Pan-African media portal on the cards
ADDIS ABABA: The African Union and the European Union hosted a joint meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 23 - 25 March 2010 under the theme Media and Development. The meeting brought together fifty participants involved with media in Africa and Europe.
Among the major recommendations made at the end of the meeting, is the upcoming launch of a pan-African media portal, which will provide a database in the domain.
A reflection group, composed of fifteen representatives of institutional structures and media, will form, in the near future, a proposal of the portal.
Participants at the meeting also established a pan-African network of media to complement the action of the portal. This network would provide a new platform dedicated to sharing, and enable dialogue on issues related to the theme of Media and Development in Africa.
This tool will be open to researchers and professionals working in the media sector.
