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Equipping African storytellers to inform, challenge and inspire.

Acquire by Pin Africa is Pin Africa’s journalism training and media development initiative. We have supported emerging African journalists and storytellers through self-paced courses, practical training and opportunities to develop public-interest reporting.

Our work puts African voices, knowledge and lived experience at the centre of storytelling. By strengthening the skills and confidence of those telling Africa’s stories, we help build a more informed public and a stronger independent media.

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Over
700

Participants on our e-learning courses.

Kinshasa workshop · July 2024

13 newsrooms5 civil society organisations

Partners, funders and coverage

CJID USAID Meedan UNFCCC allAfrica Jamlab Selamta Magazine
Who we are

Who we are and why we do this

We believe African stories deserve depth, context and the agency of the people who live them. Acquire grew from Pin Africa’s commitment to independent journalism with an authentic African voice, giving emerging storytellers access to skills, resources and practical experience.

Our mission is to strengthen African journalism by equipping storytellers to produce credible, compelling work that serves their communities. We believe free and independent media are essential to peaceful, prosperous and democratic societies.

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Our values

Integrity

accuracy, verification and ethical judgement underpin credible storytelling.

Credible storytellingDigital journalismClimate and environmental reportingNatural resource journalismThe energy transitionAnti-corruptionData gathering and analysisPublic-interest reporting
Impact

Our work in numbers

E-learning

Over 700 participants on our e-learning courses.

Portfolio

3 self-paced journalism courses featured in this portfolio.

DRC green minerals programme

20 participants in our July 2024 Kinshasa workshop.

More than 10 published stories following the DRC green minerals workshop and reporting support.

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The Kinshasa workshop brought together participants from 13 newsrooms and 5 civil society organisations.

E-learning

Practical foundations for credible African journalism

Our self-paced e-learning courses introduced emerging journalists and storytellers to the principles and tools of responsible reporting. They covered credible storytelling, digital journalism and climate and environmental reporting, with African audiences and perspectives at their heart.

Historical courses: the introductions and outlines below document our previous learning offer. The original learning platform is no longer available.

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Past e-learning course · 6 modules

Fundamentals of Credible Storytelling

Compelling journalism begins with trust. This six-module course trained learners to identify strong stories, pitch ideas and produce engaging work while maintaining accuracy, ethics and journalistic integrity. It explored storytelling across platforms through a Pan-African perspective.

  1. Back to basics: what is journalism?
  2. How to spot and pitch a good story.
  3. Tools of the craft.
  4. Elements of credible journalism.
  5. Compelling storytelling across multiple platforms.
  6. Journalism from a Pan-African perspective.
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Past e-learning course · 5 topic areas

Introduction to Digital Journalism

Digital tools have transformed how news is gathered, shared and consumed. This course helped learners apply the principles of journalism to digital reporting, distinguish credible news from viral content and tell impactful stories while maintaining editorial integrity.

  1. Introduction to digital journalism.
  2. Misinformation and bias.
  3. The role of a journalist.
  4. The future of journalism in the digital age.
  5. The impact of digital tools on traditional media.
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Past e-learning course · 6 topic areas

The Fundamentals of Climate and Environmental Reporting

Climate reporting needs the voices and experiences of African communities. This course helped storytellers explain climate change in an African context, connect environmental issues to everyday lives and develop engaging stories that make complex information accessible.

  1. What is climate change?
  2. Climate change in the African context.
  3. Areas to focus reporting on.
  4. Africanising and humanising climate stories.
  5. Engaging audiences through compelling narratives.
  6. Climate change and international conventions.
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Projects

Past projects and programmes

  • JET Minerals Challenge
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • April 2024 to June 2025

Transparency in the DRC Green Minerals Sector

Acquire by Pin Africa worked with the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) to strengthen public-interest reporting on the DRC’s green minerals sector, with a focus on cobalt, transparency and accountability.

The programme combined training, mentorship and reporting support to help journalists and civil society organisations investigate governance, environmental and social issues affecting mining communities.

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Featured activity

a two-day capacity-building workshop in Kinshasa on 2–3 July 2024.

Participants

20, representing 13 newsrooms and 5 civil society organisations.

Delivery partner
Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID).
Programme framework
CJID’s Natural Resource and Extractive Programme (NAREP), under the JET Minerals Challenge.
Funder
USAID.

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Project stories

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Coverage and external mentions

Our work in the public record

Partners and funders

Partnerships behind our work

Collaboration helps turn journalism training into practical reporting opportunities. Our DRC green minerals programme was delivered with CJID, with funding from USAID.

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    CJIDPast delivery partner — DRC green minerals programme
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    USAIDPast funder — DRC green minerals programme
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    MeedanClimate course funder
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    UNFCCCClimate course supporter
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Help build the next chapter of African journalism.

We welcome conversations with funders, media development organisations and commissioning partners about new funded projects that strengthen African journalism and storytelling.

Partner with us to develop practical training, mentorship and public-interest reporting opportunities that put African voices and communities at the centre.

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Contact: acquire@pin-africa.com