Mimi Fawaz

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Mimi Fawaz
Alma mater City University of London
Occupation(s)Sports journalist, Sportswriter
Employer(s) BBC World News, BBC Africa, BBC Sport.

Mimi Fawaz is a Nigerian-Lebanese sports journalist, show host and presenter who currently works as a sports presenter on Focus on Africa, a BBC news programme broadcast on BBC World News alongside BBC Africa and BBC Sports. She has worked for CNN, ESPN and ITV Television networks. [1] [2] [3] [4] In January 2017, she hosted the 2016 GLO-CAF Awards alongside Nigerian actor Richard Mofe-Damijo. [5]

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Early life and education

Fawaz was born in Lebanon to a Nigerian mother who comes from Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria and a Lebanese father, but never lived there herself. She grew up in Nigeria. She is a graduate of City University of London where she studied for a masters in journalism. [1] [6] [7]

Career

Fawaz started out as a journalist intern at CNN. [7] She later went on to work at the ITN, ITV London and ITV News London platforms during which she interviewed the Sarah, Duchess of York. [1] [7] Whilst at ITV news she produced their coverage of the 2008 Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea which was played in Moscow, Russia. [1]

Fawaz was the host, producer and presenter on London-based Pan-African TV channel Vox Africa TV's flagship show Sports 360. [8] She was responsible for Vox Africa’s VoxLive and news anchor on VoxNews. [8]

In 2013, whilst working at Vox Africa, Fawaz put together documentaries on Nelson Mandela’s legacy titled Mandela: A reflection on Robben Island which gave her the chance to visit the historic Robben Island. [1] The documentary was aired on Vox Africa in May 2013. [9]

Fawaz was given a role as a contributor on CNN for African football, where she would cover the Africa Cup of Nations on two occasions, the 2013 AFCON and 2015 FCON in South Africa and Equatorial Guinea. [1] [4] In April 2015, Fawaz was a moderator for the LSE Africa Summit at the London School of Economics for which Nigerian Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo was a guest speaker. [1] [10] On 5 January 2017, she hosted the GLO-CAF Awards along with Nigerian actor Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD). [5] In May 2017, she covered the 67th FIFA congress in Manama, Bahrain and the following month in June 2017, the FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia for Kwese Sports. [1] [3]

Over the course of her career, Fawaz has interviewed several high-profile African personalities including the former President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, Namadi Sambo, former Nigerian Vice-President, Nigerian music duo P-Square and former African football players Kanu Nwankwo and Didier Drogba. [1] [4] [7]

Fawaz has also worked as a freelancer for ESPN, in the process covering Wimbledon Championship and the US Open for the channel. [1]

On 17 August 2021, Fawaz hosted the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final draw along with Cameroon TV and radio personality Leonard Chatelain at Yaounde Conference Centre in Cameroon. [1] [11] [12]

Personal life

Fawaz speaks English and French fluently. [1] She has been doing charity works, including supporting SOS Children's Villages with funds in putting up orphanages and other works in African countries. [7]

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