Ghana to host 2024 Africa Facts Summit

The 2024 Africa Facts summit, scheduled for 9-10 October in Accra, Ghana, will bring together fact-checking organizations and experts across the continent.

Underscoring the advancements achieved by organisations combating misinformation across the continent, the Africa Facts network has grown from two organisations in 2017 to encompass over 50 member organisations primarily using English, French, Arabic, and Amharic.

The network aims to strengthen and elevate the practice of fact-checking and resilience-building on the continent.

Africa Check will co-host the summit alongside local partners Dubawa and FactSpace West Africa.

“A gathering such as this is significant in advancing the fight against misinformation and disinformation on the continent for many reasons, but mainly because it fosters a culture of collaboration and partnership,” says Noko Makgato, executive director of Africa Check.

“Without these, our efforts are less likely to succeed,” Noko Makgato continued.

The summit will bring together fact-checking organisations from across the continent to explore innovative projects and advancements in fact-checking practices that they employ in their daily operations.

The summit will conclude with the highly anticipated African Fact-Checking Awards gala dinner. This is the longest-running and most extensive awards programme honouring African fact-checking journalism.

There are three categories for the awards:

• Fact-Check of the Year by a Working Journalist
• Fact-Check of the Year by a Professional Fact-Checker
• Fact-Check of the Year by a Student Journalist

The working journalist and professional fact-checker category winners will each receive US$3,000. Runners-up will receive US$1,500.

The winner of the student journalist category will receive US$2,000, and the runner-up will receive US$1,000.

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