Nigeria's Didi Akinyelure has been awarded the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award for 2016.
The Komla Dumor award aims to celebrate African journalism and reward exceptional talent. The award was established in honor of the late Ghanaian BBC World News Presenter - Komla Dumor, who died in 2014 .
Didi Akinyelure is the anchor of Business News for CNBC Africa.
According to Josephine Hazeley who was one of the Judges, Didi was outstanding in telling business stories which was an area Komla Dumor was also very passionate about.
Didi who also praised Komla Dumor “He told the African story with so much passion for the continent, giving a balanced view and inspiring so many.”
Didi Akinselure would commence a three month placement at the BBC London in September 2016 as part of the benefits of the Award.
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