Application Deadline
Application Deadline: April 4, 2026
Program Description
The fellowship is presented by DUBAWA and the Digital Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Information Disorder Analysis Centre (DAIDAC), Africa’s leading in-depth research, information verification and fact-checking platforms. This three-month intensive program will equip you with cutting-edge fact-checking skills, hands-on practice with open-source intelligence tools, and mentorship, empowering you to become a beacon of truth in your community.
Requirements
- Full-time journalists from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, or The Gambia.
- Fact-checkers or investigative journalists who are ready to take their skills to the next level.
- Past fellows of the Kwame Karikari fellowship with an avid interest in OSINT investigations.
- Exceptional writers with a passion for truth.
- Individuals who are eager to learn and grow in the field of fact-checking.
- Journalists committed to dedicating time to the fellowship and its activities.
- Those with management buy-in to support and publish fact-checks.
- Female journalists and journalists with disabilities (PWDs) are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Journalists with expertise in climate and conflict reporting are also welcome.
Benefits
- Practical OSINT training: Receive intensive, hands-on coaching in fact-checking using open-source intelligence, with guidance and mentorship from the DUBAWA and DAIDAC teams. Master current tools and verification techniques.
- Real-world impact: Get your reports published on your media platform and on DUBAWA channels, expanding your reach and contributing meaningfully to tackling misinformation.
- Newsroom capacity building: Access support to establish a fact-checking desk in your newsroom and strengthen internal verification systems.
- Regional professional network: Join a growing community of journalists committed to accuracy, and collaborate with peers across West Africa.
- Multi-platform visibility: Lead fact-checking conversations across social media, radio and television, while promoting media literacy within your audience.