Young African continent Journalist of the Year Award
Komla Dumor Award
Awarded for
Outstanding individuals living and working in Africa, with strong journalism skills, on-air flair, and an exceptional talent in telling African stories.
Country
United Kingdom
Presented by
BBC News
Reward(s)
Training at BBC News
First awarded
2015; 9 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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Komla Afeke Dumor (3 October 1972 – 18 January 2014) was a Ghanaian journalist who worked for BBC World News and was the main presenter of its programme...
The KomlaDumorAward is a journalism award launched by the BBC in 2015 in honour of the legacy of Ghanaian journalist KomlaDumor who worked for BBC World...
International in Kenya. In 2020, she won the 2020 BBC World News KomlaDumorAward. Rubadiri earned a bachelor's degree in forestry from Masinde Muliro...
Focus on Africa programme since 2023. He won the 2018 BBC World News KomlaDumorAward. Mwaura has previously served in various capacities on Citizen TV...
around the Boko Haram insurgency. She has won the 2017 BBC World News KomlaDumorAward. She currently works at the American University of Nigeria as an Assistant...
British/Nigerian journalist. In July 2016, she won the BBC World News KomlaDumorAward. She was the face of CNBC Africa's live morning show Open Exchange...
1997 in Choma, Southern Zambia) is a multi-award-winning Zambian journalist, winner of the BBC KomlaDumorAward 2022 and television presenter at Diamond...
13 year career on television. In 2019 Serwanjja was awarded the KomlaDumorAward, an annual award given by the BBC to celebrate African journalists. He...
Daily Monitor. Retrieved 28 March 2018. "Nancy Kacungira awarded the BBC World News KomlaDumorAward". BBC. Retrieved 28 March 2018. "Register". Retrieved...
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until the day before his death. Following his death the BBC named the KomlaDumorAward for exceptional talent in telling African stories after him. John...
pioneers in their field, including 2020 recipient of the BBC World News KomlaDumorAward, Victoria Rubadiri; Botswana's first TED fellow and LGBT activist...
Bambi was a shortlisted candidate of the BBC KomlaDumorAward,[citation needed], named Nigeria Achievers Awards 2020 TV personality of the year and Inducted...
Best TV News Report Ghana Journalist Awards (2017) KomlaDumor Most Promising Young Journalist Ghana Journalist awards, 2010, News reporting. She received...
Retrieved 18 June 2018. Foundation, KomlaDumor Memorial. "KomlaDumor Memorial Foundation: Prof. Ernest Kwaku Dumor". komladumorfoundation.org. Archived...
Africa Youth Awards. She was at the same time listed on the 100 Most Influential Young Kenyans. Nancy Kacungira Lukwesa Burak KomlaDumor "Meet the team...
sometime, he moved on to Multimedia Group Limited working with the late KomlaDumor. For a period, Israel worked for both Multimedia Group Limited and TV3...
also credited with training leading broadcasters in Ghana including KomlaDumor and Yaw Ampofo Ankrah. He was honoured by Citi FM at the maiden edition...
Retrieved 2023-12-05. Univers, Radio (2022-11-13). "26th GJA Awards: Manuel Koranteng crowned KomlaDumor Most Promising Journalist of the year". Radio Univers...
and Entertainment Award Mrs Kwansema Dumor on behalf of KomlaDumor – Peniel Enchill – GUBA Artist Extraordinaire Awards Voting Awards 2015 Timothy Amadi...
influencers include Tommy Annan Forson, Bola Ray, Kwami Sefa Kayi and KomlaDumor. In 2017, he was chosen as the TV host for Men's World. Lexis owns a...
of Information). Victor Gbeho biography, Pulse.com. "Biography", Komla Afeke Dumor Memorial Foundation. Frank, Quansah (25 November 2021). "Biography...
journalist, hosting the Super Morning Show after the departure of host KomlaDumor. In 2014 Nkrumah bowed out of broadcasting to establish an investment...
1971 – Kevin Richardson, American singer-songwriter and actor 1972 – KomlaDumor, Ghanaian-English journalist (d. 2014) 1972 – G. Love, American singer-songwriter...