Cotonou hosts WSIS+20 Africa Summit: Reflecting on two decades of digital transformation | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

WACC | Seizing the day for communication justice: Latest Media Development focuses on upcoming WSIS+20

Is the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) in July the last chance for communication justice?The high-level event will review progress in the past 20 years toward the WSIS vision of a people-centered, inclusive, and development-oriented information society.It may the final opportunity to establish a lasting and meaningful rights-based framework for global communications, Media Development editor Philip Lee writes, one that is effec…

Cotonou summit highlights two decades of digital transformation – New Business Ethiopia

The World Summit on the Information Society in Africa (WSIS+20) officially opened today in Cotonou, Benin, bringing together high-level representatives and stakeholders from across the continent and beyond. The event marks two decades of Africa’s engagement in shaping the global information society. The opening ceremony was presided over by H.E. Louis Gbèhounou Vlavonou, President of […]

Cotonou hosts WSIS+20 Africa Summit: Reflecting on two decades of digital transformation | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Language English Cotonou, Benin, 14 May 2025 (ECA) — The World Summit on the Information Society in Africa (WSIS+20) officially opened today in Cotonou, Benin, bringing together high-level representatives and stakeholders from across the continent and beyond. The event marks two decades of Africa’s engagement in shaping the global information society.Share this:facebooktwitteremailprint