The African Fact-Checking Alliance (AFCA) It is a network of newsrooms and organisations that collaborate on fact-checking initiatives across Africa. The alliance is involved in various activities, including training and mentoring, transnational collaborative projects, and building shared resources and infrastructure to combat misinformation and uphold information integrity AFCA's activities include offering stipend-based fellowships to journalists and fact-checkers, providing intensive editorial training and mentoring, and supporting the production of fact-checking articles to counter mis/disinformation. The alliance also coordinates with partners to establish and train fact-checking desks, referred to as CheckDesks, which are equipped with scalable workflow and production systems, staffed by skilled researchers and editors, and supported by diversified revenue models for sustainability The alliance was initially established under a partnership with UNESCO and is currently spearheaded by Code for Africa's PesaCheck team. AFCA membership is institutional, meaning that its members are newsrooms or organisations rather than individuals. The alliance has been involved in various initiatives, including a Meta-funded pilot in Mali to support a CheckDesk and a series of seed-grants to newsrooms in Mali to establish or expand their fact-checking capabilities AFCA's work is crucial in countering mis/disinformation and hate speech, especially in countries where local resources for gathering information may be limited. The alliance provides a mechanism for quick and efficient responses to misinformation through its network and database. Additionally, AFCA is part of Code for Africa's larger network, which includes other initiatives like the WanaData community of women data scientists and storytellers, the africanDRONE network of civic drone operators, and the iLAB forensic analysis unit.