Oncoming Events

The African Media Initiative (AMI) in partnership with Development Diaries Ltd/GTE will host the first Social Media Awards Africa (SMAA). According to the organisers, the awards is a premier continental initiative established to recognize and celebrate excellence, creativity and impact of social media. The planning team for the SMAA has formally announced the...

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) will hold its 2014 annual All Nigerian Editors Conference (ANEC) in Katsina, on August 21 to 31, 2014. Over 300 editors from the broadcast, print and online media are expected to participate at the conference where new members and new fellows of the Guild...

TechWomen, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is calling for applications from female leaders with expertise in technology to attend the 2015 TechWomen Program in the United States. The program which starts in October 2015 aims to connect and support the next generation...

Twenty-three (23) individuals representing 19 of the most prominent freedom of expression organisations in Africa, have been equipped with knowledge, skills and strategies needed to engage stakeholders across the continent on digital rights issues. The capacity building exercise took place at a two-day workshop on digital rights issues organised in...

The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) is inviting entries from journalists all over the world for its 19th Annual UNCA Awards for the best print, broadcast (TV & Radio) and online, web-based media coverage of the United Nations (UN), UN agencies and field operations. Over $50,000 would be distributed among...

The two-year old Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) is seeking an Executive Director with strong leadership, management and collaboration skills, to build on the OCP’s achievements and lead the Partnership in further developing and promoting its mission. The new Executive Director will be expected to provide leadership to the OCP in...