The Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) met with the Egyptian Ambassador to South Sudan, H.E. Hazem Mamdouh Fawzy, on Wednesday to discuss areas of partnership.
The discussions focused on strengthening relations between UJOSS and the Egyptian Embassy. Key areas of exploration included:
Capacity Building to enhance skills and professional development for South Sudanese journalists.
“We believe that Egypt can play a key role in professional skills development for journalists in South Sudan.” Said Oyet Patrick, the president of UJOSS.
Oyet also suggested possibilities of joint story production or collaborating on shared media projects and editorial content on topics such as shared history of Sudan, South Sudan and Egypt. The history of African Nationalism and Pan African movements including role played by Egypt in decolonization of Africa and the role of Egypt along side other African countries in moving Africa forward in this century, and environmental protection stories.
Ambassador Hazem expressed optimism, he said journalists and media if properly used can play key role in uniting people and promoting development.
“There are many Egyptians who were born here, some of them were born in Juba, others in Malakal and other parts of South Sudan which of course was Sudan. Egypt has been here before independence of South Sudan, we were one at one time and we should promote cooperation for the future of the peoples of the two countries.” Said Ambassador Hazem.
Discussion also focused on media exchange programs: Fostering cross-border learning and cultural exchanges between journalists.
