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.
To make the entry process more accessible to journalists across Africa, a new initiative this year is the introduction of the Awards' online entry form. Click here to access the tool. Once registered, journalists can provide all their details and upload their stories through this secure, password protected site. The site provides details of the various file formats that can be uploaded. Journalists unable to upload their work should still complete all their details online and at the end of the process simply print out their record of entry and include it with a hard copy of their submitted story; put it in an envelope and drop it off at their nearest collection point or mail directly to CNN in London.
Traditional manual entry forms are also accepted. Please note journalists who have already sent their entries to collection points, or directly to CNN, should not use the online system this year.
You can now submit entries for the 2012 awards. Click here to see how to enter.
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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The extended closing date for entries is 22nd February
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