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You Voted and They Made It! Find out the Finalists for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2016
CNN Africa has announced the finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2016.
The names were announced today by Ferial Haffajee, Chair of the independent judging panel. This year, the competition received 1637 entries – a record number – from 38 countries across the continent.
These are the 38 finalists from 14 countries:
- Adedayo Eriye Oketola, Saturday Punch, Nigeria
- Aderonke Bello, Naij.com, Nigeria
- Ancillar Mangena, Forbes Africa, South Africa
- Asha Ahmed Mwilu & Rashid Idi, Kenya Television Network, Kenya
- Ati Metwaly, Al Ahram Weekly, Egypt
- Bento Venâncio, Jornal Domingo, Mozambique
- Bidossèssi Appolinaire Agoïnon, Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Bénin, Benin
- Cheboite Kigen, Daily Nation Newspaper, Kenya
- Chika Oduah, Nigeria, Freelancer at African Story Challenge, Media Initiative, Kenya
- Cleófas Viagem, STV, Mozambique
- Conan Daniel Businge & Gerald Tenywa, New Vision, Uganda
- Coulibaly Zoumana, Le Patriote, Ivory Coast
- Diana Neille, Richard Poplak, Shaun Swingler and Sumeya Gasa, Daily Maverick Chronicle, South Africa
- Dominic Omondi, The Standard, Kenya
- Eromo Egbejule, Freelancer at Ventures Africa, Nigeria
- Faten Hayed, El Watan, Algeria
- Fidelto Emidio Bata, STV, Mozambique
- Folashade Adebayo, The Punch, Nigeria
- Garreth van Niekerk, City Press, South Africa
- Isaac Otidi Amuke, Commonwealth Writers, Kenya
- James Oatway, The Sunday Times, South Africa
- Jay Caboz, Forbes Africa, South Africa
- Jean-Luc Emile, Teleplus, Mauritius
- John Grobler, Namibia, and Fiona Macleod, Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism, South Africa
- Lawrence Seretse, The Botswana Gazette, Botswana
- Mia Malan, Mail & Guardian, South Africa
- Teresa Fuquiadi, Jornal Nova Gazeta, Angola
- Veronica Narkwor Kwabla, Tv3 Network, Ghana
- Veronica Onuchi, TVC News Africa, Nigeria
- Yemisi Akinbobola, Ogechi Ekeanyanwu & Paul Bradshaw, IQ4News for Premium Times, Nigeria
The independent judging panel would be chaired by Ferial Haffajee, Chair of the Judging Panel & Editor-in-Chief, City Press, South Africa, includes: Debo Adesina, Editor-in-Chief, Guardian Newspapers, Nigeria; Jean-Paul Gérouard, Former Editor-in-Chief, France Télévisions; Eleni Giokos, Africa Correspondent, CNN; Fernando Gonçalves, Editor, Savana, Mozambique; Anton Harber, Editor-in-Chief, eNCA, South Africa; Joel Kibazo, Media & Public Affairs Consultant; Amadou Mahtar Ba, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, AllAfrica Global Media; Wanja Njuguna, Senior Lecturer, Namibia University of Science & Technology & CNN Journalist of the year 2000; David Ohito, Digital Editor, The Standard Media Group, Kenya and José Sebastião Paulo, Professor of Journalism, University Agostinho Neto, Angola.
Entries were published or broadcast for the following categories:
- Culture Award; Ecobank Economics & Business Award
- Mohamed Amin Photographic Award
- African Development Bank Environment Award
- Press Freedom Award
- The Maggie Eales Young Journalist Award
- MSD Health & Medical Award; Sport Reporting Award
- News Impact Award; Francophone general news awards
- Portuguese language general news awards
- GE Energy & Infrastructure Award
- Features Award
- Dow Technology & Innovation Award.
Keeping our fingers crossed, may the best journalists win!
