Opportunities

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) will host both English and French-speaking West African journalists on a six-month Climate Change Reporting Fellowship, from October 2022 to March 2023. The Fellowship, which is being implemented with support from Deutsche Welle (DW) Akademie, will allow the selected journalists the opportunity to strengthen…

The contest is part of the upcoming Summit scheduled for Nov 20 -25, in Niamey, Niger Republic, to harness the energy and creativity of the African youth in promoting industrialization and innovation.     Purpose of the Essay Competition The essay contest is organized by the African Union Commission as…

Submission of Abstracts Due: 19 August 2022 Submission of Full Draft Papers Due: 19 September 2022   The Continental Secretariat of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) , an autonomous entity within the African Union (AU), is inviting abstracts for papers from African experts, scholars, and practitioners to be presented…

Deadline: 16th August 2022 Target Countries: Niger, Nigeria, Mauritania, Egypt, Chad, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Ghana, DRC, Liberia, Djibouti     The African Union Commission Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development  (AUC-HHS) in collaboration with the Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme, opens a call for applications from all qualified…

Themed: “A day in the life of a migrant child” in recognition of the reality that millions of African children move across borders and contribute to mobility on the continent, the 2022 Young Africans Writing Contest (YAWC22) contest seeks to encourage youths to reflect on the place of children in…

tralac is hosting an AfCFTA masterclass for a maximum of 15 select African trade journalists on 8 August 2022. The training will provide up-to-date information about the AfCFTA and practical support for reporting (across media channels) on the AfCFTA.      Date: August 8, 2022 Duration:  4 hours (11:00AM –…

The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC), which is mandated to actively engage civil society in the processes and work of the Union, will in December 2022 hold the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) elections to constitute its fourth Permanent General Assembly (PGA). ​   DEADLINE: June 30th, 2022…

Are you an African journalist, blogger, vlogger, content creator, or podcaster living and working in Africa or the diaspora? Are you passionate about promoting development-focused stories using emerging technologies, and through visual, written, oral and digital media? Apply for the inaugural African Union Media Fellowship.       DEADLINE: APRIL…

The Nasser Leadership Fellowship for Young African Leaders is being held under the patronage of H.E. President of Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The 3rd batch will hold under the slogan: “South-South Cooperation and Non-Aligned Youth.“ Introduction: The Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership is deemed to be complementary…

DEADLINE: September 16, 2021.   The AfCFTA Continental Youth Essay Competition is intended to Amplify Continental Mobilization, Awareness, Engagement, and Participation of African young people between the ages of 18 and 35 years in the Popularization and Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA).     As part…