INVITATION
PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION
LAUNCH OF THE AFRICAN UNION HERALD
On Saturday, 29 January 2011, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr Jean Ping, will hold his monthly press conference at the margins of the 16th African Union Summit at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. At this occasion, he will also launch the first issue of “The African Union Herald”. This biannual publication put together by the Directorate of Communication and Information deals with issues of development in Africa. This first volume is dedicated to the current state of the media landscape on the continent.
As stated by Mr Jean Ping, in the editorial to the publication, “The review proposes areas for reflection. Far from restricting itself to a mere catalogue of figures, facts and speeches on the media, it actually puts forward solutions that would boost media performance and make them capable of fully playing their role within our states- in short, making them become the “Fourth Estate”.
Made up of in depth articles of internationally recognised prestigious researchers, African media experts and renowned journalists, the “African Union Herald” is the first publication of the African Union that looks at the role of the media in the development of the continent.

You are cordially invited to attend the event at 14h30 at the Media Center of the African Union.