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His Highness the Aga Khan accompanied by His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki arrives for the Pan Africa Media conference.

Prince Hussain and Princess Khaliya with AKDN Resident Representative for Kenya Aziz Bhaloo at the Pan Africa Media conference.

Upon his arrival in Kenya, His Highness the Aga Khan meets with His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya at the Office of the President, Harambee House, Nairobi.

His Excellency President Kagame of Rwanda addresses the conference during the 1st Eminent Persons Round Table as His Highness the Aga Khan and His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki look on.

His Highness the Aga Khan listens as Rt Honorable Raila Odinga speaks during the 1st Eminent Persons Round Table session following the opening ceremony of the Pan Africa Media conference.

His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki, His Highness the Aga Khan, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Amadou Mahtar Ba, Executive Director of the Africa Media Initiative on the head table at the Pan Africa Media conference.

His Highness the Aga Khan delivering the Founder’s Address at the Pan Africa Media conference, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Nation Media Group.

Upon his arrival in Kenya, His Highness the Aga Khan meets with His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya at the Office of the President, Harambee House, Nairobi.

His Highness the Aga Khan arriving for the Pan Africa Media conference at the Kenya International Conference Centre in Nairobi.

Nairobi, Kenya: 18 March 2010 – His Highness the Aga Khan today announced the establishment of the Aga Khan University Graduate (AKU) School of Media and Communications. The School, whose initial campus will be situated in Nairobi, will aim to foster a critical mass of diverse, media leaders, enterprises and institutions distinguished by the highest standards of competence, ethics, professionalism and social responsibility. It is anticipated that the School will be formally launched in 2011, although some of its activities may begin later this year.

Posted Thursday, March 18 2010 at 13:32

The Pan African Conference got underway on Thursday in Nairobi, attracting an attendance of media experts and political leaders in discussing the role of media in an African democracy.

Chief guest President Kibaki set the pace with an acknowledgement on “the advent of citizen journalism has become possible because of tools such as SMS, blogs and social networking websites such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Myspace.”

Posted Friday, March 19 2010 at 19:11

The history of Nation and that of Kenya is closely intertwined. In this first instalment of the newly-published book, BIRTH OF A NATION: The Story of a Newspaper in Kenya, the author discloses for the first time how Mzee Kenyatta’s bid to control the media house was politely but firmly rejected.

Posted Thursday, March 18 2010 at 22:30

Africa’s economic future and the challenge of uniting people and nations drew eminent politicians and scholars into a historic public debate in Nairobi on Thursday.

They examined the role of a free Press in Africa, debated the path to regional integration and spoke out on the continent’s quality of leadership as the curtain rose on the Nation Media Group’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan
at the Conference Marking the 50th Anniversary
of the Nation Media Group:
“Media and the African Promise.”
Nairobi, March 18, 2010.

His Excellency Mwai Kibaki, President of the Republic of Kenya
His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda
His Excellency Kalonzo Musyoka, Vice President of Kenya
Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya
His Excellency Joaquim Chissano, former President of Mozambique
His Excellency Benjamin Mkapa, former President of the United Republic of Tanzania

The Pan Africa media conference , in Nairobi, brought together prominent personalities in media, business, governments, civil society, and academia across the world.

Some of the 40 eminent guests lined up to grace the event include the Aga Khan, Nobel laureate Prof Wangari Maathai, former South Africa’s president Thabo Mbeki, telecom investor Mo Ibrahim, and former UN secretary general Kofi Annan. The conference key theme is Reflections on the past, present, and prospects for the future.