Code for Africa African Academy for Open Source Investigation (AAOSI) Fellowships 2025

The AAOSI Fellowships offer six journalists based in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal a four-month fellowship to develop open-source intelligence and social media forensics skills for investigative reporting. Fellows receive technical training, mentorship, and publishing support to produce evidence-driven analyses of information manipulation and misinformation. The program aims to strengthen local media and civil society resilience and provide opportunities for international syndication of their work.

Financial stipend, hands-on OSINT and forensics training, one-on-one mentorship, publishing support with opportunities for international syndication.

Applicants must be based in Côte d’Ivoire or Senegal, affiliated with a registered media house, digital news outlet, or CSO/NGO, have at least one year of journalism or research experience, and be fluent in English or French.

Submit an application form by the stated deadline.