Oncoming Events

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has launched the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP), which is a multi-year programme of training, funding, and mentoring, designed to empower the next generation of African entrepreneurs. The mission of the entrepreneurship programme is to identify and grow 10,000 African entrepreneurs, create 1 million jobs and add...

The Africa Movie Academy Awards has announced plans to honour three African journalists with cash prizes in April 2014. The award tagged ‘Media Recognition Award’ will give cash prizes of $5,000 to the 1st position, $3,000 to the 2nd position, and $2,000 to the 3rd position as part of AMAA’s...

Nominations are still open for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Press Freedom Prize, which recognizes journalists who have made remarkable contributions to the promotion of press freedom. UNESCO marks World Press Freedom Day by conferring the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize on a deserving individual, organization...

Global Forest Watch (GFW) and World Resources Institute are calling for applications to the 2015 Global Forest Watch Small Grants Fund. The fund aims to strengthen civil society organizations working on local forest management and conservation practices. It also aims to encourage civil society groups to conduct evidence-based advocacy...

Entries are now open for the 2021 edition of the Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads international photo contest for young photographers. The contest provides an opportunity for young people to connect with one another in a digital space and share their creativity and vision for a post-pandemic world.The...

 The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is inviting media workers from around the world to the 66th edition of the World Newspaper Congress 2014, the 21st World Editors Forum and  the Advertising Forum in Torino, Italy. This event scheduled to hold from June 9 to 11, 2014 ...