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๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐ (๐๐๐๐)-The Liberia News Agency (LINA) honors the impacts the CASSABLANCA CALL have had on News Agencies across Africa which resulted in the formulation of the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies โFAAPAโ.
The CASSABLANCA CALL which was signed almost a decade ago called on public authorities to create a contractual relationship between Africa press agencies and their respective countries.
At the CASSABLANCA forum which was held on October 13-14, 2014, Participants agreed that contractual relationships are the only way to help set the course, set the speed of reforms and determine goals.
They maintained that partners, news agencies, and states, bound by rights and duties can work together in synergy and efficiency with shared vision and visibility for a modern and high-added-value public information service.
The group added that technological and professional challenges facing African press agencies require a multi-annual budget planning that allows them to set their goals with precision and have full awareness of their rights and duties in respect of public authorities and society.
Today, the ideology of those patriotic Africans have proven that national sovereignty of states in the field of information requires considering press agencies as leading strategic stakeholders in the war of information.
Also, they made African citizens realize that they have a legitimate right to enjoy high-quality public information service managed by rigorous professionals with dignity, aware of their responsibilities, and taking into account the principles of ethics and conduct.
Liberia is an Executive Member of FAAPA, as such, LINA’s Director sits at the decision-making table of the institution.
The Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies โFAAPAโ is a professional platform that promotes material and immaterial development of African agencies so that they can take up the multifaceted challenge of globalization of the 21st century on the African continent