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African data journalism fund offers $500,000 for investigative projects
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African data journalism fund offers $500,000 for investigative projects
Africa’s first data-driven investigative journalism initiative launches today with $500,000 in grants and technical support for reportage…
Haji Mohamed Dawjee
Jan 17
Is Your Doctor A Con-Artist?
Is Your Doctor A Con-Artist?
There is a cancer eating Nigeria’s healthcare system from the inside. The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) says large numbers…
Justin Arenstein
Dec 28, 2015
$4.7 Million Data Journalism Initiative Launched in Africa
$4.7 Million Data Journalism Initiative Launched in Africa
African data journalism is set to receive a $4.7 million boost as part of a major new initiative that will help civic technologists work…
Justin Arenstein
Aug 13, 2015
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Helping South Africans weigh in on national budget priorities with simple data tools
Helping South Africans weigh in on national budget priorities with simple data tools
Ordinary people often struggle to get their heads around a country’s budget, and they fail to understand what the government is doing with…
Raymond Joseph
Mar 29
impactAFRICA data journalism fund launches new contest for stories on water and sanitation issues
impactAFRICA data journalism fund launches new contest for stories on water and sanitation issues
African journalists reporting on water and sanitation issues can win fully-funded study trips to major newsrooms in the United States
Haji Mohamed Dawjee
Mar 24
How the Dodgy Doctors tool helped change the national conversation on health in Kenya
How the Dodgy Doctors tool helped change the national conversation on health in Kenya
Five years ago, reports of people masquerading as doctors were common in Kenya. It became so ‘normal’ that such stories either never made…
Catherine Gicheru
Mar 23
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Investors need actionable info: why open data is so important for Africa’s future
Investors need actionable info: why open data is so important for Africa’s future
Last week I met European investors interested in Kenya’s agro-processing industry, with an emphasis on the fruit sub-sector. Their aim is…
Bitange Ndemo
Mar 4
5 Visualizations in R
5 Visualizations in R
With 5 Lines or Less of Code
Serah Njambi Rono
Mar 20, 2015
Open Data Day 2016: African ‘data liberators’ focus on projects to empower citizens
Open Data Day 2016: African ‘data liberators’ focus on projects to empower citizens
Africa’s growing open data community is using the 2016 Open Data Day on March 5 to kickstart initiatives that give citizens ‘actionable…
Serah Njambi Rono
Mar 3
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