afriLEAKS is run by an alliance of African news organisations that are committed to speaking truth to power. You can send us documents and select which of our member organisations should perform an investigation. This site also helps you to stay in touch and answer further questions without revealing your name or contact information.

afriLEAKS allows you to leak confidential documents of public interest. We've designed the system to help you share these materials while protecting your own identity, making it very hard to identify you as the source of the leak.

The press checks those in power and exposes misconduct or abuse of power. The media has the resources to bring issues into the public light. Journalists are professionals who investigate, ask critical questions, and ensure all parties involved are asked about their side of the story. Furthermore, they work for mass media (newspapers, magazines, websites, radio, or television programs) through which they can make their research public.

Leaking sensitive information involves risks. There are both social and technical risks that threaten your anonymity. At the same time, there are measures you can take to protect yourself. See 'Your Security' for more details.

If you have information about issues which should be investigated, share them with one of afriLEAKS's news partners using this site. Consider that concrete information and evidence, such as source documents, gives a journalist more to work with and increases the likelihood that your issue gets taken up.

As a whistleblower, why should I use afriLEAKS?

This website uses state of the art security software to anonymize your internet connection as you submit documents or correspond with reporters. This way your identity is protected both from the reporters who receive the documents and from others who might be monitoring or intercepting your communications.

How is afriLEAKS different from Wikileaks?

afriLEAKS isn’t like Wikileaks. Wikileaks publishes the information it receives directly. afriLEAKS, on the other hand, is a highly secure mailbox connecting investigative media houses to whistleblowers. Documents shared on afriLEAKS form the beginning of a journalistic inquiry instead of being shared directly on the web.

How do you select media organisations?

The afriLEAKS receivers must meet several criteria: excellence in investigative journalism, integrity in content and investigative processes, geographic relevance, etc.

Media houses that comprise the African Network of Centers for Investigative Reporting (ANCIR) were initially approached with these principles in mind. Others that have subsequently approached us are vetted by a board of leading investigative journalists.

Why is the afriLEAKS connection so slow?

The connection to afriLEAKS goes through the Tor network. Tor is a system of virtual tunnels and relaying computers that hide the sender of information from possible attackers. While this helps to protect your anonymity, the disadvantage is that this can make the connection very slow.

Does uploading information involve danger?

Leaking is never without risk. afriLEAKS tries, as much as possible, to protect information and to provide information about the risks.

The system makes finding the source of a leak difficult. Our receivers are journalists that have been trained in the use of state-of-the-art security tools and procedures.

That said, while trying to mitigate the risks as much as possible, the whistleblower and journalists are responsible for their own actions.