African Journalists Set To Meet To Discuss Strategies To Fight COVID-19 Disease
The President of FAJ, El- Sadig Ibrahim Ahmed Ibrahim and a representative of the African Union, Ambassador Ahmed Salah are already in Accra for the conference.
Joana Somiah 
Leaders of Regional and National Media Organizations in Africa and the umbrella of the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) will begin a two-day conference in Accra, starting on Tuesday 1 June 2021.
A statement signed and issued by the Steering Committee Member, Federation of African Journalists, Mr Affail Monney copied to Soireenews in Accra said two conferences would serve as a viable platform to discuss strategies to shape the media industry on the Africa continent in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which has dealt a terrible blow to jobs and media sustainability.
The continental journalist leaders conference will also examine the worrisome erosion of media freedom in many countries in Africa and propose practical measures to reverse the trend.
The general precarious working conditions of journalists will receive priority attention.
To this end, the conference will explore viable options to strengthen the bargaining capacity of journalist unions in Africa.
The conference is expected to come out with the Accra Declaration which will articulate the future direction of journalism in Africa.
The President of FAJ, El- Sadig Ibrahim Ahmed Ibrahim and a representative of the African Union, Ambassador Ahmed Salah are already in Accra for the conference.
Freeman Koryekpor Awlesu Greater Accra Regional Correspondent
