Burkina Faso Information Agency Joins 7th General Assembly of African Press in Morocco

Rabat – The Burkina Faso Information Agency (AIB) is set to participate in the 7th General Assembly of the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA), commencing Monday in Morocco. This year’s assembly, under the theme ‘African information: a major sovereignty issue’, aims to address critical aspects of media sovereignty in Africa.

According to the Burkina Information Agency, the gathering will provide a platform for Directors General of African news agencies, media experts, and various prominent figures from the African Atlantic region. The focus will be on exploring strategies to bolster African sovereignty through effective information dissemination. The assembly will discuss the role of press agencies in the context of the changing media landscape, marked by globalization and the multimedia era.

Established a decade ago in Casablanca, FAAPA encompasses approximately thirty African press agencies. These include not only the AIB but also the Nigerien Press Agency (ANP), the Ivorian Press Agency (AIP), the Agence de presse of the Arab Maghreb (AMP), the Senegalese Press Agency (APS), and the Guinean Press Agency (AGP), among others. The federation serves as a forum for reflecting on the future of press agencies and their evolving roles in diverse and specific contexts.