# NewsWire Africa

> A media and social impact organisation raising the standard of journalism across Africa through trusted reporting, training, and pan-African storytelling.

NewsWire Africa is headquartered in Accra, Ghana. It operates as both an independent news publisher and an active training institution for African journalists, with a focus on governance, the extractives sector, environment, economy, and society.

## Programmes and Initiatives

- **Africa Extractives Media Fellowship (AEMF)**: A fully funded journalism fellowship for African reporters covering the extractives sector (oil, gas, mining). Cohorts have been run in Ghana. Applications open at https://aemf.newswireafrica.org. Partner organisations have included ACIAR, NPA, PIAC, and ITC.
- **NWAWIC (NewsWire Africa Women in Journalism Initiative)**: Supporting and amplifying the voices and careers of women journalists across Africa.
- **Noah Nash Foundation**: The philanthropic arm of NewsWire Africa, providing media education scholarships and supporting aspiring African journalists.
- **NewsWire Africa Productions**: Event production and live media coverage arm.

## News Coverage

Publishes live and curated news from across Africa, including original reporting and aggregated stories from BBC Africa, The Guardian Africa, and Ghanaian outlets. Topics include politics, governance, business, extractives, and society.

## Key Pages

- Homepage: https://newswireafrica.org
- About: https://newswireafrica.org/about
- AEMF Fellowship: https://newswireafrica.org/aemf
- Foundation (Noah Nash Foundation): https://newswireafrica.org/foundation
- Careers: https://newswireafrica.org/careers
- Advertise: https://newswireafrica.org/advertise
- Contact: https://newswireafrica.org/contact
- Productions and Events: https://newswireafrica.org/productions
- Privacy Policy: https://newswireafrica.org/privacy
- Terms of Service: https://newswireafrica.org/terms

## External Portals

- AEMF Application Portal: https://aemf.newswireafrica.org
- Former AEMF portal: https://newswireafrica.site

## Contact

- Website: https://newswireafrica.org
- Contact page: https://newswireafrica.org/contact

## Optional

[AEMF Application Portal](https://aemf.newswireafrica.org): Apply for the Africa Extractives Media Fellowship.
[Foundation](https://newswireafrica.org/foundation): Noah Nash Foundation — scholarships and media education.
[About NewsWire Africa](https://newswireafrica.org/about): Mission, team, and organisational overview.
[Careers](https://newswireafrica.org/careers): Open positions at NewsWire Africa.
[Advertise with NewsWire Africa](https://newswireafrica.org/advertise): Advertising and partnership opportunities across the NWA network.