African media convention holds in Ghana

Tthird edition of the African Media Convention is scheduled to hold from May 15 to 17, 2024 in Accra, Ghana.

With the theme, ‘ Freedom of Expression, Sustainable Development, and Environmental Crises,’ the conversation will discuss trends that impede freedom of expression and freedom of the media, media viability and sustainability, as well as the safety and security of journalists.

The successful bid of the Ghana Journalists Association ( GJA) to host the convention was announced at the Second Africa Media Convention, which held in Lusaka, Zambia from May 11 to 13, 2023.

The convention is currently the largest gathering of media stakeholders and policy makers in the continent. An initiative of The African Editors’ Forum ( TAEF), it is designed to safeguard media freedoms and safety of journalists on the continent.

The maiden edition of the convention was held in Arusha, Tanzania, in 2022. The event brings together media experts, scholars, students, journalists, unions and associations, editors, public and private sector, including cooperating partners from around the African continent and beyond as well as representatives from UNESCO and the African Union Commission.

It is a moment of reflection by African media stakeholders on the revolving trends that hinder freedom of expression, freedom of the media, media viability and sustainability as well as the safety and security of journalists.

Speaking during the second African Media Convention, the President of the GJA, Albert Dwumfour, said Ghana is ready and prepared to host the third convention in Accra in 2024.