The 16th General Assembly of the African Union of Broadcasting (ABU)

The AUB aims to examine all the possibilities available to African media to obtain quality content amidst scarcity of financial resources...

The African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) will hold its 16th General Assembly from June 18 to 20, 2025 in Abidjan, capital of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, under the theme: Empowering the media: what strategies for financial and technological resilience and innovative content?

This high-level meeting will bring together Directors General representing the media, the broadcasting industry, officials, experts, academics, content creators from across the continent, representatives of sister Unions and partners. This year’s event aims to explore the challenges and opportunities offered by the evolution of digital technologies in the broadcast media sector.

The AUB aims to examine all the possibilities available to African media to obtain quality content amidst scarcity of financial resources, competitiveness and significant technological development. Broadcasters in Africa will also address the issue of satellite broadcasting costs which are increasingly weighing on their organizations’ budgets.

During this General Assembly, the African Union of Broadcasting will reward excellence in African broadcast production at the grand AUB MEDIA AWARDS 2025.

The African Union of Broadcasting is the largest organization of media professionals in Africa, bringing together public and private radio and television broadcasters and associate members. The AUB is responsible for developing all segments of television and radio broadcasting in Africa. It works to develop the exchange of authentic African content through its content distribution platform, AUBVISION.

Résumé en Français
L’Union Africaine de Radiodiffusion (UAR) tiendra sa 16ème Assemblée Générale du 18 au 20 juin 2025 à Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, sur le thème : « Autonomisation des médias : quelles stratégies pour la résilience financière et technologique et un contenu innovant ? ».

Cette rencontre de haut niveau réunira des dirigeants de médias, des experts, des universitaires et abordera les défis et opportunités du numérique, les moyens d’obtenir un contenu de qualité malgré les contraintes financières et technologiques, et les coûts de diffusion par satellite.

L’UAR récompensera l’excellence lors des AUB MEDIA AWARDS 2025. L’UAR est la plus grande organisation de professionnels des médias en Afrique, promouvant l’échange de contenu africain via sa plateforme AUBVISION.