On the conference held from 27 - 29 October, 2008, a study by the East African Journalist's Association (EAJA) equal reporting by the media in Eastern Africa was presented and discussed over by participants. It focused on the concepts of sex and gender, gender equality, and mainstreaming in East African countries namely Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somali, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
