Nairobi, Kenya// – The current fluid global challenges are not only hitting the continent of Africa in one sector. Even the media is facing its own mounting stresses. It is for these reasons that The African Editors Forum (TAEF) will bring together editors, journalism educators, academics, media experts, and specialists from across the continent in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday and Tuesday for the Africa Editors Congress (AEC 2026).
In a press release issued and signed by the President of the AEC, Churchill Otieno ahead of the major event: “The high-level Congress will convene Africa’s most influential editors, media executives, policymakers, and global partners, providing a unique platform for strategic conversation about the future of journalism and media leadership on the continent at a moment of profound political, economic, and technological changes”.
The Congress would go beyond panels and speeches, as it is designed as a working forum where decision-makers interrogate power, influence public policy debates, and shape collective positions on issues that directly affect Africa’s democratic health, information integrity, media sustainability, and African agency, particularly within global tech ecosystems, it added.
The release noted that a clear focus would be placed on securing African agency in Artificial Intelligence (AI) value chains and ensuring equitable value extraction from Africa’s rare minerals and extractives that fuel global technology.
The theme is deliberately anchored in the shared global priorities articulated in the M20 Johannesburg Declaration, particularly its urgent call to action on strengthening information integrity and securing media sustainability against the backdrop of platform dominance.
“The discussions will be candid, informed by evidence, and grounded in real newsroom and market pressures. For senior editors and executives, the Congress will offer peer-to-peer engagement with those who set editorial direction, manage risks, and make strategic investment decisions in a rapidly shifting media environment”.
