Call for Proposals. @pulitzercenter seeks story pitches for reporting projects on issues impacting communities in sub-Saharan Africa, including water, land degradation, education, maternal health, & climate resilience. Deadline: Rolling. https://t.co/ROc5yOr1QN

CALL FOR PITCHES: Minority Africa invites writers, journalists and filmmakers to submit pitches for stories focused on minorities in Africa. Solutions stories about how marginalised groups and people are responding are more likely to be commissioned. 🔗 https://t.co/cyKxiQTjjq

🚨 We’re hiring interns! Passionate about politics, climate, comms or operations? Join the British High Commission in Yaoundé as a Policy & Corporate Intern 🇬🇧🌍 📍 Yaoundé 🗓️ Apply now: https://t.co/olCi6WYISB Let’s shape the future together! #InternshipOpportunity

📣 GIJN member @viewfinderjourn’s work is collaborative in nature, and they value the opportunity to work with like-minded reporters, editors and organisations. If you have a story to pitch or a proposal for working together, get in touch with them. https://t.co/pBX2VNOGWd

🎉 Tu as entre 18 et 40 ans ? Passionné·e de photo et de nature ? @UKinCameroon t’invite à capturer la biodiversité et le climat du Cameroun 👉 Inspire-toi de Wildlife Photographer of the Year et fais entendre ta voix avant la #COP30 ! Postule : https://t.co/kKX3Ba0fSJ...

🇳🇬 Individual reporters or teams across Nigeria can submit entries for the 20th edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting run by @WSoyinkaCentre. Deadline: October 24. Details in GIJN's Africa newsletter for October 👇

💼 Job Alert! @BBC is looking for a Senior Journalist to join the Gist team in Lagos. Contract type: Permanent, Full-time. Location: Lagos, Nigeria. Learn more and apply by close of today, October 21. https://t.co/aw6f0XZjb4

You deserve joy, safety & dignity Not diamonds and despair. #StopGBV #Cameroon #Nigeria

Gender-based violence is unacceptable. No matter your zip code, bank balance, or car brand — no one should endure abuse. Not women. Not men. Not children. Let’s stop glamorizing suffering. The goal isn’t to cry in comfort — it’s to not be crying at all.

Why are we normalizing suffering as long as it’s wrapped in wealth? Pain in silk is still pain.

No — it’s not better to cry in a jet than a taxi. The real issue isn’t the vehicle. It’s the tears.

“I’d rather cry in a private jet than in a cab.” This idea trended in Cameroon & Nigeria. But let’s pause. Is luxury really a consolation for pain? PC: freepik

On this International Day of the Girl Child, let’s celebrate the spirit of every girl and be the society that values her voice, dreams and potentials. Thanks for being intentional about valuing girls and children in Cameroon @UKinCameroon

📢 @AfricaCheck and @KASonline invite African fact-checkers and journalists to apply for a 12-day Fact-Checking Fellowship Programme. 📍 Location: Nairobi, Kenya ⏳ Deadline: October 10. 🔗 Apply today. https://t.co/rI6wU5TP5x

📞 Calling all writers📘 The @onestorymag are accepting applications for the Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship! Writers who are accepted as fellows will receive: -Access to One Story online classes -Admission to One Story’s Writing Circle -A stipend of $2,000 and free admission to

📢 The Adaptation Atlas Data Storytelling Challenge is now live on @ZindiAfrica. Participants are invited to develop data visualization notebooks across six climate and development tracks for a share of the $11,500 prize pool. Details 👉 https://t.co/JGyu3HQd6S

💚 We can all ask better questions when anxiety rises: What am I really seeking here? What solid ground am I trying to establish? ~ Excerpt from 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙐𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 by @AndrewDKaufman Read the full article

Telco operators in 🇨🇲 owe their customers full transparency on the current internet disruptions, especially during this sensitive electoral period. Tell us exactly what is happening? L’incident ici c’est quoi?

🚨 @bbcworldservice is looking for a Senior Journalist Reporter to join its Lagos based team. The successful candidate will be responsible for originating & producing stories across a range of BBC output. 📍 Nigeria. Apply by close of today, Sept. 8. https://t.co/r3gTa6ufGf

NEW! @KunleAdebajo has developed a web app that helps journalists & other writers come up with refreshing story ideas. It gives you a random set of prompts, but you can also input your own. The prompts come in different formats: text, emojis, & pictures.