Four Kenyan Journalists Nominated For CNN Multichoice African Journalist Awards 2015.
Finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2015 Competition were announced today by Ferial Haffajee, Chair of the independent judging panel. The competition is now in a landmark 20th year.
This year the competition received entries from 39 countries across the continent, including French and Portuguese speaking Africa.
There are 29 finalists from 15 countries:
- Fiifi Essilfie Anaman, Freelance for zonalsports.com, Ghana
- Benedicta Asiimwe, Freelance for Daily Monitor, Uganda
- Femi Asu, Punch Newspaper, Nigeria
- Domingos Bento, redeangola.info, Angola
- Thomas Naadi Bitlegma, Viasat1, Ghana
- Sheriff Bojang Jnr, Freelance for West Africa Democracy Radio, Senegal
- Ruth Butaumocho, The Herald, Zimbabwe
- Ibrahima Diallo, Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise (RTS), Senegal
- Adewale Olugbenga Emosu, tribuneonlineng.com, Nigeria
- Chahinaz Samir Gheith, Freelance for Al-Ahram Hebdo, Egypt
- Carla Gonçalves, A Nação, Cape Verde
- Boldwill Hungwe, Zimbabwe Independent, Zimbabwe
- Ibanga Isine, Premium Times Newspaper, Nigeria
- Paul Kelemba, Freelance for The Standard on Saturday, Kenya
- Deo Gratias Tchédé Kindoho, Radio Bénin, Benin
- Julie Laurenz & Jacqueline Jayamaha, Freelance for e.tv, South Africa
- Petride Mudoola, Freelance for Sunday Vision, Uganda
- Abubakari Akida Mussa, Mtanzania Newspaper, Tanzania
- Pedro Paxi Pereira Ndoma, TV Zimbo, Angola
- George Oduor Otieno, Baraka FM, Kenya
- Hyacinthe Boowurosigue Sanou, L’Observateur Paalga, Burkina Faso
- Enock Sikolia & Charles Kariuki, NTV, Kenya
- Arison Tamfu, Cameroon Journal, Cameroon
- Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún, Blogger at ktravula.com, Nigeria
- Arukaino Umukoro, Punch Newspaper, Nigeria
- Bento Venâncio, Jornal Domingo, Mozambique
- Herman Verwey, Beeld, South Africa
- Kiundu Waweru, The Standard on Saturday, Kenya
- Sarah Wild, Mail & Guardian, South Africa