§ The Fellowship

Fellowship
programs.

19 tracks across film, AI, technology, and the creative economy — built for Africans who are ready to shape what comes next.

Programmes

Active fellows

Track types

Bootcamp15 Jan 2025
Media Storytelling Lab
A hands-on lab for the next generation of African storytellers — reporting, photography, audio and the craft of stories that travel.
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1. 01Module 1 — Finding the story: reporting, research and the pitch
2. 02Module 2 — Interviewing and field reporting
3. 03Module 3 — Photography and the still image
4. 04Module 4 — Audio craft: recording, podcast and radio
5. 05Module 5 — Editing and story structure
6. 06Module 6 — Publishing, distribution and stories that travel
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Research15 Jan 2025
Civic Innovation Initiative
Research into technology for civic life — open data, public interest tools and the systems that make institutions work for people.
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1. 01Phase 1 — Problem discovery and field research
2. 02Phase 2 — The civic tech landscape: open data and public-interest tools
3. 03Phase 3 — Prototyping with real institutions
4. 04Phase 4 — Piloting and measuring public impact
5. 05Phase 5 — Publishing findings and open-sourcing the work
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Fellowship15 Jan 2025
AI & Technology Fellowship
A flagship fellowship for builders at the frontier of AI and technology in Africa — mentorship, funding and a cohort that ships.
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1. 01Month 1 — Cohort onboarding and problem definition
2. 02Months 2–3 — Build sprints with weekly mentorship
3. 03Month 4 — User testing and iteration
4. 04Month 5 — Funding readiness: narrative, numbers, demo
5. 05Month 6 — Demo day and what comes after
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Bootcamp
DevOps Engineering
Master the tools that make modern software reliable and secure. Learn CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, and the practices that power world-class engineering teams.
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1. 01Module 1 — Linux, networking and the command line
2. 02Module 2 — Git and CI/CD pipelines
3. 03Module 3 — Docker and containerisation
4. 04Module 4 — Kubernetes and orchestration
5. 05Module 5 — Cloud infrastructure and infrastructure-as-code
6. 06Module 6 — Monitoring, security and the capstone deployment
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Workshop
Social Media Marketing
Master the art of positioning and storytelling across social platforms. Learn content calendars, community management, analytics, paid social, and how to grow engaged audiences.
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1. 01Week 1 — Platform strategy and brand positioning
2. 02Week 2 — Content calendars and content creation
3. 03Week 3 — Community management and engagement
4. 04Week 4 — Analytics: reading and acting on the numbers
5. 05Week 5 — Paid social and amplification
6. 06Week 6 — Growth capstone: a live account, grown
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Project Management
Master the skills to plan and lead cross-functional teams. Learn Agile, Scrum, stakeholder management, risk planning, and how to deliver complex projects on time and on budget.
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1. 01Module 1 — Fundamentals and project lifecycles
2. 02Module 2 — Agile and Scrum in practice
3. 03Module 3 — Planning, estimation and risk
4. 04Module 4 — Stakeholders and communication
5. 05Module 5 — Tooling: Jira, Asana and the reporting stack
6. 06Module 6 — Capstone: deliver a real project end to end
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Graphics Design
Create compelling visuals for brands, businesses, and platforms. Master Adobe Suite, brand identity, typography, colour theory, and the principles behind design that communicates.
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1. 01Module 1 — Design principles and colour theory
2. 02Module 2 — Typography and layout
3. 03Module 3 — Adobe Suite mastery
4. 04Module 4 — Brand identity systems
5. 05Module 5 — Portfolio projects and critique
6. 06Module 6 — Working with clients: briefs, revisions, delivery
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Software Development
Go from beginner to full-stack developer. Cover the complete software development lifecycle — frontend, backend, databases, version control, and deploying production applications.
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1. 01Module 1 — Programming foundations and problem-solving
2. 02Module 2 — Frontend: HTML, CSS and JavaScript
3. 03Module 3 — Backend: servers, APIs and authentication
4. 04Module 4 — Databases and data modelling
5. 05Module 5 — Version control and working in teams
6. 06Module 6 — Capstone: build and deploy a production application
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Content Creation
Monetize your passion — turn your voice and ideas into a profitable career. Learn scripting, video production, platform strategy, and how to build an audience that converts.
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1. 01Week 1 — Voice, niche and the promise to your audience
2. 02Week 2 — Scripting and storytelling
3. 03Week 3 — Video production and the edit
4. 04Week 4 — Platform strategy: where your work lives
5. 05Week 5 — Growing an audience that stays
6. 06Week 6 — Monetisation: sponsorship, products, community
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Bootcamp
Data Analytics
Turn raw data into million-dollar insights and tell stories with data. Master Excel, SQL, Power BI, and Tableau to help businesses make faster, smarter decisions.
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1. 01Module 1 — Data thinking and Excel mastery
2. 02Module 2 — SQL: querying real databases
3. 03Module 3 — Power BI dashboards
4. 04Module 4 — Tableau and visual analysis
5. 05Module 5 — Storytelling with data
6. 06Module 6 — Business capstone: an insight that moves a decision
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Virtual Assistant
Work from anywhere while supporting businesses. Learn remote operations, executive support, tools like Notion and Asana, and how to build a sustainable remote career.
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1. 01Week 1 — Remote operations foundations
2. 02Week 2 — Executive support and professional communication
3. 03Week 3 — The toolset: Notion, Asana, calendars and inboxes
4. 04Week 4 — Finding and keeping clients
5. 05Week 5 — Running a sustainable remote practice
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Bootcamp
Product & Digital Marketing
Master the art of positioning and storytelling. Learn growth strategy, SEO, paid media, email marketing, and how to build campaigns that convert at every stage of the funnel.
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1. 01Module 1 — Positioning and messaging
2. 02Module 2 — Growth strategy and the funnel
3. 03Module 3 — SEO and organic discovery
4. 04Module 4 — Paid media that converts
5. 05Module 5 — Email and lifecycle marketing
6. 06Module 6 — Campaign capstone, measured end to end
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Innovation Lab
AI & Automation
Learn to build smart systems, from chatbots to predictive models. Understand large language models, workflow automation, and how to integrate AI into real-world products.
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1. 01Module 1 — How large language models work
2. 02Module 2 — Prompting, evaluation and guardrails
3. 03Module 3 — Chatbots and agents
4. 04Module 4 — Workflow automation
5. 05Module 5 — Predictive models in products
6. 06Module 6 — Ship an AI feature into a real product
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Bootcamp
Backend Development
Power the systems behind every app. Learn server architecture, APIs, databases, authentication, and how to build the infrastructure that keeps products running reliably.
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1. 01Module 1 — Server architecture and how the web works
2. 02Module 2 — Designing and building APIs
3. 03Module 3 — Databases: modelling, queries, migrations
4. 04Module 4 — Authentication and security
5. 05Module 5 — Testing and reliability
6. 06Module 6 — Deployment, scaling and observability
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Data Science
Build predictive models that drive business decisions. Learn Python, machine learning, statistical modelling, and how to turn complex datasets into strategic advantage.
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1. 01Module 1 — Python foundations
2. 02Module 2 — Statistics and probability for practitioners
3. 03Module 3 — Machine learning: models and training
4. 04Module 4 — Evaluation: knowing when a model is good
5. 05Module 5 — Capstone on a real dataset
6. 06Module 6 — Communicating results to decision-makers
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Front End Development
Designs with code to create websites and apps. Master HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks to build pixel-perfect, responsive interfaces that perform at scale.
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1. 01Module 1 — HTML and CSS from first principles
2. 02Module 2 — JavaScript and the browser
3. 03Module 3 — Responsive design and layout systems
4. 04Module 4 — React and modern frameworks
5. 05Module 5 — Performance and accessibility
6. 06Module 6 — Portfolio build: a pixel-perfect production site
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Cybersecurity
Protect businesses from cyber threats. Learn ethical hacking, network security, penetration testing, and the frameworks organisations use to defend against attacks.
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1. 01Module 1 — Security foundations and networking
2. 02Module 2 — Ethical hacking: thinking like an attacker
3. 03Module 3 — Penetration testing in practice
4. 04Module 4 — Defence: frameworks, hardening, SOC workflows
5. 05Module 5 — Incident response
6. 06Module 6 — Certification preparation and capstone engagement
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Product Design (UI/UX)
Learn user-centered design and create digital products. Master Figma, design systems, user research, and the craft of turning complex problems into intuitive experiences.
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1. 01Module 1 — User research and problem framing
2. 02Module 2 — UX foundations: flows, wireframes, information architecture
3. 03Module 3 — Figma mastery
4. 04Module 4 — Design systems
5. 05Module 5 — Prototyping and usability testing
6. 06Module 6 — Portfolio case study, end to end
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Product Management
Master the art of building products people love. From discovery to launch, learn how to define strategy, write PRDs, work with engineers, and ship products that users actually want.
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1. 01Module 1 — Product thinking and discovery
2. 02Module 2 — Strategy and roadmaps
3. 03Module 3 — Writing PRDs and specs
4. 04Module 4 — Working with engineers and designers
5. 05Module 5 — Metrics and experimentation
6. 06Module 6 — Launch capstone: from idea to shipped
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§ Mentors

