The Lomé 5 Meetings: A Review with Illia Djadi and Emmanuel Ziehli

The goal of the Lomé meetings is to encourage journalists, hosts, and technicians at Christian radio stations in French-speaking Africa. From February 20 to 24, Emmanuel Ziehli, director of Radio R, traveled there to participate in the fifth edition of this seminar. The theme was: “Media: Tools for Peace in a World at War.” A recap of this event can be heard on “Un R d’Actu” on RADIO R.

On Tuesday, March 7, Emmanuel Ziehli, director of Radio R, and Illia Djadi, an analyst with the NGO Portes ouvertes, reviewed the fifth edition of the Lomé meetings organized by FOMECAF (Forum of Christian Media in Francophone Africa).

This year, these networking and professional development events—designed primarily for journalists, hosts, and directors of religious radio stations in French-speaking Africa—focused on the theme: “Media: Tools for Peace in a World at War.”

Illia Djadi was the keynote speaker. He encouraged the approximately 70 participants to use radio as a tool to promote social harmony and ensure that everyone has a voice on Christian radio stations, including representatives of the Muslim community. (c)

Listen to the show “Un R d’Actu” featuring Illia Djadi (Portes ouvertes), Emmanuel Ziehli (Radio Réveil), Abdoulaye Cissé (Mali), and Alphonse Teyabé (Cameroon).