2026 Kwame Karikari Fact-checking and OSINT Fellowship Application @checking and OSINT Fellowship Application

Overview

Applications are now open for the Kwame Karikari Fact-checking and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Fellowship 2026, presented by DUBAWA and the Digital Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Information Disorder Analysis Centre (DAIDAC). This three-month intensive program offers cutting-edge training in fact-checking and open-source intelligence.

Eligibility

• Full-time journalists from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, or The Gambia.
• Fact-checkers or investigative journalists ready to enhance their skills.
• Past fellows of the Kwame Karikari fellowship with an interest in OSINT investigations.
• Exceptional writers passionate about truth.
• Individuals eager to learn and grow in fact-checking.
• Journalists committed to participating in fellowship activities.
• Those with management support for publishing fact-checks.
• Female journalists and journalists with disabilities (PWDs) are encouraged to apply.
• Journalists with expertise in climate and conflict reporting are welcome.

Benefits

• Intensive, hands-on training in OSINT techniques and tools.
• Opportunity to publish reports on media platforms, expanding reach.
• Support to establish a fact-checking desk in your newsroom.
• Join a network of journalists dedicated to truth and accuracy.
• Lead conversations on social media, radio, and TV, promoting media literacy.

How to Apply

Apply before April 4 to participate in this impactful fellowship.

Application link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRzb0TJ9Oo3Rn6iATXIBtdhQlQFDS5pIJVvWiDRx_lW2VkRQ/viewform

Deadline

April 4