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The winner of the #AIJC2026 African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award is @wicks_jeff of @News24! His expansive series of investigations around South African tenderpreneur Vusi "Cat" Matlala "showed the heart of accountability journalism," said judges. Congrats, Jeff! 👏
🏆 Read the full recap of the awards evening here: aijc.africa/south-africas-je…
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The winner of the #AIJC2026 African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award is @wicks_jeff of @News24! His expansive series of investigations around South African tenderpreneur Vusi "Cat" Matlala "showed the heart of accountability journalism," said judges. Congrats, Jeff! 👏
Highlights from day two of #AIJC2026, featuring @kuminaidoo 👇
Day 2 at the 22nd African Investigative Journalism Conference brought urgent questions into focus, from climate accountability to journalists’ safety, spyware and Kenya’s AI health system.
What better way to end the day than by celebrating outstanding investigative reporting at the African Investigative Journalist of the Year Awards gala?
Here’s a look back at the moments that defined Day 2. #AIJC2026
Special mention was given to 2nd runners-up - Kenya's @naipanoilepapa and collaborators Julia Lindblom of @GoteborgsPosten and Ahmed Abdigadir of @SvD - for "Your Eyes, Their Data". Well done to all finalists for their exemplary reporting 👏 #AIJC2026
Congratulations to our 1st runners-up in the #AIJC2026 African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award @Folathereporter & @Ola_deinde of @PremiumTimesng for "Lead in Their Blood", in collaboration with @examinationnews, showing the "missing link between science & journalism".
#AIJC2026 Awards | Speaking on behalf of this year's judging panel, Hamadou Tidiane Sy says journalists who continue to work with commitment, ethical discipline and accountability across the continent, despite the industry's widespread challenges, are all winners tonight.
COMING UP: The #AIJC2026 African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award gala ceremony takes place tonight, celebrating the very best investigative journalism produced on the continent in the last year. The top three finalists were selected from more than 200 entries received.
📸 Some snaps from day one of #AIJC2026. Great to see colleagues and friends reconnecting from around the world!
Keep an eye on aijc.africa/gallery/ as more photos are added throughout the conference.
NEW: CPJ demands answers from Eritrean authorities on disappeared journalists at African Investigative Journalism Conference, via @pressfreedom.
Former political prisoner @FissehaYirgalem calls for proof of life and justice for the #Eritrea16: cpj.org/2026/11/cpj-demands-…
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HAPPENING NOW: President of @fossiltreaty & environmental activist @kuminaidoo opens day two of #AIJC2026 with a powerful keynote around the climate crisis we face, and how journalists can go beyond reporting the devastation to expose why it is happening, and who is responsible.
NEW: @Journ_SA and @AKU_GSMC open the 22nd African Investigative Journalism Conference in Nairobi, bringing together over 450 investigative journalists from 69 countries across Africa and beyond – a conference record.
Read more: aijc.africa/wcj-and-aku-open…
HAPPENING TODAY: Don't miss the annual #CarlosCardoso Memorial Lecture at 5pm in the main plenary hall, held in collaboration with @pressfreedom. This year's keynote will be delivered by Eritrean journalist, writer, poet, and free expression advocate Yirgalem Fisseha. #AIJC2026
👋 Welcome to #AIJC2026!
And we're off! The historic 22nd edition of AIJC gets underway in Nairobi, Kenya for the first time. We're joined by over 450 journalists, editors, trainers, researchers and media experts from around the world. Follow #AIJC2026 for updates throughout the conference.
Just one day to go until #AIJC2026 in #Nairobi!
🔽 For those attending, download the conference communications app Whova here: shorturl.at/kGwK6
🛫 2026 conference travel information pack: shorturl.at/skJD4
🗣️ Full programme: aijc.africa/programme/
NEW: Twenty-four top investigative journalists representing 17 countries across the continent will take part in this year’s #AIJC2026 African Investigative Journalism Masterclass in Nairobi, Kenya from 7 – 9 November.
Meet the fellows here: aijc.africa/top-journalists-…
Human rights and environmental justice activist @kuminaidoo will open day two of #AIJC2026, inviting journalists to see climate change not only as an environmental story, but as a struggle over power, inequality and global governance.
🔗 Full programme: aijc.africa/programme/
🏆 NEW: The judging panel of the African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award have announced the top three finalists for 2026. The finalists emerged as the continent’s top contenders from a submissions pool of over 200 entries: aijc.africa/top-three-africa…
NEW: The #AIJC2026 programme is out! This year's edition offers a rich mix of keynotes, panel discussions, workshops, and skills-building sessions that reflect the evolving realities of the industry. Let us know which sessions you're looking forward to 👉 aijc.africa/programme/
NEW: The top five finalists of the prestigious African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award 2026 have been selected from a record number of 204 entries received from across the continent. #AIJC2026
🔍 Read more here: aijc.africa/africas-top-five…
