From
l-r: Nico Meyer, CEO MultiChoice Africa; winners Tom Mboya and Evanson
Nyaga; and Parisa Khosravi, senior vice president for CNN Worldwide.
Tom Mboya and Evanson Nyaga's "The African Tribe in India,"
which aired on Kenya's Citizen Television, was selected from among
1,799 entries from 42 nations across the African continent on Saturday.
Mboya and Evanson, who were among 34 finalists for the top prize, also won the Television Features Award.
"Journalism is a
profession that allows you to go in and then bring out what the world
needs to know. It is humbling that the Father Lord has brought us this,"
said Mboya, a senior news anchor for Citizen TV.
Nyaga now works for CCTV Africa, according to his bio.
"This story introduced
the viewer to something new, an African tribe in India few know about,"
said Joel Kibazo, a journalist and member of the judging panel. "The
journalist took the viewer with him to India and the village to speak to
the tribe members. An all-round detailed story that was well told."
Also recognized were
Enenche Akogwu and Zakariya Isa with the Free Press Africa Award for
their work in Nigeria. Isa, a cameraman for the Nigerian Television
Authority (NTA), was killed in October 2011, and Akogwu, a news reporter
with Channels Television, was shot and killed, having covered the Kano
bomb blast in January.
The awards, which are
held in a different African location each year, were hosted by CNN and
MultiChoice in Lusaka, Zambia, and broadcast live on ZNBC.
Presenting the top award
were Zambian Foreign Affairs Minister Given Lubinda; Nico Meyer, CEO
MultiChoice Africa; and Parisa Khosravi, senior vice president for CNN
Worldwide in charge of international newsgathering.
The awards were established in 1995 to encourage, promote and recognize excellence in African journalism.
Source:(CNN)