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Temitope Akinola
The CNN MultiChoice African Journalists of the Year awards has affirmed that Nigerian journalists are in the top echelon of the profession in Africa. This is as five journalists from Nigeria tops the list of the 31 finalists selected from 15 countries in Africa for the awards.
The five Nigerians on the shortlist includes Punch Newspaper's Femi Asu and Arukaino Umukoro; Premium Times editor, Ibanga Isine; Tribune newspaper's Adewale Emosu and Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún, a blogger at kravula.com
The 2015 competition which is in its 20th year received nominations from 39 African Countries, including French and Portuguese speaking Africa. The top 5 nominees from Nigeria are closely followed by four nominees from Kenya.
Speaking at the event, the vice president and managing director of CNN international, Tonny Maddox said CNN is privileged to be involved in the initiative.
"The quality and breadth of entries in this, its 20th year is a testament to the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards' position as the most prestigious recognition for journalism across the continent," he said.
See full list of winners below
Fiifi Essilfie Anaman, Freelance for zonalsports.com, Ghana
Benedicta Asiimwe, Freelance for Daily Monitor, Uganda
Femi Asu, Punch Newspaper, Nigeria
Domingos Bento, redeangola.info, Angola
Thomas Naadi Bitlegma, Viasat1, Ghana
Sheriff Bojang Jnr, Freelance for West Africa Democracy Radio, Senegal
Ruth Butaumocho, The Herald, Zimbabwe
Ibrahima Diallo, Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise (RTS), Senegal
Adewale Olugbenga Emosu, tribuneonlineng.com, Nigeria
Chahinaz Samir Gheith, Freelance for Al-Ahram Hebdo, Egypt
Carla Gonçalves, A Nação, Cape Verde
Boldwill Hungwe, Zimbabwe Independent, Zimbabwe
Ibanga Isine, Premium Times Newspaper, Nigeria
Paul Kelemba, Freelance for The Standard on Saturday, Kenya
Deo Gratias Tchédé Kindoho, Radio Bénin, Benin
Julie Laurenz & Jacqueline Jayamaha, Freelance for e.tv, South Africa
Petride Mudoola, Freelance for Sunday Vision, Uganda
Abubakari Akida Mussa, Mtanzania Newspaper, Tanzania
Pedro Paxi Pereira Ndoma, TV Zimbo, Angola
George Oduor Otieno, Baraka FM, Kenya
Hyacinthe Boowurosigue Sanou, L'Observateur Paalga, Burkina Faso
Enock Sikolia & Charles Kariuki, NTV, Kenya
Arison Tamfu, Cameroon Journal, Cameroon
Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún, Blogger at ktravula.com, Nigeria
Arukaino Umukoro, Punch Newspaper, Nigeria
Bento Venâncio, Jornal Domingo, Mozambique
Herman Verwey, Beeld, South Africa
Kiundu Waweru, The Standard on Saturday, Kenya
Sarah Wild, Mail & Guardian, South Africa
