Our Impact Across Africa
10+
Covered Countries
500+
Stories Across Africa
300+
Impact Stories
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Driving Africa’s transformation through action, advocacy and solution journalism
Redefining Africa through solution - based journalism
The Africa Feature Network is an advocacy and action network working with communities across Africa and beyond to create meaningful change. We support local initiatives, implement practical solutions to pressing challenges and combine hands-on action with advocacy and solution-focused journalism. At The AFN, we promote scalable models that shape policy, strengthen institutions and drive transformation that reflects the realities of everyday life.
Driven by Integrity, Impact, and the Power of Truth
Our Focus
Areas
1. Governance and Accountability
The Africa Feature Network (The AFN) builds and runs community governance initiatives, including civic engagement projects, public oversight committees and transparency campaigns...
2. Justice and Human Rights
We provide direct legal aid, survivor-centered services and community legal education. We run mobile legal clinics, support vulnerable populations and implement grassroots rights awareness campaigns...
3. Economic Transformation and Innovation
The Africa Feature Network establishes digital hubs, equips communities with digital skills, and provides access to technology, enabling youth, farmers, and local entrepreneurs to develop solutions, grow businesses, improve health services, and drive inclusive technological progress...
4. Digital and Technological Advancement
The Africa Feature Network establishes digital hubs, equips communities with digital skills, and provides access to technology, enabling youth, farmers, and local entrepreneurs to develop solutions, grow businesses, improve health services, and drive inclusive technological progress...
5. Climate and Environmental Sustainability
We build community green projects, implement recycling and waste management initiatives, and support climate-resilient farming. We construct eco-friendly water points, lead tree-planting campaigns, and train local groups in sustainable practices, enabling communities to protect their environment, strengthen livelihoods...
Featured Stories of Impact,
Justice, and Change.
An artisan paints a metal box outside Mr. Richard Owino’s workshop in Kamukunji, Nairobi //Photo: Teddy Baing’oni Preferred for its durability, affordability, and easy repair, Jua Kali products...
Professor Wilfred Mbacham //Photo courtesy Malaria, a serious Mosquito-borne parasitic disease, remains a serious socio-economic burden for Africa, claiming the life of a child under five nearly...
A Photo from a site visit to a mini-grid operated by Ignite Energy Access in Petauke, Zambia, provided by The Rockefeller Foundation and Sustainable Energy for All. The growing energy inequalities...
A general view of artisanal miners working at the Shabara artisanal mine near Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of Congo on October 12, 2022 /photo courtesy Junior Kannah / AFP Conflict-related...
Woman rights activist Dr. Sarah Bireete // Photo courtesy The Africans Rising Movement has called for justice for the detained human rights activist Dr. Sarah Bireete. In a statement to the press on...
The Africa Feature Network (AFN) has officially appointed Luc Lapointe as the new Chairperson of its Advisory Board. According to a press release dated Saturday, December 13, 2025, the veteran policy...
Message From the Leadership
Peter Aowa, Founder & CEO
When I stepped out of my graduation at one of Kenya’s prestigious universities, now an empowered communication professional with digital and print media as my forte, I felt the peace of a great accomplishment and a new chapter to many books which I would write not only about my life but also about society and how acts of goodwill from strangers enabled me to complete university. As a reformed street boy in Kenya’s Kisumu city, I owe my success to a series of well-wishers, most of whom did not know me. As a media practitioner in a space where fake and bad news make trends most, I have witnessed firsthand the effects such acts of ‘journalism’ cause. If the media can cause the very many tragedies we witness today, the same media can be a great foundation for a transformed society. And that’s what informed the idea to start this organisation. We are on an intentional mission to transform Africa through solution journalism and advocacy. We are here to show the world how the media can be used transformatively and its long-term effect. Advocacy is our primary focus, media is our tool. We are action journalists and transformation is our mission.
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Testimonials That Inspire
"As a young journalist, I’ve always dreamed of working with a network that truly prioritizes African stories, values, and voices. AFN’s vision gives me hope—finally, a continental space committed to justice, accountability, and impact-driven reporting."
– Jackson Oketch, Aspiring Investigative Journalist, Kenya
"The idea of a Pan-African network that empowers youth, women, and marginalized communities through media is incredibly inspiring. I’m eager to engage with AFN and be part of something that can redefine how we tell our own stories."
– Samuel Ndlovu, Community Organizer, South Africa
"From conservation to digital innovation, AFN’s twelve-pillar approach shows they’re not just about news—they’re about transformation. I believe AFN will become a cornerstone for change agents across the continent."
– Aïcha Diop, Youth Climate Advocate, Senegal