Africa-Press – Angola. Angola’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Miguel Bembe, received on Tuesday (09), in Addis Ababa, a delegation from the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) with whom he discussed matter of the sector in Africa.
It was also an opportunity to discuss press freedom and the safety of media professionals on the continent.
The meeting was attended by Angolan journalist Luísa Rogério, a member of the IFJ board, who highlighted the opportunity to take advantage of Angola’s presidency of the African Union to prioritize journalist safety on the continental agenda.
On the occasion, IFJ argued that Angola’s role as chairman of the African Union Peace and Security Council should also include concrete measures to protect the media, ensuring that they practice their duties with freedom, dignity, and security.
According to the IFJ, strengthening press freedom is essential to consolidate democracy and prevent conflicts, and it reiterated its expectation of engaging the Angolan authorities in promoting a continental approach on this matter.
The IFJ is the world’s largest federation of journalists unions.
The organization is dedicated to promoting press freedom, human and labor rights, democracy, and the fight against corruption and poverty.
Founded in 1926, the IFJ was relaunched twice: in 1946 and 1952.
During the Cold War (1945-1989), it positioned itself as the organization that defended the interests of journalists in capitalist countries, in contrast to the International Organization of Journalists, which brought together unions from socialist countries.
Currently, the IFJ represents approximately 500,000 members in over 100 countries, with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
The entity claims “not to adhere to any specific political point of view”, although it defines itself as “the organization that gives a voice to journalists within the international trade union movement”.
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