BY- FATMA-CAIRO
The activities of the 63rd Training Course of the Union of African Journalists named "Mahfouz El-Ansary" were officially inaugurated this morning in Cairo in cooperation with the Supreme Council for Media Regulation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt.
The course brings together journalists from various African countries and aims to strengthen professional cooperation and the exchange of expertise among media institutions across the 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 emphasized the importance of the training program in providing opportunities to exchange knowledge and to learn from the Egyptian experience, particularly the development projects implemented since 2014.
Dr. Farahat stated that the Union seeks to strengthen communication among African journalists and create broader opportunities for professional cooperation that will contribute to improving journalistic performance and enhancing the role of the media in addressing issues facing the African continent.
In a moment that touched many participants, a senior journalist aged 70 stood up and addressed the young participants with words of encouragement saying, "99% of you are like my children. I am here to work with you to improve journalism in Africa." The statement was received with loud applause and highlighted the importance of mentorship and guidance for the new generation of African journalists.
On her part, Counselor Reem Hindi, Member of the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation who delivered a speech on behalf of Counselor Yasser El-Maabady, Secretary-General of the Council, said that the Council is committed to providing all necessary support to ensure the success of the course and to strengthen journalistic cooperation with African colleagues.
Counselor Hindi added 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.
For his part, Ambassador Ahmed Haggag, Advisor to the Union of African Journalists stressed that direct communication among African journalists represents an important opportunity to promote mutual understanding and exchange views on the future of media on the continent.
Similarly, Charles Ndi Chia, President of the Cameroon Journalists’ Union expressed appreciation to Egypt for hosting the course and underscored the importance of benefiting from Egyptian expertise in the media field in order to strengthen cooperation among African journalists’ unions and associations to serve journalists and support media freedom and responsibility.
The opening ceremony was attended by several media leaders including Dr. Samia Abbas, Secretary-General of the Union of African Journalists, Amal Abdel-Motaleb, Director General of the Media Training and Studies Center, Ambassador Mohamed Hegazy, broadcaster Maher Abdel Aziz, media professional Ayman Adly and Zeinab Helmy, Director of Training Courses at the Union of African Journalists.
The two-week course comes as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen cooperation between Egypt and African countries and to enhance the professional skills of journalists in order to reinforce the role of the media in promoting communication and mutual understanding among the peoples of the continent.
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