Finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 Competition were announced today by Ferial Haffajee, Chair of the independent judging panel. The competition is now in its 17th year.
This year the competition received entries from 42 countries across the continent, including French and Portuguese speaking Africa.
There are 34 finalists from 12 countries:
Joshua Anny, Joy FM, Ghana
Tunde Akingbade, Freelance, The Guardian on Sunday, Nigeria
Manar Attiya, Ahram Hebdo, Egypt
Adriaan Basson & Piet Rampedi, City Press, South Africa
Najlae Benmbarek, 2M TV, Maroc
Demelza Bush, Craig McKune & Verashni Pillay, Mail & Guardian Online, South Africa
Ramusel Graça,Televisão Santomense, São Tomé e Príncipe
Arsénio Henriques, Soico – STV, Moçambique
Edward Echwalu, Freelance for The Observer, Uganda
Teresa Sofia Fortes, A Semana, Cabo Verde
Isabel João, Novo Jornal, Angola
Ahaoma Kanu, National Daily Newspaper, Nigeria
Tom Mboya & Evanson Nyaga, Citizen TV, Kenya
Andrew Mulenga, The Post Newspaper, Zambia
Nimrod Taabu Mwagamoyo & Charles Kinyua Kariuki, NTV, Kenya
Waihiga Mwaura & Jephitha Mwai Mwangi, Citizen TV, Kenya
John Muchangi Njiru, The Star, Kenya
Peter Nkanga, Elor Nkereuwem, Musikilu Mojeed & Idris Akinbajo, NEXT on Sunday, Nigeria
Antoine de Ras, The Star, South Africa
Megan Small & Clive Mtshali, 3rd Degree, e.tv, South Africa
Stephen Ssenkaaba, New Vision, Uganda
Joy Summers, Carte Blanche, South Africa
Gerald Tenywa, Saturday Vision, Uganda
Nelson Wesonga, Daily Monitor, Uganda