Dr Margaret Jjuuko is the convener of the EACA conference to be held at UR in August. (Doreen Umutesi)
For the first time ever,Rwanda hosted the East African Communication Association Conference (EACA). The meeting took place at the University of Rwanda. This is the seventh time that the conference took place.
The aim of the conference was to examine media and communication developments in the digital age and in an increasingly market oriented environment.
Providing a forum for free exchange of ideas on the key issues and challenges affecting the media and communication industry in the region and beyond is among the topics according to a statement from organisers.
The annual event took place on 25-27 August in Kigali under the theme “the Economics of media business in the 21 st century”.