Archive d’étiquettes pour : Lomé2

DRC: “Ever since Lomé 2, people have been calling me ‘Papa Météo’”

From November 23 to 27, about 60 media professionals traveled from Lomé, Togo, for a week of training. During this third edition of the program, several participants shared their experiences of the changes brought about by this new initiative launched by Radio Réveil (Bevaix). Here is a testimonial from the president of a radio station in Kinshasa, Congo. This written contribution is accompanied by a radio program produced byDodji Juliette Kpessou (Radio Hosanna, Porto-Novo, Benin) and Benjamin Holl (Radio Vie nouvelle, Douala, Cameroon).

His name is Johnson Kipesse. He is the president of Hermon Evangelical Radio and Television for Development (RTEDH) in Rutshuru, a city in North Kivu located about 70 kilometers north of Goma. This citizen of the Democratic Republic of the Congo participated in Lomé 2 in November 2019, a conference organized by the Francophone African Christian Media Forum that addressed the theme: “Let’s Invent Integral Radio!”

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Ivory Coast: “Lomé” Seminars Lead to the Formation of an Association of Christian Media Professionals

Following the Lomé 1 and 2 conferences organized by Radio Réveil and its partners, Christian media professionals in Côte d’Ivoire recognized the urgent need to come together and stop operating in a fragmented manner. With this in mind, two broadcasters founded the Union of Christian Journalists and Broadcasters of Côte d’Ivoire (UJACCI) in August 2020.

Christian media outlets in Côte d’Ivoire have long suffered from a climate of competition and a lack of collaboration among the various individuals working within them. The Lomé 1 and 2 seminars, organized by Radio Réveil in Lomé, Togo, in 2019, helped these media professionals understand the similarities in the challenges they face: radio station funding, precarious staff salaries, and the lack of effective evangelism strategies… In light of this, Christian journalists, hosts, and broadcasters decided to establish an association that will address the various problems they face.

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Zenabou Ndocki (Radio Bonne Nouvelle, Douala, Cameroon)

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Presentation of the François Sergy Award to Dodji Juliette Kpessou

Dodji Juliette Kpessou Receives the François Sergy Encouragement Award

During the Training Seminar for Christian Radio Stations in French-speaking Africa, the organizers decided to award Dodji Juliette Kpessou, a journalist and host at Radio Hosanna in Porto-Novo, the François Sergy Encouragement Award for producing 50 audio segments titled “L’O2Vie, a Drop Every Day.”

“These programs by Dodji Juliette Kpessou exemplify what we hope to promote: the exchange of programs among Christian radio stations in French-speaking Africa,” explained Emmanuel Ziehli, director of Radio Réveil.

The François Sergy Encouragement Award was launched as part of the Lomé Weeks, an initiative aimed at training Christian media professionals in French-speaking Africa. It is designed to recognize initiatives that promote collaboration among radio stations. This encouragement award is named after François Sergy, a journalist with Radio Réveil who passed away in 2018.

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Certificate Award Ceremony - Lomé 2

Christian radio stations in Francophone Africa are forming a network

To formalize their relationships, Christian radio stations in Francophone Africa have formed a network. About forty radio stations are already involved in this project, which aims to encourage collaboration and the sharing of professional resources. This decision was made during Lomé 2, the second training seminar for Christian radio stations in Francophone Africa, which took place from November 25 to 29 in the Togolese capital.

On Friday, November 29, the approximately 170 representatives of faith-based radio stations gathered in Lomé for a second training seminar on journalistic and radio techniques decided to launch a radio network. The objectives include fostering close relationships between radio stations in the same region or city, exchanging programs, providing mutual technical assistance, and developing a news agency capable of relaying news concerning the Christian and evangelical movement in Francophone Africa. All of this is in the spirit of the Lomé Declaration, signed on January 18, 2019.

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Speakers and Organizers of #Lomé2

170 media professionals from religious media outlets in French-speaking Africa are receiving training in “integral radio” in Lomé

In Francophone Africa, radio is the preeminent medium. For one week, approximately 170 representatives from faith-based radio stations are gathering in Lomé, Togo, for another training week. Jointly organized by the Radio Réveil association in Bevaix and Radio Ebène et développement in France, this week aims to enhance the quality of Christian radio stations in Africa.

On Monday, November 25, over 170 representatives from 72 faith-based radio stations across Francophone Africa gathered in Lomé, Togo, for a week-long training session on the theme 'Inventing Integral Radio.' During the opening session, the Minister of Communication, Folly-Bazi Katari, expressed his satisfaction that the seminar aimed to 'promote excellence within Christian media.' He also noted that 'this seminar came at a crucial time to address major challenges such as integrating new information and communication technologies, and promoting ethics and professional conduct.' The minister also urged faith-based media professionals to 'safeguard peace in our countries,' so that Muslims and Christians can peacefully attend their places of worship on Fridays or Sundays.

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In Lomé, Francophone African Christian radio stations urged to reinvent themselves – Togo Breaking News
African Christian radio stations strengthened to become integral – Togo Breaking News

Interview with Emmanuel Ziehli, Director of Radio Réveil

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Lomé 2 - Seminar

Let's Invent "Integral" Radio

The next Francophone African Christian Radio Training Seminar will take place November 25–29, 2019, in Lomé.

Over the course of five days, Serge Carrel— journalist; Blaise Gaïtou —JEM director in Niger; Emmanuel Ziehli —director of Radio Réveil; Jean Elchinger —IT specialist; Alphonse Teyabe —researcher and professor in Cameroon; Franck Jeanneret —pastor; Christian Gaspoz —FM specialist; Andrea Luzi— sound technician; Paolo Jean Bedogni —doctor; and Paul Zagré —JEM missionary in Niger—will address various topics such as quality, holistic radio, radio for the soul, unity, and more, through morning plenary sessions and afternoon hands-on workshops. See the detailed program.

This training is specifically designed for:station presidentsand directors, station managers, journalists, technical managers, broadcasters, professionals in the fields of communications, marketing, and the Internet, and producers/editors.

Participating countries: Benin – Burkina Faso – Cameroon – Central African Republic – Congo – Côte d’Ivoire – Mali – Niger – Senegal – Togo

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