Cairo, March 11, 2020, SPA -- The 7th International Forum for Media Persons, which is organized by the Arab League under the title "the Future of African Media ... Opportunities and Challenges" started here today. The forum discussed a number of topics and working papers on the mass media and confronting crises through media campaigns, the role of the internet in supporting the process of empowering the role of African women, the role of social media in preserving the identity and heritage in the African continent, as well as a study of developing of the future of the African continent in light of e-trade. --SPA 17:01 LOCAL TIME 14:01 GMT 0022 www.spa.gov.sa/w1285491