CONCEPT NOTE Webinar Title: Water Scarcity, Food Security, and Stability in North Africa Organizers: - African Broadcasting Union (AUB / UAR), - United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), and - HEC Montréal Date and Time: September 29, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Montreal Time) Format: Online (Zoom) Speakers: - Dr. Mohammed Mahmoud, Chief Executive Officer of the Climate and Water Initiative and Lead for Middle East Climate and Wat

North Africa is currently facing the most severe water crisis in its modern history. To help the public better understand these vital issues, the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB), in partnership with the United Nations University (UNU-INWEH) and HEC Montréal, will host an online gathering on September 29, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Montreal Time). The situation on the ground is particularly alarming. Identified as a climate hotspot, North Africa is warming 20% faster

A delegation from the Ministry of Communication of the Republic of Chad, led by the Secretary General of the Ministry, Ali Mahamat Nour, has visited the Headquarters of the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) in Dakar, Senegal, on Thursday 13 August, 2026 to gain deeper insight into the operations of the continental broadcasting organisation and explore new avenues for strengthening cooperation. The visit provided an opportunity for the Chadian delegation and the AUB manageme

The National Office of Audiovisual Media of Chad (ONAMA) has officially joined the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB), marking a significant milestone for regional media cooperation in Africa. The announcement was made during the opening ceremony of the AUB-UNESCO Regional Workshop on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Reporting in Fragility, Conflict and Violence (FCV) Contexts, held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in N'Djamena, Chad. Organized under the high patronage of

Dakar, Monday 15 June 2026 The President of the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB), Mr. Jean-Martial Adou, has paid a working visit to the Headquarters of the Union in Dakar, Senegal, as part of efforts to strengthen engagement with the institution and assess ongoing strategic projects of the organization. During the visit, the AUB President inspected the progress of work at the AUB Training Centre in Diamniadio, Senegal, which also serves as the permanent site of the Union

June 7, 2026 In response to the precipitous decline of groundwater levels recorded across 116,000 wells, the AUB and UNU-INWEH are urging the media to abandon "Firefighting journalism" in favor of long-term investigative reporting. Water scarcity is no longer just a climate fatality, but a profound crisis of governance. This was the stark warning issued by scientists, policymakers, and media executives at the virtual workshop, "Water Beyond Borders: Addressing Water Bankruptc

The African Union of Broadcasting, in partnership with the UNESCO, has launched a major media training programme aimed at strengthening climate change and disaster risk reduction reporting across the conflict-affected Lake Chad Basin region. The high-level online training, titled “AUB-UNESCO Media Training on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction in Conflict and Fragile Contexts, The Case of the Lake Chad Basin Region,” brought together journalists and media professional

The African Union of Broadcasting (AUB), in partnership with UNESCO, is stepping up efforts to strengthen climate journalism and disaster reporting across Africa through a new media capacity-building initiative focused on the Lake Chad Basin. The programme, titled Strengthening Media Capacity for Climate Change and Disaster Reporting in Violence, Fragility and Conflict Contexts, is designed to equip journalists and broadcasters with the skills needed to report accurately and

A major shift is coming for African media, and it is powered by artificial intelligence. In Yaoundé, top government officials and media leaders are pushing forward a bold plan to transform how news is produced and delivered across the continent. Acting Secretary General of the Ministry of External Relations of Cameroon, Gervais Bindzi Edzimbi met with Director General of the AUB, Grégoire Ndjaka to deepen cooperation between Cameroon and AUB, with a strong focus on turning th

Africa’s broadcasting heavyweights gathered in Banjul as the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) officially opened its General Assembly on 16 April, 2026 setting the stage for high-level conversations on media transformation, press freedom, and the future of public broadcasting across the continent. Delivering the keynote, Gambia’s Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting, Ismaila Ceesay, challenged African media institutions to rise beyond traditional roles and become