The AllAfrica Media Leaders’ Summit is to take place from May 8-10, 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya under the theme: “Re-engineering African Media in Times of Critical Transformation”, a statement from the organisers said yesterday.
It said the summit brings together African media leaders (CEOs, managing directors & editors-in-chief), policy-makers, activists, academics and leaders of organisations championing Africa’s growth and development.
As part of this year’s edition, the statement said AllAfrica will present the 2024 Media Excellence Awards.
“We believe celebrating excellence in media and African development is of utmost importance to ensure the continuity of high-quality journalism and impactful contributions to the prosperity of our continent.” Said Amadou Mahtar Ba, co-founder & executive chairman of AllAfrica.
He invited African leaders to elevate “Media’s critical role to advance African development across sectors through the dissemination of valuable information that serves to inform the public and hold leaders accountable.”
The awards will be presented in the following categories: The AllAfrica Titan Leadership Award in recognition of exceptional service in economic transformation and human development in Africa; Ten Lifetime Achievement Awards to deserving media leaders from 7 African countries in recognition of their outstanding contributions to media development.
The AllAfrica and University of Nairobi Wangarĩ Maathai Young Journalist Award in recognition of the best use of digital tools for youth engagement; The African Development Bank Journalism Award in recognition of excellence in development reporting; The African Export-Import Bank Journalism Award in recognition of excellence in reporting on regional integration; The African Capacity Building Foundation Award in recognition of excellence in reporting on capacity building; and the AllAfrica and ONE Campaign Newsroom Innovation Youth Challenge top 3 Awards for excellence in developing new and innovative ways to enable newsrooms to engage the African youth.
