, was particularly close to students studying Swahili, whether they were Egyptian or not, because of his fluency in the language. This allowed him to understand and comprehend the historical educational liberation approach of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union in shaping the image of the Egyptian state in the African imagination during the years of struggle and liberation.
It is important to remember that anthropologist Hassan Ghazaly founded the Global Solidarity Network in February 2021 with the education and culture program as one of its projects. One such initiative is the AfroMedia Initiative.
Its initiatives and activities have given around 560 individuals from roughly 37 African nations completely free possibilities through volunteer work. By coordinating and setting up reciprocal media messages between Egyptian and non-Egyptian Africans, promoting truthful perceptions of the continent, and educating and training Egyptian journalists and media outlets on African content generally, it aims to act as a media conduit between the Egyptian people and the rest of the African continent.
Through a range of activities, workshops, training courses, and discussion sessions, it also seeks to prepare non-Egyptian African journalists and media professionals for the workforce.