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Eritrea's ambassador to the European Union, Girma Asmerom, was conspicuously absent. The Europe External Policy Advisors' moderator had assured everyone that the invite was sent. In an interview published in the September/October issue of the Courier ACP, the ambassador claimed his country to be the most stable in the whole of Africa. But his seat remained empty at the Brussels conference for the promotion of peace and human rights in Eritrea. (AllAfrica)

The 46th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights which started on the 11th ended on the 25th November. The ordinary session brought together 67 delegates representing 21 states Parties, 7 national human rights institutions, 8 international and governmental organizations and forty one (41) African and international NGO's. (AllAfrica)

IN recognition of his accomplishments in the media industry, the African Media Initiative (AMI) has announced the appointment of Zimind Publishers executive chairman and executive deputy chairman of the South Africa-based Mail & Guardian Trevor Ncube, as co-chair of its board. Ncube will lead the newly formed board with acclaimed and award winning American journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault, former Africa CNN bureau chief. (AllAfrica)

IN ITS bid to have a successful crusade on human rights violations, the Head Office of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has directed its directors at the Regional, Metropolitan, Municipal and District assemblies to open up their doors to the media, whenever their investigations into human rights abuses take them to their offices. (AllAfrica)

A police officer at the Tema Newtown Police Station in the Greater Accra Region, has sued two private radio stations and a television network, for damaging his reputation. (AllAfrica)

A news report on Thursday quoted Welshman Ncube saying that the talks which began on Monday focused on "western sanctions against Zimbabwe, pirate radio stations and government appointments including those of the attorney general and reserve bank governor". While another report said ZANU PF wants 'the MDC to rein in its supporters in western capitals running "pirate" radio stations'. (AllAfrica)

Negotiators of the three main political parties in the inclusive government have been meeting to try to break the stalemate that is threatening to completely collapse the already shaky Global Political Agreement. (AllAfrica)

FM radio stations often use jingles to stamp their footprint onto listeners' psyche. These usually take the form of a brief memorable musical piece, usually a song or instrumental in which the station name and frequency digits are mentioned. (AllAfrica)

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights has advised the executive to work with the National Assembly to ensure the immediate withdrawal of the anti-media bill recently initiated by Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa of the House of Representatives. (AllAfrica)

The professional associations and bodies which are behind this initiative, particularly the NPAN, must do everything possible to ensure that their members demonstrate total support and commitment to it. There can be no room for a half-hearted belief in this. (AllAfrica)

INTERNET and pay-TV delivered a sound performance for media group Naspers , more than offsetting the pressures experienced by its print business, which reflects global trends. (AllAfrica)

The freed journalists have reached in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, just as they few from the international airport of Aden Adde in Mogadishu on Thursday. (AllAfrica)

COPPERBELT journalists have said the Government should not introduce statutory regulation for the media but should instead allow the media to regulate themselves. (AllAfrica)

Two foreign journalists, held for more than 15 months in the restive Somali capital Mogadishu, have been released, reports say (AllAfrica)

FIFA said yesterday South African audiences would still be able to view World Cup matches next year even if outside broadcast vans were not delivered to the SABC on time -- it would just mean the absence of more localised content. (AllAfrica)

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has assured the public that it has the rights to be the official broadcaster of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. (AllAfrica)

Concerns about this possibility resulted in a declaration in 1989 by the editors of all national newspapers, in a country with a highly competitive media industry, that: "We, having given due consideration to criticism of the Press by Parliament and the public, accept the need to improve methods of self-regulation. Accordingly, we declare today our unanimous commitment to a common Code of Practice to safeguard the independence of the Press from threats of official control". (AllAfrica)

Various experts and media practitioners are gathering together in Accra, Ghana, today, to fashion out ways in which the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) can be quickly achieved in West Africa, before the global deadline date of 2015. (AllAfrica)

Super Eagles coach, Amodu Shaibu, has threatened to sue an Abuja-based weekly newspaper, AbujaToday, unless the paper retracts what he termed "defamatory publication" against his person. (AllAfrica)

SuperSport has promised football fans in Nigeria a world-class telecast/analysis of matches of both the African Cup of Nations slated to hold next January in Angola and the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals of South Africa. (AllAfrica)

The Governor of Oyo State, Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala has approved the change of the nomenclature of Radio O.Y.O. 2. located at Mapo Hill, Ibadan. (AllAfrica)

The unveiling of the pilot Digital Terrestrial Television away from analogue last week is a fresh window for Uganda to seize the opportunities that global technological advances are providing. (AllAfrica)

In a bid to enhance its professional ethics, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has advocated for the appointment of professionals to head the Ministry of Information and other key parastatals that have to do with media management. (AllAfrica)

NAMIBIAN State-funded media are more under pressure from Government and have had to fight more to keep their independence during the weeks before the upcoming elections than at normal times. (AllAfrica)

Department of Communications has announced the approval of a R1.473 billion bank guarantee for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). (AllAfrica)

With little more than two months to go before media accreditation for the World Cup closes, governing body Fifa and local media are locked in a standoff over restrictive terms and conditions imposed by Fifa on journalists and their publications. (AllAfrica)

Media editors have pledged to play a role in restoring values in society in an effort to address the problems facing the country today. (AllAfrica)

Chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Irene Charnley has welcomed the approval of a R1.473 billion bank guarantee. (AllAfrica)

The West Africa Quality Programme (WAQP), in collaboration with the National Codex Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee (NCSPSC), on Wednesday organised a day's information-sharing seminar for media practitioners and consumer interest groups, at the Paradise Suites Hotel in Kololi. (AllAfrica)

150 Editors and Journalists from 43 African countries converged in the Burkinabe capital, Ouagadougou, to participate in the 3rd Edition of the International Festival for Freedom of Expression and the Press, from the 4 -7 November, 2009. The theme of the conference organized alongside the festival was "From Windhoek 1991 to Ouagadougou 2009: assessment and prospects of the Freedom of the Press". (AllAfrica)

Fifteen journalists were last Friday awarded certificates after successfully completing five days training on secure online communications at the Gambia Press union in Bakau. (AllAfrica)

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