The activities of the 63rd Training Course of the Union of African Journalists, named ” Mahfouz El-Ansary” , were inaugurated this morning in cooperation with the Supreme Council for Media Regulation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the participation of a number of African and Egyptian journalists.
The course is being held as part of efforts to support journalistic cooperation and promote the exchange of expertise and knowledge among media institutions and journalists across the African continent.
In his opening remarks, Dr. Mohamed Fayez Farahat, President of the Union of African Journalists and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Ahram Foundation, welcomed the African journalists participating in the course. He emphasized the importance of training programs in providing opportunities to exchange knowledge and expertise and to learn about the Egyptian experience in various fields, particularly the development projects and experiences witnessed by Egypt since 2014.
Farahat stated that the Union works to strengthen communication and knowledge-sharing among African journalists and to create broader opportunities for professional cooperation and the exchange of experiences, contributing to the development of journalistic performance and enhancing the role of the media in serving the issues of the African continent.
For her part, Counselor Reem Hindi, Member of the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation, emphasized the importance of cooperation with the Union of African Journalists, noting that the Council is keen to provide all necessary support to ensure the success of the course and strengthen journalistic cooperation with African colleagues.
In her speech, delivered on behalf of Counselor Yasser El-Maabady, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation, Hindi said that hosting and organizing such events reflects Egypt’s commitment to supporting African journalistic communication, exchanging expertise, and building sustainable bridges between media institutions across the continent.
Ambassador Ahmed Haggag, Advisor to the Union of African Journalists, also welcomed the participants, stressing that direct communication among African journalists represents an important opportunity to promote mutual understanding and exchange views on the future of media in the continent.
Charles Ni daye, President of the Cameroon Journalists’ Union, expressed his appreciation for Egypt’s hosting of the course, emphasizing the importance of benefiting from Egyptian expertise in the media field and strengthening cooperation among African journalists’ unions and associations in a way that serves journalists and supports media freedom and responsibility.
The opening ceremony ; was attended by Dr. Samia Abbas, Secretary-General of the Union; Amal Abdel-Motaleb, Director General of the Media Training and Studies Center at the Supreme Council for Media Regulation, Ambassador Mohamed Hegazy; broadcaster Maher Abdel Aziz; media professional Ayman Adly; as well as Zeinab Helmy, Director of Training Courses at the Union.
The 63rd Training Course of the Union of African Journalists comes as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen media cooperation between Egypt and African countries, enhance journalists’ professional skills, and exchange professional experiences, thereby reinforcing the role of the media in promoting communication and mutual understanding among the peoples of the continent.
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