Sub-Saharan Africa

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 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.

In an era of digital complexity, Africa's information ecosystem faces unprecedented challenges. The surge in social media usage—quadrupling since 2016—has created a vulnerable landscape demanding urgent media literacy initiatives, particularly among the region’s significant youth population. With the support of expert trainers, and each other, young people  will better understand AI, disinformation, and media literacy, while also having the opportunity to develop compelling and engaging digital projects that increase responsible civic engagement and combat false narratives in the region.

Disarming Disinformation is ICFJ's largest program addressing the information disorder we live in. It is a three-year global program supported by the Scripps Howard Foundation.

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.