LEADERSHIP Reporter, 44 Other African Journalists Selected For MFWA Fellowship

Media Foundation For West Africa (WFWA) has selected LEADERSHIP Bauchi correspondent Idris Kamal Ibrahim and 44 other West African journalists for the second phase of its Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Journalism Fellowship.

The fellowship, supported by Co-Develop, will draw participants from Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, and Benin. It aims to enhance the skills and capacity of selected journalists to produce impactful stories on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and Digital Public Goods (DPGs).

Similarly, the fellowship seeks to promote public awareness and access to information on DPGs and promote the uptake and adoption of DPI in West Africa as inclusive, safe and equitable.

Media Foundation for West Africa, in a statement, said the 45 fellows were selected from a pool of 291 applications received for the second phase of the prestigious fellowship programme.

The fellows comprise 28 (62%) males and 17 (37%) females from Benin, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo.

The Fellowship will run from November 6, 2024, to January 31, 2025, with post-fellowship activities running till April 2025.

The selected journalists will engage in multiple training sessions on DPI/DPGs and receive editorial support to produce in-depth and well-researched stories for publication or broadcast.

Additionally, the selected fellows will have access to a dynamic, dedicated DPI/DPGs website that provides more content on DPI/DPGs development in West Africa and Africa and features impactful stories produced on DPI/DPGs from across the region. They will also have the opportunity to join an active national and regional network of DPI/DPG Journalism Fellowship Alumni.