An ecosystem of African stories, voices and vision

Our story

We are a collaborative platform where creators, journalists, civil society organisations, businesses, and communities come together to produce content that informs, inspires, and influences.

Our founders came from diverse backgrounds — media, communications, public policy, advocacy, development and digital storytelling — and had all seen the same two things: what compelling storytelling can do, and what it costs when a story is never told at all.

Three gaps in particular kept recurring. Talented journalists who could not get access to professional production facilities. Young storytellers with exceptional ideas and no opportunity to develop the craft. And organisations doing work that mattered, without the creative capacity to communicate any of it.

That belief became Kontext Media Africa: not a media company so much as a platform where creators, journalists, civil society organisations, businesses and communities make things together. A studio, a newsroom and a classroom, in one building in Kampala.

Committed to ensuring that African storytellers are not merely participants in the global conversation but leaders in shaping it.

Our broadcast studio provides professional production facilities that make high-quality content creation accessible. Our digital media platforms publish stories that celebrate African voices while engaging with the issues shaping our societies. Our training programmes equip emerging and experienced media professionals with the practical skills, ethical foundation, and creative confidence needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital world. 

As technology changes how the world talks to itself, our commitment is that African storytellers are not merely in the global conversation but shaping it. We started publishing in April 2026. The story is early.

Who we are, on the record

If we ask other people to be accountable, we publish this

A newsroom that reports on power should be as easy to check as the people it reports on. Here is the entity, the money and the editorial line, in one place.

Read our editorial standards and corrections policy →

Registered as

Kontext Media Initiative Uganda Limited

Structure

A company limited by guarantee, without share capital — there are no shareholders and no dividends

Registration

No. 80034718507797, Republic of Uganda

Founded

Registered 31 March 2026 · publishing since April 2026

Based in

Nayiga Byandala Plaza, Albert Cool Road (next to Shell Mengo), Third Floor, Kampala, Uganda

Publishes in

English and Luganda, on YouTube and TikTok

Covers

Power, accountability and everyday life across East Africa, and Africa at large

Independence

Editorial decisions are made by the editorial team alone. Booking the studio or sponsoring a series buys production or airtime, never a story or its conclusion.