| Komla Dumor Award | |
| Awarded For: | Outstanding individuals living and working in Africa, with strong journalism skills, on-air flair, and an exceptional talent in telling African stories. |
| Presenter: | BBC News |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Reward: | Training at BBC News |
| Holder: | Paa Kwesi Asare (2023) |
The Komla Dumor Award is a journalism award launched by the BBC[1] [2] in 2015 in honour of the legacy of Ghanaian journalist Komla Dumor who worked for BBC World News and was the main presenter of its programme Focus on Africa.
The award is presented each year "to an outstanding individual living and working in Africa, who combines strong journalism skills, on air flair, and an exceptional talent in telling African stories with the ambition and potential to become a star of the future." It was founded in 2015 by Emily Kasriel who then also directed the award for its first 8 years.[3] The winner is given a three-month training and development contract in BBC News.[4]
| Year | Winner | Country | Role | Program(s) | Channel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Nancy Kacungira[5] | Uganda | Presenter | Focus on Africa Business Today World News Today BBC World News BBC News In Business Africa Outside Source The World Today with Nancy Kacungira The Context BBC Weekend News | BBC One BBC World News BBC News Channel BBC Four BBC World Service | |
| 2016 | Didi Akinyelure[6] | Nigeria | Producer and editor | BBC News at Ten BBC Focus on Africa BBC Business Daily BBC Newsday | BBC One BBC News Channel BBC World News BBC World Service BBC Radio 4 | |
| 2017 | Amina Yuguda[7] | Nigeria | Host | BBC News at Six BBC News at Ten BBC Africa Debate | BBC One BBC News Channel | |
| 2018 | Waihiga Mwaura[8] | Kenya | Presenter | Various | Citizen TV | |
| 2019 | Solomon Serwanjja[9] | Uganda | Reporter and anchor | Various | NBS TV | |
| 2020 | Victoria Rubadiri[10] | Kenya | Reporter and anchor | SundayLive Citizen Weekend | Citizen TV | |
| 2021 | colspan=5 [11] | |||||
| 2022 | Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya[12] | Zambia | Presenter | Various | Diamond TV Zambia | |
| 2023 | Paa Kwesi Asare[13] | Ghana | Presenter | Various |