Inter Press Service Africa has announced the appointment of a new regional editor to manage the continent’s editorial services within the global development news agency.

Terna Gyuse, who has extensive experience as a radio producer and trainer, replaces outgoing regional editor Jacklynne Hobbs. Gyuse will oversee freelancers in over 50 African countries as well as bureaus in Nairobi, Kenya and Cotonou, Benin. Read more »

IPS Africa is looking for a bilingual (French/English) regional editor to oversee editorial production on the African continent. The regional editor works from the IPS Africa headquarters in Johannesburg and oversees bureaus in Benin and Kenya as well as correspondents throughout the continent. The successful candidate will oversee planning and co-ordination of the Africa diary including budgeting, overseeing regional and project editors as well as maintaining a network of correspondents, stringers and translators in the coverage area. Read more »

Mail and Guardian editor Ferial Haffajee has been appointed as the chairperson of the Inter Press Service Africa board at the annual IPS Africa board meeting in Johannesburg where plans were outlined for increased capacity and growth on the continent. Read more »

Senior legislators from the G8 countries and from Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa (the G8+5) will meet to politically test a draft Post 2012 Climate Change Framework developed by the Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE). Tierramerica, the communication platform for environment and sustainable development of UNDP, UNEP and the WB, implemented by IPS, will be doing special coverage of the event. Read more »

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