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Gambia News : Gambia's VP opens WAJA Excellence Awards

Oct 13,2008 by

gambia Gambia's vice president Aja Isatou Njie Saidy will deliver the keynote address at the first edition of the West African Journalists Association (WAJA) Excellence Awards, to be hosted by the Gambia Press Union (GPU) here on Thursday, 16 October 2008.

According to a press release issued Saturday by GPU, secretaries of state, senior officials from the Department of State for Communications, Information and Technology, WAJA executives, workshop participants, diplomats, senior Gambian journalists, lawyers, politicians and friends of the media are expected to grace the occasion.

The release further stated that the WAJA Excellence Awards 2008 will honour the best three reports of practicing West African journalists in print, radio and television categories in the areas of conflict prevention, peacekeeping and human rights.

Meanwhile, as part of the celebrations, short-listed participants would take part in the WAJA-organised sub-regional workshop on “The Role of Journalists in Conflict Prevention, Peacekeeping and The Promotion Of Human Rights” from 14-16 October.

“The event is co-funded by the African Capacity Building Foundation, Trust Bank Ltd, The Gambia, Gambega, ECObank and the GPU," the release disclosed.

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