Poet and novelist Fiston Mwanza Mujila has emerged the winner of the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature (http://Prize.Etisalat.com.ng) for his first novel, Tram 83. Originally written in French, Tram 83 was translated into English by Roland Glasser and published by Deep Vellum. 35-year-old Mujila is the first Francophone writer to win the prestigious Etisalat Prize, […]
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Journalists who report on water and sanitation issues in Nigeria and five other African countries can win fully-funded study trips to major newsrooms in the United States as part of a new contest launched by impactAFRICA on Thursday, March 24. According to a press statement by the organisers of the contest, any reportage on water
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Entries have been invited for the 2015 Nigerian Academy of Science Media Awards for outstanding science reporting. The yearly awards, now in its 6th year, are endowed by the Nigerian Academy of Science to promote excellence in science and science-related journalism. The awards are open to all print and broadcast journalists who published science or
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The third annual African Blogger Awards competition that opened for entries in mid-February has announced three new categories for social and digital influencers across the African continent. The new categories opened in association with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation aim to raise awareness of social issues that affect the continent. The new categories are:
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The third annual African Blogger Awards competition that opened for entries in mid-February has announced three new categories for social and digital influencers across the African continent. The new categories opened in association with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation aim to raise awareness of social issues that affect the continent. The new categories are:
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World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) invites applications for places at its Summer School on “Communication and Religion” 23-31 July 2016 in Manchester, Jamaica. The Summer School is being organized in cooperation with Northern Caribbean University (Manchester, Jamaica), the World Council of Churches (Geneva, Switzerland) and WACC. The deadline for applications is 31 March 2016.
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World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) invites applications for places at its Summer School on “Communication and Religion” 23-31 July 2016 in Manchester, Jamaica. The Summer School is being organized in cooperation with Northern Caribbean University (Manchester, Jamaica), the World Council of Churches (Geneva, Switzerland) and WACC. The deadline for applications is 31 March 2016.
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African journalists who have active interest in health and cardiovascular disease are invited to enter for a competition to become the official WCC 2016 Africa Correspondent for the World Congress of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Health 2016 (WCC 2016), taking place in Mexico City, 4-7 June 2016. WCC 2016, organized by the World Heart Federation, will
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A new category, specifically for young journalists has been added this year’s edition of the CNN/MultiChoice African Journalist Awards. The Maggie Eales Young Journalist Award is in honour of the late Maggie Eales, the CNN executive and former journalist who during her 20 year career at CNN was the driving force behind the development and
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The race for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2016 Awards has begun with call for entries announced on March 1. A press statement by the organizers CNN International and MultiChoice said the competition open to journalists working in any medium, this year will recognise excellence in the following categories including Culture Award, Dow Technology &
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