DAILY MONITOR MBALE JOURNALIST BENEFICIARY
By Our Reporter
The Egyptian government has given a Daily Monitor newspaper journalist Ms Olivier Nakanwagi scholarship to pursue a one month training course for young African Journalists in Cairo from August 16 to September 4, 2025.
Ms Nakanwagi who is a Uganda Journalists Union (UJU) member based in Mbale, joins other journalists from 20 African countries, who will train in Mass Communication and International Relations.
The 61st Training course is organized by the Cairo based Union of African Journalists (UAJ) in conjunction with the Egyptian Information Ministry and sponsored by the Egyptian government.
Ms Nakanwagi is one of the many Uganda Journalists Union members to receive the Egyptian scholarship under the Uganda Journalists Union partnership with the Cairo – based Union of African Journalists (UAJ).
The training is organized under the framework of African journalists’ trade unions and associations affiliated to the Union of African Journalists.
Young African journalists undergo training in Mass Communication and International Relations which is mixed with a comprehensive program to promote tourism built under the River Nile Basin initiative.
As part of the training programme participants are taken on field studies in selected parts in Egypt that include irrigation projects and developments on the banks of river Nile plus rich historic sites and cultural sets like museums.
Ms Nakanwagi applauded the Union of African Journalists for organizing the program and the Egyptian government for extending a scholarship to her.
She said she would make use of the knowledge derived from the course to improve further professional skills, broaden her scope from local to international perspective.
Uganda Journalists Union (UJU) President Ms Lucy Anyango Ekadu extended appreciation to the Union of African journalists for organizing the course and the Egyptian government for continued sponsorship to Ugandan journalists..
“UJU would continue strengthening links and partnership with the Union of Africa Journalists to train more Ugandan journalists,” she said.
UJU was registered on June 25, 2006 as sole Labour Union for professional journalists to harmonize Labour relations between employees and employers and employees amongst themselves plus defending and promoting .
UJU’s Vision is to become a leading journalists Trade Union in African .
The union Mission Statement is to defend and promote an Independent, Ethical and Professional media that safeguards Press Freefom and Labour Rights of Journalists.
UJU is affiliated to the Brussels – based International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), Federation of Eastern Africa Journalists Association (FEAJA) and the National Organisation of Trade Unions ( NOTU).
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