- The Training of journalists/reporters for elections in two sessions at
Kpalimé and Kara on the theme: Reponsibilty of the Journalist during the
Electoral Period.
95. Moreover, the management of the Training and Re-training Centre of the
Ministry of Communication, with the support of the partners, organised a capacity
building seminar for stakeholders in the media:
- From 1st to 3 December, 2014: organisation of a capacity building workshop
for journalists on good journalistic practices, with the support of UNESCO;
- From 19 to 23 January, 2015, in Lomé: organisation of a seminar, with the
support of the European Union on the theme: the social responsibility of the
journalist and processing of information during the electoral period for the
same target group;
- From 9 March to 24 April, 2015: continuing training of public media
journalists for capacity building including training of technicians and cultural
stakeholders;
- From17 to 26 August, 2015, in Lomé: organisation of a workshop with the
support of UNFPA on the theme: The fundamentals of Professional
Journalism, for Public and Private Media Practitioners;
- From 23 to 28 November, 2015: organisation of a workshop on capacity
building on reproductive health and demographic dividend for the same target
group, with the support of the United Nations Population Fund. On the whole,
more than 300 public and private media practitioners participated in the
training, including about forty women.
96. The Press Support Fund provided for in the 2009 budget was 75 000 000 CFA
francs. It was increased to 350 000 000 CFA francs; but this amount was brought
back to its initial value (75 000 000 CFA francs) from 2010 to 2014; there was an
upward adjustment of the figure in 2015 to 100 000 000 CFA francs. The modalities
for the management, distribution and follow-up of the assistance and economic and
financial benefits granted to the press based on eligibility conditions have been set
out in Article 8 of Decree No. 2009-065/PR of 30 March, 2009.
97. In 2013, 41 private media houses received 31 700 000 CFA francs, 42 private
radio stations received 21 500 000 CFA francs and 5 private television stations were
entitled to 8 500 000 CFA francs. In 2014, 42 private media houses altogether
received an amount of 28 700 000 CFA francs, 42 private radio stations received
27 200 000 CFA francs and 5 private television channels received 8 300 000 CFA
francs.
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