Fifty Africa focused communications experts share their vision for transformative change in Africa through strategic communications. The Africa Communications Leadership Report 2018 features the expert opinion of professionals from different countries, institutions, sectors and disciplines, on the role of communications in the socio-economic development of the African continent. The report is published by Africa Communications Week.
ACW is looking for highly motivated junior researchers to join an ambitious project about the international perception of African countries and the actions taken by African media, governments and citizens to manage their country’s reputation.
Kara Alaimo, Ph.D., a former global communicator in the Obama administration and United Nations and author of the book “Pitch, Tweet, or Engage on the Street: How to Practice Global Public Relations and Strategic Communication” (Routledge, 2017) will discuss how to adapt your communication practices for different countries and cultures.
Eloïne Barry is a multiskilled, multilingual communications and business professional with proven track record in building and managing PR businesses. Eloïne founded African Media Agency (AMA) as an answer to the rising need for multinational private sector companies, NGOs & International Organizations to reach a broader audience in every African country, directly impacting their business goals.
A conversation. That’s what we tried to foster here about a topic that is often overlooked and poorly researched: Do communicators have a role in Africa’s development? How do we get the metrics to assess this role?
A University of Ibadan graduate, Ayeni Adekunle Samuel is a journalist, writer, public relations expert, entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of NET News LTD, owners of www.thenet.ng, www.newsroom.ng, www.234star.com, www.orin.ng, www.nec.ng and www.netshop.ng. He also the founder of the public relations agency BHM (www.bhmng.com) as well as the pan Africa creative digital agency ID Africa (www.idafrica.ng). Ayeni founded BHM in 2006, first as a service for professionals in media and the creative industries. But in 2009, BHM rebranded to focus on…
Dr Toussaint Nothias is a lecturer in the Center for African Studies at Stanford University. His research explores a variety of issues related to representations of Africa, media and globalization. His work has appeared in Journalism Studies; Communication, Culture, Critique; African Journalism Studies; Visual Communication; and in the edited bookAfrica’s Media Image in the 21st Century. He holds a PhD from the School of Media and Communication at the University of Leeds, was a visiting doctoral researcher at the Centre for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape…