Sub-Saharan Africa

Through virtual training sessions, immersive study tours, mentored reporting fellowships and community engagement events, journalists will strengthen their role in increasing accountability for education reform, shift public discourse and ultimately contribute to improved learning outcomes for children across sub-Saharan Africa.

The Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling, a collaboration between the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), ONE, and the Elliott family, honors up-and-coming journalists in Africa who strive to strengthen people's voices and improve their well-being.

Journalists in the global network of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) are invited to apply for the Hans Staiger Investigative Reporting Award to pursue an investigative project of their choosing. Applicants should submit a project idea that seeks to uncover hidden truths, expose wrongdoing, and reveal information that holds the powerful to account.

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is conducting a 12-month program to train journalists and build media literacy in Guinea. This program begins by engaging up to 80 Guinean journalists from areas vulnerable to conflict and instability in training webinars on the fundamentals of countering disinformation and conflict reporting.

The Republic of Guinea, led by a military government that took power through a 2021 coup, is in the throes of an uncertain transition that the new leadership has promised will result in democratic reforms. For democracy to become established and flourish, independent journalists must be trained to perform their essential function as watchdogs for the public interest.

The Road Safety Reporting Competition and Awards aims to help journalists produce stories that shine a light on road crash deaths and injuries in some of the hardest-hit countries.

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is partnering with the U.S. Embassy Conakry and the Office of American Spaces on an eight-month program that will help journalists strengthen their reporting skills in data analysis, fact-checking, and investigative reporting in the Sahel region. This program is funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State.

ICFJ’s goal is to identify the most pressing challenges affecting journalism and its mission to serve the public. Addressing those challenges requires creativity – and the time and support to think innovatively. That’s where ICFJ’s Leap news innovation program comes in.