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WACC Africa elects new board, affirms focus on digital, gender, and climate justice
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22 Oct 2026 WACC Africa elects new board, affirms focus on digital, gender, and climate justice

Posted at 13:54h in Communication Rights, News, WACC Africa by

WACC’s regional association in Africa has chosen new leadership and considered actions to advance digital, gender, and climate justice, during its General Assembly held online on 21 October.

WACC Africa members elected Lekan Otufodunrin of Journalists for Christ International Outreach, Nigeria, as President and Amie Joof-Cole of the Inter-African Network for Women, Media, Gender and Development (FAMEDEV), Senegal, as Vice-President.

Other members of the new WACC Africa Regional Executive Committee (REC) include Blessing Oladunjoye, BO Foundation For Inclusive Media, Nigeria, as Secretary; Mwendwa Kivuva, Trustee for Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), Kenya, as Treasurer; and George Stewart, media development specialist, Liberia, and Opeyemi Lawal, journalist, Nigeria, as Alternate executive members.

The new REC will serve for four years.

Otufodunrin and Joof-Cole also were nominated to serve as board members of WACC UK.

In his acceptance, Otufodunrin pledged that the new executive will implement programs that will promote the focus of WACC on digital, gender, and climate justice among other issues in the continent.

Sarah Macharia, WACC’s global staff liaison for the Africa region, commended the outgoing REC headed by WACC Director Matomklawè Kpalla for its accomplishments and urged the new regional board to do more to enhance the status of the WACC in the region.

Keynote focus on digital justice

Kehinde Adegboyega from West Africa Digital Rights Defenders Coalition, convenor for the General Assembly, called for universal access, rights safeguards, and data sovereignty in a keynote address on ensuring digital justice in Africa.

WACC Africa’s road map for regional action should include capacity building, policy advocacy, coalition building, and community action, he said.

“No digital future is just until it is inclusive, free and grounded in dignity for all Africans,” Adegoyega stated.

WACC Africa Regional Executive Committee (2026–2023)

Officers

  • President: Lekan Otufodunrin, Journalists for Christ International Outreach, Nigeria
  • Vice-President: Amie Joof-Cole, Inter-African Network for Women, Media, Gender and Development (FAMEDEV), Senegal
  • Secretary: Blessing Oladunjoye, BO Foundation For Inclusive Media, Nigeria
  • Treasurer: Mwendwa Kivuva, Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), Kenya

 Alternate members

  • George Stewart, media development specialist, Liberia
  • Opeyemi Lawal, journalist, Nigeria
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