Africa Media Perspectives (AMP) was born in 2023 from a shared conviction between Food For Mzansi Group, Media Hack and the Media Development Investment Fund: that Africa needs a strong, independent and innovative media sector, built by the people who understand its audiences best.

Founded and driven by Food For Mzansi Group, AMP celebrates the people reshaping African media. From independent publishers and media entrepreneurs to journalists and digital innovators, these are the people challenging convention, finding new ways to serve audiences and building media businesses for the future.

What began as a gathering of 40 media professionals in Stellenbosch in July 2023 has grown into a meeting point for ideas, ambition and collaboration across the continent. In 2024, AMP welcomed 100 delegates from 11 countries. In 2025, 120 participants from around the world gathered in the Cape Winelands to exchange ideas and explore the challenges and opportunities facing the industry.

By 2026, AMP had established itself as a growing platform for African media innovation, bringing together the people and ideas shaping the industry’s next chapter.

In 2027, that conversation continues. As technology transforms journalism, audience expectations evolve and media businesses rethink how they survive and grow, AMP creates space for the conversations that matter, the connections that count and the ideas that move African media forward.

Because a stronger media future will not happen by chance. It will be built through bold thinking, meaningful collaboration and the ingenuity of the people shaping it.