Browsing: CNN MultiChoice Journalist of the Year Award

A new category has been added this year: The Maggie Eales Young Journalist Award. This is named in honour of the late Maggie Eales, the CNN executive and former journalist who during her 20-year career at CNN was the driving force behind the development and growth of the African Journalist Awards

Boowurosigue Sanou was awarded the overall CNN MultiChoice African Journalist of the Year Award for his work: “Nuit du 29 octobre à Azalaï: Nous étions à la chambre 143,” which appeared in Burkinabé daily print newspaper, L’Observateur Paalga, and was chosen from entries spanning 39 nations across the African continent