Awards

DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2020 – Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, has announced a special ‘Stay at Home’ Media Award to recognise journalists reporting coronavirus (COVID-19) in Africa. The award, in collaboration […]

DEADLINE: APRIL 15, 2020 – Wikimedia Commons is accepting audio, photo and video entries from everyone in Africa to participate in the 2020 edition of the Wiki Loves Africa annual contest. The accepted entries will […]

DEADLINE: APRIL 30, 2020 – One Young World is calling for applications for Young Journalist of the Year Award. The award was created to recognise young journalists between the ages of 18 and 35 from […]

The One World Media Awards has unveiled the full list of nominees for the 2020 edition of the awards. The awards aim to celebrate the industry’s best media coverage of developing countries. The 2020 edition […]

Youths Digest, the organisers of the annual Campus Journalism Awards, (CJA), has shortlisted 30 Finalists for the 2020 edition of the awards. A total of 266 entries were received from over 50 institutions. The finalists […]

DEADLINE: SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2020 ― The Lorenzo Natali Media Prize was launched in 1992 to recognise and celebrate excellence in reporting on development issues. It was created by DG DEVCO, and named after Lorenzo […]

DEADLINE: 16 MARCH, 2020 – The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its sixth year. Journalists from across Africa are invited to […]