East African Communication Association Conference2025 Opens in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, August 27, 2025 (ENA)— The 15th Annual East African Communication Association (EACA) Conference officially opened today in Addis Ababa.

A three-day conference brought together media and communication scholars, educators, researchers, trainers, and practitioners from Africa and beyond.

The opening session of the conference was attended by prominent leaders, including Minister of Government Communication Services Legesse Tulu, Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority Director General Samson Mekonnen, Addis Ababa University President Samuel Kifle, and African Communication Association President Prof. Margaret Jjuuko.

The conference is also anticipated to deliberate on emerging issues related to innovation, practice, scholarship and development in media and communication field.

The East African Communication Association (EACA) was established in 2011 by a group of Journalism, Media, and Communication scholars working in East Africa.

EACA membership is largely drawn from universities in East Africa but the association is open to collaboration with journalism/media scholars and practitioners from all over the world and indeed has had members from Germany, South Africa, West Africa, Norway, the United States, and El-Salvador among others.