The president of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Waheed Odusile, was elected president of the federation.
The new officers were elected during FAJ fourth congress held in Abuja from April 29 to 30.
Speaking to DAILY POST on Wednesday, Odusile said he was grateful to God for the election.
"I give glory to God. It's indeed a wonderful moment," he said.
"32 from 24 unions and associations in Africa attended the congress to deliberate on issues affecting journalists and the media on the continent.
"Initially, the executive committee members were elected. Afterwards, they voted for me as the president.
"Again, I thank God and the members and promise not to let them down.
"We are affiliated to the International Federation of journalists (IFJ), so we will work with them closely to continue to promote social justice and rights for journalists."
FAJ, a regional association of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), represents 50,000 journalists in Africa.
Nine union representatives were elected to a steering committee, namely Odusile (President), Maria Carvalho from Angola (Vice President), Zeid Debbon (Tunisia), Stephen Bwire (Uganda), Foster Dongozi (Zimbabwe), Ibrahima Ndiaye (Senegal), Alexandre Niyungeko (Burundi), Denis Nkwebo (Cameroon) and Moussa Traore (Cote d' Ivoire).
Three reserves were elected for the Steering Committee, namely Eduardo Constantino (Mozambique), Abdullai Camara (Liberia) and Franck Kpochere (Benin).
