The International Press Institute and the African Commission Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) have organized a webinar to create awareness about the challenges that African media organizations and journalists are facing in covering the COVID-19 pandemic on the continent and to mobilize support for knowledge exchange between journalists from across the globe to build the capacity of African journalists to report about the public health crisis.
Moderated by:
John Yearwood, Global News Editor, Politico
Speakers:
Khadija Patel, Vice chair, IPI Executive Board
Diane Uwimana, Journalist, Burundi
Fasika Tadesse, Journalist, Ethiopia
Erik Charas, Founder of @Verdade, Mozambique