CNN African Journalist of the Year

CNN African Journalist of the Year

"CNN International first launched the African Journalist Awards in 1995. Since then the competition has gone from strength to strength and now the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards comprises 16 categories and is the most prestigious journalism Awards on the continent." 

"The pan-African competition's search for journalistic excellence includes a range of categories: General News, Business, Sport, Health/Medical, Environment, and, new this year, the Free Press-Africa category, sponsored by the Freedom Forum for the journalist whose work does most to support the cause of press freedom on the continent. Journalists can find out more about this category from their website at www.freedomforum.org. The competition also offers a photographic category, the Mohamed Amin Award, sponsored by Salim Amin of Camerapix Nairobi in memory of his father." 

Previous Winners
Source (also lists runners-up)
 * 1995: Joana Mantey, Ghana
 * 1997: Ken Opala, Kenya
 * 1998: Newton Kanhema, Zimbabwe
 * 1999: Declan Opkalaeke from 'The Guardian', Nigeria
 * 2000 Joint CNN African Journalists of the Year: Jacques Pauw and Adil Bradlow, South Africa and Wanja Njunguna-Githinji, Kenya
 * 2001 Joint CNN African Journalists of the Year: Jacques Pauw, South Africa and Samantha Rogers, South Africa
 * 2002: Susan Puren, South Africa
 * 2003: Ibiba DonPedro, Nigeria (in 2001 Ibiba DonPedro, "a reporter for "The Guardian" of Nigeria, has won the 2001 Lorenzo Natali Prize for West African Journalism. The prize is an initiative of the European Union, and is administered by the International Federation of Journalists.")
 * 2004: Peter Murimi, Kenya
 * CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2005: Angelo Kinyua, Kenya
 * CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2006: Shola Oshunkeye, Nigeria

1998 African Journalist of the Year Competition finalists
Source
 * Kim Cloete, SABC - Television News, South Africa
 * Themba Hadebe, The Star, South Africa
 * Vinicius Hodges, Star Radio, Liberia
 * Sy Lerman, Sunday Times, South Africa
 * Janet Mba-Afolabi, Newswatch Communications, Nigeria
 * Marianne Merten, Cape Talk (Primedia), South Africa
 * Ima Niboro, Tell Magazine, Nigeria
 * Osita Nwajah, Independent Communication Network, Nigeria
 * Declan Okpalaeke, The Guardian, Nigeria
 * Linus Ole Kaikai, Kenya Television Network, Kenya

Sponsors
"The CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards is held in association with South African Airways and in collaboration with the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Our esteemed sponsors include Celtel; Coca-Cola Africa; Camerapix; Global Media Alliance; IPP Media, Tanzania; MIH Print Media; Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD); Safebond Africa Ltd., and The Table Bay Hotel, Cape Town." 

1999 Advisory Board
Source
 * Salim Amin, Camerapix
 * Edward Boateng, Vice President, Global Media Alliance
 * Maggie Eales, Managing Director, Africa, Turner Broadcasting System
 * Jerelyn Eddings, Director, The Freedom Forum
 * Joel Kibazo, of the Financial Times of London
 * Nolo Letele, CEO, Multichoice Africa
 * Victor Nosi, Vice President Corporate Relations, South African Airways
 * Enoch Sithole, Chief Executive, News, SABC.