{"id":4498,"date":"2026-02-11T09:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T09:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=4498"},"modified":"2026-02-12T07:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T07:24:12","slug":"code-for-africa-cfa-african-academy-for-open-source-investigation-fellowships-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=4498","title":{"rendered":"Code for Africa (CfA) African Academy for Open Source Investigation\u00a0Fellowships 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2,\r\n                .tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_4  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" >[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-172127\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Deadline: March 6, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications are open for the Code for Africa (CfA) African Academy for Open Source Investigation\u00a0Fellowships 2026. Code for Africa\u00a0(CfA) is offering six\u00a0African Academy for Open Source Investigation (AAOSI)\u00a0Fellowships\u00a0to mentor journalists in select African countries.<\/p>\n<p>The programme aims to foster stronger democratic accountability, strengthen digital resilience and security of pro-democracy civil society actors, safeguard the use of digital technologies and online spaces, and enhance youth voices and youth civic engagement in a secure digital space. It will do this by equipping journalists from investigative media organisations and watchdog non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with open-source intelligence (OSINT) and social media intelligence (SOCMINT) forensic analysis skills to produce evidence-driven analyses.<\/p>\n<p>The fellowship will further enhance information integrity in the target countries by tackling information manipulation and interference (IMI), coordinated inauthentic behaviour (CIB), disinformation campaigns, hate speech, online harassment, propaganda, and the weaponisation of artificial intelligence (AI) to pollute information ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second cohort of the programme will span four months in 2026, and will consist of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Financial support:\u00a0The chosen journalists will receive a monthly stipend to cover related activities and costs.<\/li>\n<li>Technical support:\u00a0CfA will offer hands-on technical training, followed by one-on-one project mentorship and support from CfA\u2019s data technologists, data analysts, multimedia producers, and editors.<\/li>\n<li>Publishing support:\u00a0The journalists will publish content generated under the project on their respective media platforms and will receive support to publish internationally.<\/li>\n<li>Growing reach:\u00a0CfA will offer amplification and growth support, including scaling\/syndication support for the affiliated organisations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Candidates must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be based in one of the target African countries.<\/li>\n<li>Have a minimum of one year of experience in journalism, with a strong preference for investigative or data journalism.<\/li>\n<li>Provide evidence of reports produced and recently published.<\/li>\n<li>Be attached or affiliated to a media house, digital news outlet, or a relevant organisation where content produced during the project will be published. This also applies to freelance journalists.<\/li>\n<li>Commit to publishing\/disseminating their work on an appropriate public platform. CfA will assist with partnerships and syndications where appropriate.<\/li>\n<li>Commit to agreed-on weekly online training and mentorship sessions.<\/li>\n<li>Be willing to share their new skills and knowledge within their organisation, by presenting their projects and techniques to their peers.<\/li>\n<li>Be fluent in either of the languages of tuition and mentorship (English or French).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applications are welcome from journalists in the following regions\/countries:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Sahel region:\u00a0Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger, and Senegal.<\/li>\n<li>West Africa:\u00a0Benin, Cameroon, Guinea, and Togo.<\/li>\n<li>East Africa:\u00a0Ethiopia, Somalia, and South Sudan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are eligible, apply no later than Friday, 06 March 2026, by completing the online application form. Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/BMKwrjAgFUaH5imV9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to apply<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/opportunities.codeforafrica.org\/2026\/02\/03\/call-for-applications-aaosi-fellowship-for-journalists-in-east-africa-west-africa-and-the-sahel-region-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AAOSI\u00a0Fellowships<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_column_text css=\"\"] Deadline: March 6, 2026 Applications are open for the Code for Africa (CfA) African Academy for Open Source Investigation\u00a0Fellowships 2026. Code for Africa\u00a0(CfA) is offering six\u00a0African Academy for Open Source Investigation (AAOSI)\u00a0Fellowships\u00a0to mentor journalists in select African countries. 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