The CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Competition is the most prestigious and respected Award for journalists across the African Continent. Its objective is to reinforce the importance of the role of journalists in Africa's development and to reward, recognise and encourage journalistic talent across all media disciplines.
The CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Award 2012 winners have been announced. Congratulations to Tom Mboya (left) and Evanson Nyaga (right), Citizen TV, Kenya.
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Fatuma Noor from Kenya has been awarded the top prize at this year's CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2011 Awards Ceremony.
Fatuma Noor, who works for The Star Kenya, won for her investigative three-part series on the 'Al-Shabaab', which was chosen from among 1407 entries from 42 nations across the African continent.The series tells the story of the young men who give up their freedom abroad to return and fight for the 'Al-Shabaab' in one of the world's most dangerous places on earth -- Somalia.
Fatuma Noor was one of the 27 finalists at the Awards ceremony on Saturday evening and was a winner in the category 'General News Award (Print).'
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