[ 2011-04-19 ]

Portia Solomon, TV3

Two Ghanaians in CNN award list
2010 CNN Multichoice African Journalist features
winner, Kofi Akpabli has been named along with
Portia Solomon of TV3 in the final list of
nominations for the 2011 version.

A statement by MultiChoice, Accra, said the
Ghanaian pair was announced among 27 finalists
from 13 countries by Joel Kibazo, Chair of the
independent judging panel.

The winners of the competition will be announced
at an Award Ceremony and Gala Evening in
Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday, 25th June,
2011.

The competition, in its 16th year, this year
received entries from 42 countries across the
continent, including French and Portuguese
speaking Africa.

The full list is as follows:

* Kofi Akpabli, Freelance for the Daily Graphic,
Ghana
* Portia Solomon, TV3 News, Ghana
* Claudine Efoa Atohoun, ORTB, Benin
* Rabin Bhujun, L’Express Dimanche, Mauritius
* José Bouças de Oliveira, Televisão
Santomense, São Tomé
* Sylvia Chebet, Citizen TV, Kenya
* DispatchOnline Team, Daily Dispatch, South
Africa
* Kimani Githae, Citizen TV, Kenya
* Lamia Hassan, Business Today, Egypt
* Virgil Augustin Pascal Houesson, L’événement
Précis, Benin
* Mahamud Abdi Jama, Waaheen, Somalia
* Norman Katende, Freelance for The New Vision,
Uganda
* Farouk Kayondo, UBC, Uganda
* Mark Klusener, eNews Africa, South Africa
* Selma Marivate, Record, Mozambique
* Melini Moses, SABC, South Africa
* Lindile Mpanza, e.tv, South Africa
* Kamau Mutunga, DN2 Magazine, Daily Nation,
Kenya
* Nigel M. Nassar, The New Vision, Uganda
* Fatuma Noor, The Star, Kenya
* Oluwatoyos Ogunseye, Sunday Punch, Nigeria
* Nnamdi Okosieme, Next Newspaper, Nigeria
* Benon Herbert Oluka, Sunday Life Magazine,
Sunday Monitor, Uganda
* Beryl Ooro, K24 TV, Kenya
* Sonny Serite, Freelance for The Sunday Standard,
Botswana
* Kipchumba Some, The Standard, Kenya
* Nkula Zau, Televisão Pública de Angola

The statement also announced Mahamud Abdi Jama,
Editor of Waaheen, an independent private
newspaper published in Somaliland as the recipient
of the Free Press Africa Award.

Waaheen, part of the Waaheen Media Group, is known
for its critical coverage of the government.

Mahamud was sentenced to three years in prison and
fined in connection with a story alleging public
corruption. After pressure on the Government
Mahamud was granted a presidential pardon and
released after spending over a month in prison.

He is awarded this prize for working under
stressful conditions, and in the face of
opposition and providing the public with important
information, regardless of the consequences to
himself.

Announcing the finalists, Joel Kibazo said:
“African journalists are becoming noticeably
more challenging, showing greater courage and
strength which would have been unimaginable just a
few years ago. Entries this year have demonstrated
this – bolder, more determined on their home
patch, and with a new found zeal to cover
countries beyond their own borders."

Source - MyjoyOnline

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