Nigerian journalist Didi Akinyelure has won the second BBC
World News Komla Dumor Award.
Akinyelure, a business news anchor with CNBC Africa, will
start a three-month placement at BBC in London in
September as part of her prize. She has been with CNBC
Africa since 2013.
The award, established in honour of Komla Dumor, a
presenter for BBC World News, who died aged 41 in 2014,
seeks to "celebrate African journalism and reward
exceptional talent," BBC says.
Josephine Hazelet, one of the judges who selected
Akinyelure said she particularly excelled in telling business
stories "which was an area Komla was also passionate
about"
Akinyelure said Dumor was someone she admired. "He told
the African story with so much passion for the continent,
giving a balanced view and inspiring so many." The first
Komlar Dumor Award was won by Nancy Kacungira, a
television anchor for Kenya’s KTN television channel.
