Applications are currently being accepted for the Dubawa Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking and OSINT Fellowship 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Dubawa Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking and OSINT Fellowship
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.
Benefits of Dubawa Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking and OSINT Fellowship
Here’s what awaits you:
- Hands-on training: A deep dive into fact-checking using OSINT with expert guidance and mentorship from the DUBAWA and DAIDAC teams. Learn the latest techniques and tools to combat the spread of false information.
- Real-world impact: Publish your reports on your media and DUBAWA platforms. See your work reach a wider audience and make a tangible difference in the fight against misinformation.
- Build a fact-checking desk: Receive support to establish a fact-checking unit in your newsroom. Become an agent of change within your organisation and promote a culture of verification.
- Connect with a network: Join a community of like-minded journalists passionate about truth and accuracy. Expand your professional network and collaborate with colleagues from across West Africa.
- Amplify your voice: Promote fact-checking across social media, radio, and TV. Become a champion for media literacy and empower your audience to discern fact from fiction.
What you will gain:
- 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.
Dubawa Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking and OSINT Fellowship 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.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
04 April, 2026
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