The Africa-China Reporting Project (ACRP or the Project) hosted its Africa-China Journalists Forum (the Forum) on 30 October 2019, which this year formed part of Wits Journalism’s African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC). The Forum is the annual gathering of journalists… Continue Reading
By Chinese photographer Liu Yuyang. Note: Liu Yuyang’s series of photographs shown below, taken on board a Chinese fishing vessel off Mauritania, Senegal and Guinea-Bissau in the Atlantic Ocean, formed part of a series called 漂在西非 Drifting in West Africa.… Continue Reading
10 journalists from Benin, Malawi, Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, China, Zimbabwe and Zambia were selected to attend the Africa-China Reporting Project‘s Digital Identity, Data & Technology in Africa Workshop in Johannesburg on 28-31 October 2019, that also included sessions at Wits Journalism’s African… Continue Reading
On 28 October 2019 the Africa-China Reporting Project (ACRP) hosted the Open Forum: Key Voices on Digital Identity and Data Privacy at Wits University. The following is a summary of the main themes discussed at the event. Speakers Thea Anderson:… Continue Reading
China, Africa and the Future of the Internet by Iginio Gagliardone (ZED) “Impressive and rigorous, China, Africa and the Future of the Internet respects different schools of thought regarding the internet and development, whilst providing a critique that is schooled and convincing.… Continue Reading
By Kenyan photojournalist John Mark Omondi, first published in abridged form in The County. Note: John Mark Omondi’s images of Chinese hand tractors in Kenya was included in the Africa-China Photo Exhibition 2018, and won second prize in the Exhibition.… Continue Reading
By Yu-Shan Wu, originally published on Africa Portal. The drive to transfer technology and know-how from China to the African continent has taken centre stage in the relationship. Chinese diplomats increasingly emphasise this aspect of cooperation at public events; and several… Continue Reading
Africa-China Journalists Forum 2019: Ten Years of Africa-China Journalism and the Future 30 October 2019 09:30-13:00, followed by lunch African Investigative Journalism Conference 2019, Johannesburg Auditorium 1, Wits Science Stadium, Wits West Campus RSVP to Bongiwe Tutu [email protected] by latest… Continue Reading
The Africa-China Reporting Project (the Project) at Wits Journalism and partners Khetha (WWF) and VukaNow (USAID) organised the Wildlife Poaching & Trafficking Journalism Training Workshop at the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, to enable journalists to improve the quality… Continue Reading
The Africa-China Reporting Project (the Project) supported six Kenyan female journalists who are previous recipients of the Project’s reporting grants, to attend and participate in the African Women in Media (AWiM) Conference, supported by the African Union, on 25-27 July… Continue Reading