Djibouti
The East Africa Journalists Association is rebornPosted Oct 20 2007
The Eastern Africa Journalists' Association (EAJA) was officially re-launched at a summit in Djibouti on September 29 and 30. The group aims to foster press freedom, improve journalists' safety and security and promote conflict resolution in the region.
In a press released posted online by the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), who hosted the summit, Omar Faruk Osman, NUSOJ Secretary General and member of the International Federation of Journalists had this to say:
“The aim is to revive and strengthen Eastern Africa journalists Association and to improve collaboration and coordination of common programs and goals, and develop strategies for addressing key issues affecting freedom of press and freedom of expression in Eastern Africa.”
Leaders of journalists' unions and associations from Djibouti, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Tanzania and the semi-autonomous South Sudan drew up a 10-point Declaration and a plan of action, focusing on finding a long term solution to the violence and insecurity in the Eastern Africa sub-region. They also elected five officials to steer the EAJA agenda over the next three years.