By 
DAKAR, Senegal, August 4, 2021/APO Group/ —
The following African public and private Radio and TV professionals, Members of the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) (www.uar-AUB.org):
CAMEROON: Cameroon Radio & Television (CRTV)
CONGO: Radio Television Nationale Congolaise (RTNC)
GABON: Radiodiffusion Television Gabonaise (RTG)
GAMBIA: Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS)
GUINEA: Radiodiffusion Télévision Guinéenne (RTG)
IVORY COAST: Radio Television Ivoirienne (RTI)
KENYA: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC)
MALI: Office de Radio-Télévision du Mali (ORTM)
MOROCCO: Société Nationale de Raditélévision du Maroc (SNRT)
NIGER: L’Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision du Niger (ORTN)
NIGERIA: Federal Radio Corporation OF Nigeria (FRCN / NTA)
RWANDA: Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA)
SENEGAL: Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise (RTS)
TOGO: Télévision Togolaise (TVT)
ZAMBIA: Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation
E-MEDIA GROUP
LABEL TELEVISION GROUP
OUEST TV GROUP
Gathered in Dakar Senegal, on July 27 and 28, 2021 as part of the very first pan-African seminar on “Handling Covid-19 pandemic in the Media in Africa” organized by the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) in partnership with UNESCO,
– Reaffirm their support for the African populations by providing them with credible, verified and verifiable information on the Covid-19 pandemic which mourns families on a daily basis;
– Consider the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic as a global fight which calls for the contribution of all spheres of the society;
– Observe that the traditional media remain a real catalyst in this fight which challenges national institutions, parliaments, governments, scientists, development partners, broadcasters, media men and women as well as the target populations;
– Consider this capacity building seminar a major transformation model of the corona virus ecosystem in the African media with important editorial issues and beneficial health consequences for African populations;
-Decide on the creation of a strong Pan-African Network of Journalists on the management of the Covid-19 pandemic;
– Undertake to demonstrate professionalism in order to raise public awareness of the dangers relating to the corona virus and to support any long-term initiative that could help humanity get out of this impasse;
Call on national and international organizations, African governments and partners:
-To support this initiative, which is of capital interest in the eradication of the pandemic;
– To analyze internal and African resources at the same time as they take into account the contribution of international partners in terms of expertise and funding;
-To take very great account of the populations in whose name this fight is being undertaken and who are ultimately the beneficiaries;
-To nourish reflection by sharing experiences, undertaking studies and research on the main areas affected;
-To keep the greatest openness for the observation and integration of effective solutions allowing us to come to terms with this pandemic.
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