Editorial standards

We choose to cover Africans and the diaspora who are building, creating and discovering. That’s an editorial choice about whatwe cover, not a promise to leave out the hard parts. Our stories include setbacks, criticism and open questions where they matter, because that’s what makes them worth trusting.

We check names, numbers, dates and claims before publishing, using primary sources where we can. Funding figures, revenues and valuations are attributed to their source. When we can’t verify something, we say so or leave it out.

Business coverage is reporting, not investment advice. We don’t recommend buying or selling anything.

When we get something wrong, we fix it and add a note to the story saying what changed and when. We don’t quietly edit errors away. Spotted a mistake? Message us at @afrowired on any platform.

Partners help fund our work, and we’re open about it. Anything a partner has paid for or commissioned is labelled “Presented by” or “Partner”, on the site, in films and in the newsletter.

Partners don’t get final approval over our journalism. Nobody can pay to be profiled as news, and nobody can pay to be named to the AFROWIRED List.

When a story includes criticism of a named person or organisation, we contact them for a response before publishing and include it. We’re careful with people’s private lives, and we ask before publishing a profile of someone who was nominated by others.

Our documentaries show real people and real places. We don’t stage scenes as if they happened naturally, and we label reconstructions, archive footage and AI-assisted imagery. We license music, archive and photography, and credit the people who made them.

Events, opportunities, pitches and nominations sent in by readers are reviewed by an editor before anything goes live. We may edit for clarity and length. Free listings and paid featured listings are held to the same checks.