Komla Dumor Award

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Komla Dumor Award
Awarded forOutstanding individuals living and working in Africa, with strong journalism skills, on-air flair, and an exceptional talent in telling African stories.
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented by BBC News
Reward(s)Training at BBC News
First awarded
  • 2015;8 years ago (2015)
Currently held by Paa Kwesi Asare (2023)

The Komla Dumor Award is a journalism award launched by the BBC [1] [2] in 2015 in honour of the legacy of Ghanaian journalist Komla Dumor who worked for BBC World News and was the main presenter of its programme Focus on Africa .

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Award details

The award is presented each year "to an outstanding individual living and working in Africa, who combines strong journalism skills, on air flair, and an exceptional talent in telling African stories with the ambition and potential to become a star of the future." It was founded in 2015 by Emily Kasriel who then also directed the award for its first 8 years. [3] The winner is given a three-month training and development contract in BBC News. [4]

Winners

YearWinnerCountryRoleProgram(s)Channel
2015 Nancy Kacungira [5] UgandaPresenter Focus on Africa
World Business Report
World News Today
BBC World News
BBC News
In Business Africa
Outside Source
The Daily Global with Nancy Kacungira
The Context
BBC Weekend News 		BBC One
BBC World News
BBC News Channel
BBC Four
BBC World Service
2016 Didi Akinyelure [6] NigeriaProducer and editor BBC News at Ten
BBC Focus on Africa
BBC Business Daily
BBC Newsday		 BBC One
BBC News Channel
BBC World News
BBC World Service
BBC Radio 4
2017 Amina Yuguda [7] NigeriaHost BBC News at Six
BBC News at Ten
BBC Africa Debate		 BBC One
BBC News Channel
2018 Waihiga Mwaura [8] KenyaPresenterVarious Citizen TV
2019 Solomon Serwanjja [9] UgandaReporter and anchor Various NBS TV
2020 Victoria Rubadiri [10] KenyaReporter and anchorSundayLive
Citizen Weekend		 Citizen TV
2021No award [11]
2022 Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya [12] ZambiaPresenterVariousDiamond TV Zambia
2023 Paa Kwesi Asare [13] GhanaPresenterVarious*TV3 Ghana

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References

  1. ↑ "BBC World News Komla Dumor Award | Jobs and careers with BBC". careerssearch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  2. ↑ "BBC launches 2018 Komla Dumor Award" . Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  3. ↑ Ledwaba, Karabo (2020-02-20). "Calls for entries to the BBC's Komla Dumor award for talented journos". Sowetan Live. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  4. ↑ "BBC World News Komla Dumor Award seeks the next rising star in African journalism - The Maravi Post". The Maravi Post. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  5. ↑ "Nancy Kacungira awarded the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award - Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  6. ↑ "Didi Akinyelure Awarded the Second BBC World News Komla Dumor Award - Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  7. ↑ "Nigeria's Amina Yuguda receives the Komla Dumor 2017 Award". BellaNaija. 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  8. ↑ "Kenyan wins 2018 BBC Komla Dumor award". 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  9. ↑ "Uganda's Solomon Serwanjja wins BBC World News Komla Dumor award". BBC. 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  10. ↑ "Kenya's Victoria Rubadiri wins BBC World News Komla Dumor award". BBC News. 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  11. ↑ "BBC Komla Dumor Award 2022 launched". BBC News. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  12. ↑ "Zambia's Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya wins BBC News Komla Dumor award". BBC News. 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  13. ↑ "Ghana's Paa Kwesi Asare wins 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Award". BBC News. 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-08-21.


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