Africa Means Business

Open communication between journalists and economists is the founding principle of Africa Means Business, a unique collaboration between the media and academic economists led by the Thomson Foundation. Sixty four economists and journalists graduated from the programme, forming a lasting network to increase public access to quality economic and business news.

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Locations

Kenya/Ghana

Funder

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Project duration

Three years

Project start date

2011

Partners

African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), the Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) and the Wincott Foundation

Category

Business journalism; Kenya; Ghana;

Since learning what media people look for, I’ve had an article on corruption accepted for publication, which I hope will help shift policy

Dr Abraham Waithama, economist, Nairobi

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Deborah Kelly

DeborahK@thomsonfoundation.org

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