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Who’ve Done the Work.

Our instructors are award-winning reporters, editors, and media trainers with decades of on-the-ground experience across African and international newsrooms. Every course is taught by practitioners who live the work they teach.

40+ expert instructors
18 countries represented
120+ courses created

Featured Instructors

Practitioners with careers spanning Reuters, BBC, Premium Times, The Continent, ICIJ, and newsrooms across West and East Africa.

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Chioma Okafor

Investigative Editor

Former investigations editor at Premium Times with 18 years covering corruption, governance, and accountability across Nigeria and West Africa. Three-time WAMECA Award winner.

Investigative Source Protection
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Kwame Asante

Data Journalism Lead

Data editor at The Continent and ICIJ collaborator. Specialist in open-source intelligence, satellite imagery analysis, and data-driven storytelling for African newsrooms with limited resources.

Data Journalism OSINT
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Fatima Al-Hassan

Conflict Correspondent

Former Reuters and BBC correspondent who covered conflicts in the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin, and Horn of Africa. Expert in hostile environment reporting, trauma-informed journalism, and safety protocols.

Conflict Reporting Safety
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Ngozi Eze

Media Law Specialist

Barrister and journalism legal consultant with 14 years advising newsrooms on defamation law, FOI requests, contempt of court, and press freedom cases across English-speaking Africa.

Media Law Press Freedom
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Samuel Osei

Multimedia Producer

Award-winning documentary producer and multimedia journalist. Created visual journalism projects for Al Jazeera, Africa No Filter, and DW Afrika covering stories from 12 African countries.

Multimedia Documentary
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Amara Diallo

Fact-Checking Editor

Co-founder of a leading West African fact-checking initiative and IFCN-certified trainer. Has trained 300+ journalists in verification methods, reverse image search, and misinformation detection.

Fact-Checking Verification
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