Ghana has won the bid to organize the 3rd edition of the African Media Convention in Accra, scheduled for May 2024, and the 19-Member Local Organising Committee includes:
1. Hon Fatimatu AbubakarMinistry of InformationDeputy Minister
2Kweku Obeng AdjeiMinistry of InformationMedia Relations Manager
3. Albert Kwabena DwumfourGhana Journalists AssociationPresident
4. Linda Asante AgyeiGhana Journalists AssociationVice President
5. Rebecca Ekpe
Ghana Journalists AssociationPublic Affairs Officer
6. UNESCO Ghana
7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
8. Obed-Edom Yao Bedzra, Ministry of National Security Head of Accreditation
9. John Ekow MensahState Protocol DepartmentDeputy Chief State Protocol Officer
10.Ghana Police Service
11 Ghana Immigration Service
12. Mr. Kwame Adu- ManteyGhana Independent Broadcasters Association
13. Jeorge Wilson KingsonPrivate Newspapers & Online News Publishers Association of GhanaActing Executive Secretary
14. Muheeb Saeed Media Foundation for West Africa Programme Manager, Freedom of Expression
15. Rebecca Quaicoe-DuhoAssociation of Women in the Media
16 . Editors Forum Ghana
17. Alexander Bannerman National Media Commission Deputy Executive Secretary
18. Dr Kobina Bedu-Addo, Dean of the Faculty of Journalism and Media Studies -UNIMAC
19. Eugene Osafo-Nkansah, Interim President, New Media Association of Ghana
The African Media Convention is one of the biggest media events in Africa, which brings together over 1000 journalists and media personalities, from different African countries, and other parts of the world to dialogue on media challenges, it’s development, professionalism and the future of media in Africa.
The first edition was hosted in Tanzanian, and the second was hosted this year in Zambia and Ghana will be hosting the third edition next year.