African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) Fellowship 2026 for French Speaking Journalists – YOA

Deadline: September 4, 2026

Applications are open for the African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) Fellowship 2026 for French Speaking Journalists. French-speaking investigative journalists from African international locations can now apply for a scholarship to take part within the 2026 African Conference on Investigative Journalism, which might be held in Nairobi from 10 to 12 November.

The annual African Investigative Journalism Conference has turn out to be the biggest gathering of African investigative journalists on the continent throughout its 22-yr historical past. Hosted and organised by the Wits Centre for Journalism, the convention is held over three days late within the yr the place journalists from Africa and elsewhere collect to community, share concepts and tales, have a good time glorious, groundbreaking work, and be taught from each other via a sequence of lectures, workshops, masterclasses and seminars.

Scholarship

• The scholarship will cowl main journey bills, together with spherical-journey flights between the nation of residence and the convention venue, shuttles, lodging, convention charges, and meals through the occasion.

Eligibility

• Open to journalists from the next international locations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles and Togo.
• Applications from freelance journalists are welcome.
• You should maintain a legitimate passport (legitimate for at the least six months after the convention dates).
• Applicants must be conscious that chosen fellows might be required to supply at the least one investigative story (on-line, print or audiovisual) primarily based on the proof gathered on the 2026 convention, which should be revealed no later than three months after the shut of the occasion.
• Applicants should additionally present proof of identification and connect a CV mentioning their revealed work.

Application

The appliation deadline is September 4, 2026, 5 p.m. (South Africa Time / SAST). The #AIJC2026 version might be held on the Edge Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, from November 10 to 12, 2026.

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For extra info, go to AIJC Fellowship.