The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the Japanese Funds-in-Trust launched a pilot project to assist member states in Africa and small island developing states in the implementation of last year's 4th IR Summit's recommendation and benefit from technologies.
Between January 2019 and June 2022, UNESCO documented 759 individual attacks on journalists, including five murders, during 89 elections in 70 countries.
A West African researcher, Dr. Caroline Da Costa, says media coalitions in West Africa tend to be ad hoc in nature, limiting their effectiveness in addressing issues journalists face in the region.
More than 2,800 students graduated from the International University of Management (IUM) this year.
The 10th edition of the International Festival of Freedom of Expression and the Press started in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
The Pan-African meeting will move into higher gear with the official opening expected tomorrow.
The Southeast Asian nation of Malaysia celebrated its Independence Day on Thursday.
The National Day was marked with a ceremony at the Malaysian High Commission in Windhoek.