Learn from the best.

Our mentors are practitioners — actively working at the frontier of media, film, AI, and technology across Africa and globally.

Featured mentors

AO
Adaeze Okafor
Featured
Head of AI Research · Google DeepMind Africa
Pioneering AI safety research for African language models. PhD MIT.
Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningNLP
CO
Chioma Osei
Featured
Executive Producer · Netflix Africa
Greenlit over 30 African original productions in 5 years.
Film ProductionMedia BusinessContent Strategy
EE
Emeka Eze
Featured
Award-winning Filmmaker · Independent
Cannes-selected director known for documentary work across 14 African countries.
Film DirectionDocumentaryStorytelling
NA
Nkechi Adeyemi
Featured
VP Product · Flutterwave
Built payment products used by 500,000+ businesses across Africa.
Product ManagementFintechGrowth
SB
Seun Bankole
Featured
Creative Director · 72andSunny Amsterdam
Award-winning creative who has led campaigns for Nike, Apple, and Netflix.
Brand StrategyCreative DirectionMedia

All mentors

DF
Dr. Fatima Al-Hassan
Tech Policy Advisor · African Union
Shaping continental AI policy and digital governance frameworks.
PolicyAI EthicsGovernance
ID
Ibrahim Diallo
Full-Stack Architect · Andela
Trained 3,000+ African developers. Open source contributor.
Software EngineeringEducationDevOps
TL
Tunde Lawal
Founder & CEO · BuildAfrica VC
Invested in 40+ African startups. Former Goldman Sachs.
Venture CapitalEntrepreneurshipTech

Fellowshipprograms.

Media Storytelling Lab

Civic Innovation Initiative

AI & Technology Fellowship

DevOps Engineering

Social Media Marketing

Project Management

Graphics Design

Software Development

Content Creation

Data Analytics

Virtual Assistant

Product & Digital Marketing

AI & Automation

Backend Development

Data Science

Front End Development

Cybersecurity

Product Design (UI/UX)

Product Management

Learn from the best.

Adaeze Okafor

Chioma Osei

Emeka Eze

Nkechi Adeyemi

Seun Bankole

Dr. Fatima Al-Hassan

Ibrahim Diallo

Tunde Lawal

Fellowship
programs.