2026/2027 Writing Fellows
Atlantic International University (AIU) United States | Nigeria
Business Growth and Leadership
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto | Nigeria
Education, Sport and Human rights
University of Ilorin | Nigeria
Human Rights and Environmental Justice & political socio-economics
Institute of public Administration and management (IPAM), University of Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone
Climates and environmental justice, Gender Equality
Federal University Of Agriculture Abeokuta | Nigeria | Nigeria
1. Culture, Arts and Creative Industries 2. Human Rights and Civil Liberties 3. Good Governance and Accountability
Federal University of Agriculture. Abeokuta. Ogun State. Nigeria. | Nigeria
Financial Literacy and Inclusion. Human Rights.
Obafemi Awolowo University | Nigeria
Economic Freedom and Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Digital Innovation
Stella Maris Polytechnic University, Mother Patern College of Health Sciences | Liberia
Climate and Environmental Justice, Human Rights
University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Nigeria | Nigeria
Gender Equality and Human Rights
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria | Nigeria
Climate and Environmental Justice, Digital rights and Technology
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria | Nigeria
Climate and Environmental Justice and Human Rights
University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. | Nigeria
Culture & Lifestyle; Urban Living & Local Policy
Strathmore University, Law School | Kenya
Intellectual Property and Human Rights
University of Rwanda, Rwanda | Rwanda
Youth Employment and Economic Empowerment; Human Rights and Youth Leadership
University of Uyo, Nigeria | Nigeria
Civil Discourse & Free Will and Moral Responsibility
University of South Africa | South Africa
Mental Health, Gender Equality, Human Rights, Policy and Governance,
Bujumbura christian university in burundi | Burundi
Climate and Environmental Justice, Free Market and Tech Innovation
Osiri University, Nebraska, USA. | Sierra Leone
1. Climate and Environmental Justice 2. Digital Rights and Inclusive Governance
University of Rwanda , Rwanda | Rwanda
Human Rights, Education and youth Empowerment
University of Malawi (UNIMA), Malawi | Malawi
Climate and Environment, Human rights
University of Lusaka, Zambia | Zambia
Creativity and innovation, legal education and awareness, good governance and service delivery
Kigali Independent University ULK | Democratic Republic of Congo
Governance & Public Policy, Economic Freedom & Entrepreneurship
Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria | Nigeria
1. Civic Rights Education 2. Youth Economic Freedom
Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria | Nigeria
Human Rights and Digital Rights & Tech Policy
University of Ibadan | Nigeria
Institutional Reform & Governance, Sustainable Development & Systemic Decolonization.
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria. | Nigeria
Human Rights and Economic Development
University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. | Nigeria
Social Development & Climate/Environmental Justice
Wisconsin International University College, Ghana | Ghana
1. Legal Reform 2. Economic Freedom
Midlands State University | Zimbabwe
1. Economic Freedom, Public Policy & Property Rights 2. Trade & Industrial Development
The institute of Legal practice and Development, Rwanda | Rwanda
Human rights(Mostly Sexual Reproductive Health Rights) and AI
2025/2026 Writing Fellows
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Uli, Anambra State | Nigeria
Freedom of expression and Individual Liberty
University of Rwanda | Rwanda
Climate and Environmental Justice and Sustainable Economic Development
Federal University Oye Ekiti | Nigeria
Government and rule of law, human rights and freedom of expression.
University of Calabar | Nigeria
Nutrition and Food Systems, Community Development
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria | Nigeria
Human rights, Gender
Limkokwing University of Creative Technology | Lesotho
Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and Gender Equality
Federal university of agriculture abeokuta,ogun state. | Nigeria
One Health, Human Rights.
Njala University | Sierra Leone
Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and Climate Change
University of Rwanda | Rwanda
Human Rights & Social Justice, Climate & Environmental Policy
Kwame Nkrumah university of science and Technologiy | Ghana
Education reform and Economic freedom
Limkokwing University of Creative Technology | Lesotho
Minority Groups Rights and SDGs/Agenda 2063
Our call for applications opens in March of each year. Admitted candidates take a five-week course in May and June. Top-performing candidates are inducted as writing fellows in July and remain in the program until the following July.
Please get in touch with managing editor and fellowship program coordinator, ibrahim B. Anoba (ianoba@africanliberty.org) for questions relating to the writing fellowship program.
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