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Africa Topic Index in Sources Directory of Experts
Spokespersons, Experts, and Resources
Resource Type: Internet WWW site
A subject guide to experts and spokespersons on topics related to Africa in the Sources directory for the media.
African Journalists leaders summit outlines strategies to roll back impunity and defend journalistsâ## rights
Sources News Release
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
Published: 2009
Leaders of the Federation of African Journalists have condemned at their biannual meeting in Djibouti on June 23rd, the unsafe and precarious working conditions of journalists in Africa.
Church-sponsored News Agency Delves into African Realities
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
Published: 1982
FAJ says African journalists face series of threats ranging from safety and security, repressive laws, oppressive regimes
Sources News Release
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
Published: 2009
Journalists and media workers in Africa face series of threats ranging from safety and security, repressive laws, oppressive regimes, monopolies, bad labour practices and unfair competition.
IPS Africa Launches Reporting Gender-Based Violence Handbook
Sources News Release
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
Published: 2010
Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa has launched a new handbook for reporters to support sustained media coverage of gender-based violence beyond 16 Days of No Violence Against Women and Children.
Line in the sand: Africa's 'green wall' aims to stop desert's growth
Villagers will help establish 15km-wide swath of trees as a nature reserve
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
Published: 2011
The Great Green Wall is a pan-African plan to halt desertification through reforestation.
Live News Africa
A Survival Guide for Journalists
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
Published: 2007
Provides practical information for journalists who plan to travel to Africa for on site work including circumstances of danger specific to the country and then possible consequences a journalist may have to deal with (PTSD, pursuing medical aid etc.). Available in different languages on the website in a more generalised context relevant to all regions.
Media Alert West Africa
2006-2007: Annual State of the Media Report
Resource Type: Book
Published: 2008
An annual publication on the poltiical, economic and social conditions of the media in West Africa published by the Media Foundation for West Africa.
Slavery in modern Africa
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Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
Slavery in Africa continues today. Slavery existed in Africa before the arrival of Europeans - as did a slave trade that exported millions of Africans to North Africa, the Middle East, and the Persian Gulf.
World Press Freedom Day: Statement from the Media Foundation for West Africa
Sources News Release
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
Published: 2009
The theme for this year's celebration of World Press Freedom Day, Media, Dialogue and Mutual Understanding, could not have been more appropriate in any other year than this one, particularly for countries in West Africa.

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