5th Bagauda Kaltho lectures
2023 Bagauda Kaltho Media Lecture The 2023 Bagauda Kaltho Media Lecture organized by the Africa Media Development Foundation, AMDF was held on the 19th September via zoom with the theme:…
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2023 AMDF Journalist Of The Year Award: Call For Entry
BACKGROUND Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) invites applications from interested professional, or freelance journalists in Africa for its 2023 AMDF Journalist of the Year Award. CRITERIA • Each piece of…
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AMDF Frowns Ban On News Coverage At Aso Rock Villa
Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) has observed with serious reservation the recent withdrawal of accreditation tags and the ban of twenty-five journalists representing different media organizations from covering the activities…
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Nigeria’s New Data Protection Act, Explained
By Mercy King’ori On June 12, 2023, the President of Nigeria signed the Data Protection Bill into law following a successful third reading at the Senate and the House of Representatives. The…
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Press Statement: AMDF Laments State of Press Freedom in Central Africa Region
Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) has noted with great concern the presentation made by the President, Congress of Africa Journalists, Christopher Isiguzo, at the 2nd Africa Media Convention held in…
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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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