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Six Middle East & Africa creatives have been selected for the Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury, part of the One Club for Creativity. L to R: Nnenna Onyewuchi - founder, The Barefoot Strategist, Lagos, Ali Rez - CCO, Impact BBDO, Dubai, Nayaab Rais - ECD, FP7 McCann, Dubai, Enas Rashwan - founder, CEO, Cairo Ad School and Saudi Ad School; president, The One Club-Cairo chapter, Cairo/Riyadh, Sands Mathura - ACD, Accenture Song South Africa, Cape Town, Rana Sadek, creative director, IMPACT BBDO, Dubai (Picture by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

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Impact BBDO Dubai is the Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year in The One Show Global Creative Rankings (Image supplied)

One Show 2025: ME & Africa Agency of the Year - Impact BBDO Dubai

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Source: © Grey Advertising It has been reported that WPP is to move advertising agency Grey into Ogilvy Group

WPP to move advertising agency Grey into Ogilvy Group

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17 Jan 2019

Why the wall?

Why the wall?

Chris Botha 16 Jan 2019

Protesters block the main route to Zimbabwe's capital Harare from Epworth township on January 14, 2019, after the government more than doubled the price of fuel. On January 15, CPJ joined more than 20 rights organizations and the #KeepItOn Coalition to call for authorities in Zimbabwe to restore internet and social media services. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Jekesai Njikizana.

CPJ joins call for Zimbabwe to restore internet and social media access

16 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: A new golden age of OOH media in Africa

#BizTrends2019: A new golden age of OOH media in Africa

Greg Benatar 7 Jan 2019

Number of journalists murdered in reprisal for reporting nearly doubles

Number of journalists murdered in reprisal for reporting nearly doubles

4 Jan 2019

New digital publishing platform for Pulse

New digital publishing platform for Pulse

2 Jan 2019

4 trends shaping the future of TV and entertainment

4 trends shaping the future of TV and entertainment

Jacques Bentley 31 Dec 2018

#BestofBiz 2018: Marketing & Media Africa

#BestofBiz 2018: Marketing & Media Africa

18 Dec 2018

Hundreds of jailed journalists the new norm, CPJ census finds

Hundreds of jailed journalists the new norm, CPJ census finds

13 Dec 2018

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Ndalo Media no more, come 2019

13 Dec 2018

How new media platforms have become powerful across Africa

How new media platforms have become powerful across Africa

George Ogola 13 Dec 2018

87% of journalists in the Middle East, Africa and Asia view the industry negatively

87% of journalists in the Middle East, Africa and Asia view the industry negatively

12 Dec 2018

Orelie Kabeya and Exauce Kabeya with Wikifundi 2.0. Photographer: Isla Haddow-Flood.

Expanding knowledge on Africa through the Wikimedia movement

11 Dec 2018

Lionel Reina, chief executive officer, APO Group.

New APO CEO to take group global

3 Dec 2018

Josephine Achiro Fortelo.

Freedom of speech award for South Sudan journalist

29 Nov 2018

Group photo of the resource personalities at the sports journalists seminar.

Africa's women sports writers receive support

29 Nov 2018

Study sheds light on scourge of "fake" news in Africa

Study sheds light on scourge of "fake" news in Africa

Herman Wasserman & Dani Madri-Morales 26 Nov 2018

Africa Video Forum, AfricaCom 2018.

#AfricaCom: 'Don't die with your idea'

Louise Marsland 23 Nov 2018

Miriro Matema, managing editor, Nomad Africa.

Miriro Matema takes over editorship of Nomad Africa

23 Nov 2018

A screen shot from December 2017 displaying the front pages of Tanzanian newspapers Mwananchi and The Citizen, calling on the Tanzanian government to help find missing journalist Azory Gwanda.

Where is journalist Azory Gwanda?

22 Nov 2018

Digital Media Africa finalists announced

Digital Media Africa finalists announced

20 Nov 2018

Judges announced for 2019 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards

Judges announced for 2019 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards

19 Nov 2018

All the 2018 AfricaCom Awards winners

All the 2018 AfricaCom Awards winners

15 Nov 2018

Jennifer Thomas is an assistant professor in the department of media, journalism, and film at Howard University. © .

The best of times and the worst of times for journalism

Juanita Pienaar 14 Nov 2018

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

Leigh Andrews 12 Nov 2018

Muthoki Mumo and Angela Quintal, Committee to Protect Journalists' Africa team.

Detained CPJ staffers released in Tanzania

9 Nov 2018

Media activist Angela Quintal reported to be safe

Media activist Angela Quintal reported to be safe

Louise Marsland 8 Nov 2018

Telcos are the real media giants in Africa

Telcos are the real media giants in Africa

Emeka Enwere 8 Nov 2018

Zimbabwean journalist Kelvin Jakachira.

Foreign journalists to observe US mid-terms

30 Oct 2018

Brands can, and should, ensure that their ads don't appear on fake news sites

Brands can, and should, ensure that their ads don't appear on fake news sites

Neil Pursey 26 Oct 2018