Source: Tanzania:Adom News/Abednego Asante Asiedu/abednego.asante-asiedu@adomonline.com twitter: @Abednegoasante
A 14-day media training programme designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of African journalists on the extractive sector oil, gas and mining industries has commenced in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Twenty-four journalists drawn from Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania are participating in the training program sponsored by the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) and run in partnership with their country implementing partners in Ghana (Penplusbytes), Tanzania (Journalists' Environmental Association of Tanzania), and Uganda (African Centre for Media Excellence).
The workshop which is under the theme "Strengthening Media Oversight of the Extractives sectors" is expected to allow participants share their countries' experiences and practices in order to point out the differences and similarities, challenges, successes and potentials.
Speaking with Adom News during the opening of the workshop, the Executive Director, Penplusbytes Ghana, Kwami Ahiabenu said the training is aimed at equipping the journalists to understand the value chain in the extractive industry.
He stated that the participants are expected over the 14-day period to share experiences from the participating countries.
Meanwhile, the course content developer with Phythian Content Consulting Limited, Nicholas Phythian said the workshop will strengthen the capacity of participants in their line of duty as journalists.
Some of the Ghanaian journalists participating in the training include, Adom FM's Abednego Akwasi Asante Asiedu, Maxwell Suuk of Deutsche Welle, Dennis Kwadwo Peprah of the state owned Ghana News Agency and Mercy Acheampomaa Darko with Ghana Broadcasting Corporation.
Other participants also include, Ebenezer Yaw Agyekum-Boateng with TV3 Network, Juliet Aguiar of the Business and Financial Times Newspaper, Theophilus Annim with Viasat1 TV and Frederick Duodu Takyi with the Daily Guide.
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