AUB Director General Grégoire Ndjaka opened a professional training workshop on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) organised with UNESCO at the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation.

He explained that the workshop built on an online training programme held in August 2025 that brought together more than 500 journalists from across Africa in six interactive sessions focused on MIL, responsible journalism and professional ethics.

Ndjaka said AUB’s objective is to build a more aware, resilient African media environment equipped to address the challenges and opportunities of the digital age, particularly the spread of misinformation and false content.

He stressed that African media have a direct responsibility to strengthen Media and Information Literacy and help audiences resist manipulation. AUB is working to reinforce trust in media, support citizen participation and strengthen African media sovereignty through continuous training and strategic partnerships.

On digital transformation, the Director General called on African youth to use artificial intelligence and emerging technologies as tools to improve daily life rather than substitutes for human intelligence and creativity. Africa, he said, must become a producer and innovator in technology and media, not merely a consumer.

He thanked UNESCO for its continued partnership and the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation for hosting the workshop, reaffirming AUB’s commitment to media that advance inclusion, integrity, innovation, development and democracy.