About
Marc Aboflan is a Togolese media and digital governance professional whose work focuses on media development, artificial intelligence, information integrity and digital transformation in Africa.
Biography
His work has focused on strengthening media institutions, advancing trustworthy journalism and supporting the development of more resilient information ecosystems across the continent.
He previously led the African deployment of the Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI), an international standard initiated by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) to promote transparency, accountability and professional practices in journalism.
He is Managing Director of the Media and Digital Institute (MDI). He has also worked as a project coordinator at Fondation Hirondelle, directed the Togolese news site Élite d’Afrique and served as secretary general of the Conseil National des Patrons de Presse (CONAPP).
Marc is the author of Développer et manager un média en ligne, which examines management, audience development, digital transformation and sustainability of online media in the African context.
His current interests include artificial intelligence and journalism, AI governance, information integrity, digital transformation, media sustainability and digital skills in Africa.
A career in six fields
The fields overlap in time; the order shows how the work widened, not a strict sequence.
- Journalism
- Media Management
- Media Development
- Information Integrity
- International Programme Management
- AI & Digital Governance
Current focus
Selected experience
Managing Director
Media and Digital Institute
Africa lead, Journalism Trust Initiative
Journalism Trust Initiative
Project coordinator
Fondation Hirondelle
Director
Élite d’Afrique
Secretary General
Conseil National des Patrons de Presse (CONAPP)
Biographies for organisers and journalists
Short and medium biographies, speaking topics and contact details are in the Media Kit.