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    Ghana’s Paa Kwesi Asare wins 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Award

    by Evans Ofori
    August 21, 2023
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    Television and radio presenter Paa Kwesi Asare is the first Ghanaian to win the Komla Dumor award.

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    KOMLA DUMOR WAS A TRUE PIONEER IN AFRICAN JOURNALISM, AND IT’S A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO BE FOLLOWING IN HIS FOOTSTEPS. THIS AWARD GIVES ME THE MOTIVATION TO CONTINUE STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE IN MY CAREER, AND I AM EXCITED TO USE THIS PLATFORM TO AMPLIFY AFRICAN VOICES AND TELL THE STORIES THAT MATTER TO OUR CONTINENT.— PAA KWASI ASARE

    Ghanaian television and radio presenter, Paa Kwesi Asare has won the 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Award.

    Paa Kwesi is currently a TV and radio presenter with Ghanaian television station, TV3, where he has worked since 2016.

    Previous winners include Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya (Zambia), Victoria Rubadiri (Kenya), Solomon Serwanjja (Uganda), Waihiga Mwaura (Kenya), Amina Yuguda (Nigeria), Didi Akinyelure (Nigeria) and Nancy Kacungira (Uganda).

    As part of the award, Paa Kwesi will spend three months working with BBC News teams in London across television, radio, and online. He will be given the opportunity to further develop his journalism skills through training, workshops, and mentoring with leading BBC journalists.

    The award was created in 2015 to honour the memory of Komla Dumor, a presenter for BBC World News who was known for his commitment to reporting African stories comprehensively and authentically.

    Paa Kwasi Asare says: “I am absolutely thrilled to have won the Komla Dumor Award. This is arguably the most prestigious award for any African journalist, and I am honoured to be in the company of such incredible previous winners. Komla Dumor was a true pioneer in African journalism, and it’s a great privilege to be following in his footsteps. This award gives me the motivation to continue striving for excellence in my career, and I am excited to use this platform to amplify African voices and tell the stories that matter to our continent.”

    The judges were impressed by the quality of Paa Kwesi’s journalism, his ability to grasp complex topics and explain them clearly, and a commitment to telling stories that matter.

    Liliane Landor, Senior Controller of BBC News International Services and Director of the BBC World Service, says: “We are delighted to welcome Paa Kwesi Asare to BBC News. Paa Kwesi is a rising star in African journalism. A passionate advocate for African stories, we are excited to have him join the BBC to continue Komla Dumor’s legacy of telling the stories that matter to Africa.”

    The 36-year-old is the eighth recipient of the award and the first to come from Ghana, like the late Komla Dumor.

    Asare is currently the head of business news at Ghana’s private TV3 channel, where he has worked for seven years as one of its main news anchors.

    The award was created to honour Dumor, a presenter for BBC World News, who died suddenly aged 41 in 2014.

    He had worked tirelessly to bring a more nuanced African narrative to the world, representing a confident, savvy and entrepreneurial side of Africa.

    The judges were impressed by Asare’s strong journalism and his ability to explain complex topics compellingly and clearly.

    “This for me is a watershed moment in my career and an opportunity I’ll grab with both hands,” said Asare, who will spend three months working with BBC News teams in London across TV, radio and online.

    The Ghanaian broadcaster will also receive training and be mentored by leading BBC journalists.

    As part of the placement, he will travel to a country in Africa to report on a story that will be broadcast to the BBC’s global audiences.

    “I feel very elated to have won the BBC News Komla Dumor Award,” Asare said.

    “This is arguably the most prestigious award for any African journalist. Komla’s talent is one that I greatly admired and to be found worthy of walking in his shoes is not only a joy but also a great privilege.”

    Last year, Buyoya travelled to the Seychelles to report on how the country’s ocean plants can help tackle climate change.Media caption,

    Source: BBC

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