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For innovators, entrepreneurs and impact-led organisations working across African markets, effective media relations require more than a polished press release. It means understanding what journalists need, how newsrooms work and what makes a story useful to the readers they serve.

In Kenya’s fast-moving media environment, journalists work to tight deadlines, juggle multiple assignments, and sift through dozens of pitches every day. Even a strong story can miss the mark if it reaches the wrong person, arrives at the wrong time, or lacks a compelling editorial angle.

Most recently, for the Royal Academy of Engineering, we coordinated photography and video shoots across 11 countries to tell the stories of 16 entrepreneurs shortlisted for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation (2025 and 2026).

For Mashujaa Day this year, we wanted to tell you a bit about three of the recent (green) local heroes who have popped up on our radar, so we asked one of our new guest bloggers, Andrew Juma, to go and meet them. This is what he found out.

Last week, hot on the tail of the inaugural Africa Climate Summit the week before, I had the privilege of attending the B Lab Africa Summit 2023, hosted by B Lab Africa at Strathmore University in Nairobi.

Gong Communications was delighted to win two Certificates of Excellence at the 2023 Africa SABRE Awards, which recognise superior achievement in branding, reputation, and engagement.

Just as COP27 began in Egypt, the UN reported that the past eight years have been the warmest on record. Nowhere is this more evident than here in Africa. Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are entering their fifth year of successive droughts.

We are thrilled to announce that we have won the Central Africa geographic category of the SABRE Awards Africa 2022, our second SABRE trophy in two years.

Just as COP27 began in Egypt, the UN reported that the past eight years have been the warmest on record. Nowhere is this more evident than here in Africa. Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are entering their fifth year of successive droughts.

Gong will be supporting the KTN Global Alliance Africa project in Kenya, a six-year project promoting strategic partnerships between Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and the UK funded by UK Aid through Innovate UK (GCRF) and FCDO.

African countries generate just two per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Despite this, they find themselves on the frontlines of climate change, dealing with the effects of a rapidly warming world thanks to the other 98 per cent of global emissions.

African countries generate just two per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Despite this, they find themselves on the frontlines of climate change, dealing with the effects of a rapidly warming world thanks to the other 98 per cent of global emissions.

Communications taskforce to support low carbon, regenerative economy. 19 October 2021, London.
Wilful is a new agency that works at the intersection of tech innovation and sustainability to help clients amplify and scale solutions to the climate emergency.

Adelphi research, which runs the EU funded Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator (UGEFA) in collaboration with Finding XY, has selected Gong to lead communications for the next phase of its business support programme

Extreme weather events are on the rise due to climate change. This blog examines the impact the African insurance sector does have and could have on climate change mitigation

For rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa, the introduction of access to clean electricity has undoubtedly led to positive upticks in physical wellbeing. In this blog, we discuss why mental wellbeing aspects should also be considered to understand its full impact

Following the effects of the global pandemic, East Africa’s creative sector has exciting potential to make an important contribution to economic growth

Gong Communications is among the winners at the 2021 Africa SABRE awards, for its work on diversity and inclusion event, Dive In Nigeria.

Gong has been appointed to profile British Council’s AGILE social leadership programme, supporting social entrepreneurs across Africa

Gong Kenya announces that it has been appointed by The Royal Academy of Engineering to promote its sub-Saharan Africa grants programmes

Gong Kenya’s campaign with the British Council and Nendo, Cultural Heritage for Inclusive Growth, has been shortlisted for the prestigious EMEA SABRE awards

Gong has been reappointed by Invest in Africa, the private sector-led initiative that focuses on growing local businesses in sub-Saharan Africa