ACCPA conducts training for media professionals in Ghana on Ghana-China Relations.
The Africa-China Centre for Policy & Advisory (ACCPA), in partnership with the Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana On Wednesday, June 21 hosted one-day training in Accra for select media professionals to enhance their capacity in the reportage of Africa – China relations.
The Africa-China Centre for Policy and Advisory is a Sino-African research and policy think tank and advisory firm headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The Centre is dedicated to providing unbiased policy and market research as well as distinct views on Africa-China relations.
During the training, the select media professionals in Ghana (from TV, radio, newspapers, online blogs, etc.) were introduced to key insights regarding tracking, researching, reporting, and analyzing China’s relations with Ghana in particular and Africa in general.
This forms part of a series of Africa-China Media Capacity-Building program of the ACCPA. According to the Executive Director of the ACCPA, Paul Frimpong, he strongly believes the media plays a critical role in shaping bilateral relations between Ghana and China. This is why his outfit, ACCPA, is committed to offering such trainings across the continent to help these professionals pursue rewarding careers.
The Executive Director of the ACCPA and the host of the Media Professionals Training Program, Paul Frimpong assured of his outfits commitment in engaging the media regularly and being open to receiving questions from the media in respect of Ghana and Africa’s engagement with China.
“As a policy tink tank, our focus is on researching on the kind of relations Africa has with China and in doing so we believe that the media is a huge bridge that has to be involved and help government across Africa to make informed decision. This will help stakeholders share perspective and know Africa sits with respect with our relations with China,” he said.
Professor Jimin Wang, the Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute, also presented on the relevance of culture and people to exchanges between China and Ghana and, more specifically, elaborated on the opportunities available at his outfit to help Ghanaians who are interested in learning the Chinese language tap into the opportunities emanating from Ghana-China relations.
Dr. Isaac Ankrah, a Senior Research Fellow of the ACCPA, spoke extensively about the historical journey of the media landscape and the roles that media reporting and analysis play in Ghana’s engagement with international partners, with case studies on Ghana-China media reporting.
The Media participants in the training expressed their keen interest in working with relevant stakeholders in order to be able to report accurately and factually on Ghana’s engagement with China.
Source: Ghana Business
