SPOTLIGHT SOLUTIONS, NOT JUST SUFFERING: ASHARAMI FELLOWSHIP CHALLENGES AFRICAN JOURNALISTS TO POWER ENERGY TRANSITION WITH IMPACTFUL STORIES
GREATRIBUNETVNEWS–THE Lead Assessor of the Asharami Energy Journalism Fellowship, Professor Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika, has issued a powerful charge to journalists across Africa to shift the narrative on energy reporting from problems to proven solutions.
Speaking on the future of energy journalism on the continent, Prof. Ogwezzy-Ndisika stressed that Africa’s energy transition cannot be won by reporting darkness alone, but by spotlighting the innovations, policies, and interventions that are expanding access to reliable and sustainable power.
She argued that journalism holds the key to connecting communities, policymakers, and investors in evidence-based dialogue that can fast-track development and accountability.
In her words, “Pointing out the darkness without illuminating the pathways to light leaves our communities paralysed by despair rather than empowered to act.”
According to her, the Asharami Fellowship was deliberately created to groom a new crop of African journalists whose work will shape policy, drive legislative action, and hold power to account.
“We are looking for stories that inform public discourse, influence legislative action and hold power accountable. Journalists must not settle for shallow headlines. They should trace the funding, critique the technology, interrogate the policies and highlight the responses transforming Africa’s energy landscape,” she declared.
Meanwhile, organizers have announced that the submission deadline for the 2026 edition of the Fellowship is now 30 November, 2026.
Open to journalists working across print, broadcast, digital and multimedia platforms, the Fellowship provides participants with expert-led training, mentorship, facility visits and direct engagement with leading voices in the energy sector
Speaking on behalf of Sahara Group, Bethel Obioma said the Fellowship recognises the influence of quality journalism in shaping Africa’s energy future.
“Africa’s energy story requires more than reporting challenges. It requires journalism that interrogates responses, highlights practical solutions and deepens public understanding of the realities shaping the continent’s energy landscape,” he said.
Applications for the Fellowship close on November 30, 2026.
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