Code for Africa Media Sentinel Fellowships in Southern Africa 2025

Four Media Sentinel Fellowships are being offered for frontline grassroots researchers with expertise in social media listening and analysis, focusing on platforms such as Facebook, Telegram, WhatsApp, and X. The six-month part-time fellowships are a joint initiative between Code for Africa and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to strengthen information integrity and support democracy and human rights in Southern Africa, with emphasis on climate and LGBTQ+ issues. Fellows will work with CfA’s iLab to provide information for early warning alerts on information manipulation and coordinated inauthentic behavior.

Stipend and training/mentoring in traditional and social media monitoring.

Applicants must be non-partisan, fluent in English or French, have access to a reliable laptop and internet, demonstrate understanding of social media platforms, and be available for weekly one-hour virtual meetings.

Apply via the provided Google Forms link.