AMDF Condemns Attack On South African Journalist, Paul Nthoba, Calls On Authorities To Protect Him Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) is calling on South African Police Services to drop all…
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Every year, May 3rd is set aside as a day to call to mind the struggles and the many challenges confronting the media in the discharge of their duties. Africa…
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AMDF Expresses Solidarity with NUJ Kaduna Over Abduction of Journalists
The Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) has expressed deep concern and sympathy following the recent abduction of members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council. In an…
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Press Release: AMDF Condemns Arrest And Detention Of Nigerian Journalist, Idibia
Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) has closely followed the events leading to the arrest and detention of Achadu Gabriel Idibia, a staff of Daybreak Newspapers stationed in Kaduna, Nigeria. Idibia…
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#FreeIhsaneElKadi : Sign this petition for the immediate release of Radio M and Maghreb Émergent director Ihsane El Kadi, who has been jailed in Algeria
Support the campaign by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) for the urgent release of Algerian media director Ihsane El Kadi, who has been held arbitrarily since 24 December. An independent journalist and…
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Call for Entries: 2022 AMDF Journalist of the Year Award
BACKGROUND Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) invites applications from interested professional, or freelance journalists in Africa for its Journalist of the Year Award. CRITERIA • Each piece of work submitted…
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2022 Bagauda Kaltho Media Lectures: The Nexus Between the Mass Media and the Promotion of SDGs
Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) held its 2022 annual Bagauda Kaltho Memorial Media Lecture Series virtually, with the theme “Free Media for Sustainable Development: The Role of Journalists. Since inception,…
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AMDF Condemns Attack on Nigerian Journalist
Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) received with shock reports of attack against Toba Adedeji a correspondent with The Nation Newspaper, by an officer of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), on…
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AMDF Engages Stakeholders on VAPP Law Implementation
Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) held one-day roundtable meeting with stakeholders to brainstorm on the way forward for the full implementation of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law in…
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