Sal©: The 8th General Assembly of the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA), held under the theme 'African Press Agencies as Vehicle for Promoting the Continent's Health Sovereignty,' adopted the Federation's action plan for 2025 on Thursday.
According to Ghana News Agency, the action plan was adopted on the second day of the meeting chaired by FAAPA President and Director General of the Moroccan Press Agency (MAP) Fouad Arif. The plan covers several areas including organizing meetings, professional training and qualification, multimedia, communication, cooperation, and partnership.
The organization aspect of the plan includes the 9th FAAPA General Assembly, which is scheduled to be held in late 2025. This assembly will feature a panel discussion on 'Digital innovation for African media: challenges and opportunities for news agencies.' Additionally, the 10th FAAPA Executive Council meeting is set to take place in Libreville, Gabon.
For training and professional capacity-building, FAAPA plans to hold a seminar on photojournalism, a forum for news directors, and a meeting of women leaders at the Training Center for African Journalists (CAFJ). Further initiatives include a symposium for information systems directors, a meeting of sports journalists from African news agencies, and workshops for fact-checkers.
In terms of promoting multimedia, the action plan includes redesigning FAAPA's website and expanding its editorial content. It also aims to strengthen the Network of Women Leaders (NWL-FAAPA) website and develop the Fact-Checking section of the FAAPA website. A new website dedicated to the network of sports journalists (RJS-FAAPA) will also be created.
Regarding communication, the action plan calls for participating in both African and international media activities and events. Additionally, the FAAPA Grand Prize for best video report, best article, and best photo will be awarded in 2025.
To enhance cooperation and partnership, FAAPA intends to sign new agreements. The second day of the General Assembly also included the examination and adoption of the report from the 7th General Assembly, the report on the 9th FAAPA Executive Council meeting held last October in Abidjan, and the report on the training seminars.
