21 years of Catalysing Innovations across Networks and Communities
Let’s use a time machine and travel back to the year 2001. When we leave the machine, we enter a…
Announcement – New Executive Director
The Board of Directors of Penplusbytes is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeremiah Sam as acting Executive Director effective…
Penplusbytes inaugurates Community Monitoring Groups in Ghana and Mali
Penplusbytes with funding from the Open Society initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) is delivering the 2-year “Here and Now” project…
Penplusbytes advances Media and Information Literacy in Ghana
Being at the forefront of media and information literacy (MIL) in Ghana for the past three (3) years, Penplusbytes kick…
‘Shaping tomorrow, now’ – Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa to open DW Global Media Forum 2022
Philippine journalist and winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Maria Ressa is set to open DW’s Global Media Forum…
Call for applications open for the inaugural AU Media Fellowship
Are you an African journalist, blogger, vlogger, content creator, or podcaster living and working in Africa or the diaspora? Are…
Here’s a new favorite social media app to try out – BeReal
What is new? A social media app with no filters, BeReal, the trending new social media app, gives users a…
African media outlets are documenting the continent’s tech industry
African tech startups raised over $4 billion in 2021 — about twice the sum they raised the year prior, according…
Penplusbytes’ Executive Director Appointed Board Member of Ghana News Agency
The Executive Director of Penplusbytes, Juliet Adime Amoah has been appointed a board member of the Ghana News Agency (GNA).…
Penplusbytes convenes local activities to mark 2021 Global Media and Information Literacy week in Ghana
This year marks 10 years since the seeds of Global Media and Information Literacy Week was planted in 2011 in…
A Press Statement to mark International Day for Universal Access to Information
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday September 28, 2021 A PRESS STATEMENT TO MARK INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION TUESDAY…
Penplusbytes, partners to award Health reporters
Disparities in healthcare delivery as a result of poverty, unequal access to health care, lack of education, stigma, and discrimination…