Six Nigerians make CNN Multichoice African Journalist 2016 finalist list

Six Nigerians made the list of finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2016 Competition announced today, July 18, by Ferial Haffajee, Chair of the independent judging panel.

The competition received 1637 entries this year – a record number – from 38 countries across the continent, including French and Portuguese-speaking Africa. The finalists will enjoy an all-expense paid four day programme of workshops, media forums and networking in Johannesburg, South Africa, culminating in a Gala Award Ceremony in October 2016. Tony Maddox, Executive Vice-President and Managing Director of CNN International said in a statement: "This year has seen a record number of entries for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards, from a diverse array of countries across the continent. The passion which African journalists display for telling compelling and top class stories knows no bounds. Once more, CNN proudly continues its commitment to encouraging inspired journalistic excellence with these awards." See list of the 38 finalists from 14 countries: Adedayo Eriye Oketola, Saturday Punch, Nigeria Aderonke Bello, naij.com, Nigeria Ancillar Mangena, Forbes Africa, South Africa Asha Ahmed Mwilu & Rashid Idi, Kenya Television Network, Kenya Ati Metwaly, Al Ahram Weekly, Egypt Bento Venâncio, Jornal Domingo, Mozambique Bidossèssi Appolinaire Agoïnon, Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Bénin, Benin Cheboite Kigen, Daily Nation Newspaper, Kenya Chika Oduah, Nigeria, Freelancer at African Media Initiative, Kenya Cleófas Viagem, STV, Mozambique Conan Daniel Businge & Gerald Tenywa, New Vision, Uganda Coulibaly Zoumana, Le Patriote, Ivory Coast Diana Neille, Richard Poplak, Shaun Swingler and Sumeya Gasa, Daily Maverick Chronicle, South Africa Dominic Omondi, The Standard, Kenya Eromo Egbejule, Freelancer at Ventures Africa, Nigeria Faten Hayed, El Watan, Algeria Fidelto Emidio Bata, STV, Mozambique Folashade Adebayo, The Punch, Nigeria Garreth van Niekerk, City Press, South Africa Isaac Otidi Amuke, Commonwealth Writers, Kenya James Oatway, The Sunday Times, South Africa Jay Caboz, Forbes Africa, South Africa Jean-Luc Emile, Teleplus, Mauritius John Grobler, Namibia, and Fiona Macleod, Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism, South Africa Lawrence Seretse, The Botswana Gazette, Botswana Mia Malan, Mail & Guardian, South Africa Teresa Fuquiadi, Jornal Nova Gazeta, Angola Veronica Narkwor Kwabla, Tv3 Network, Ghana Veronica Onuchi, TVC News Africa, Nigeria Yemisi Akinbobola, Ogechi Ekeanyanwu & Paul Bradshaw, IQ4News for Premium Times, Nigeria