IFJ and FAJ Hold Conference on the Welfare of African Journalists in Nigeria
22 Jul 2011 08:57 Africa/Lagos IFJ and FAJ Hold Conference on the Welfare of African Journalists in Nigeria ABUJA, July 22, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its African regional group, the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) foundation held a two day conference on the Welfare of African journalists in the Nigerian capital, Abuja from 20- 21 July 2011. The Conference, under the theme: “The Fruit of our Labour: A New Agenda for Improving Conditions of Journalists in Africa”, was attended by the IFJ President Jim Boumelha and IFJ Secretary General Elisabeth Costa who joined about 30 journalists leaders across the continent. It highlighted the poor working conditions of African journalists which were described as “appalling and precarious.” Speaking at the opening ceremony, FAJ President Omar Faruk Osman said that the majority of working journalists in Africa have lit...