The African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) 2018 will hold 29-31 October 2018 at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) will be actively represented at the conference. WSCIJ Coordinator, Motunrayo Alaka; Juliana Francis 2014 WSCIJ-Nigeria Investigative Reporter of the Year and a fellow of WSCIJ Report Women! Female Reporters’ Leadership Programme; and a 2017 Wole Soyinka Laureate, Fisayo Soyombo been scheduled to take speaking roles at the event.
The African Investigative Journalism Conference, an annual event organised by the Journalism Programme of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) in Johannesburg, South Africa, is Africa’s premier investigative journalism conference. The conference gives African and international investigative journalists opportunity to learn new skills, hear about the top investigative stories and share experiences.