East Africa will play host to the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African 2010, with winners of these annual Awards expected to be announced at a gala ceremony in Kampala, Uganda in May 2010.
The awards, which recognise excellence in journalism on the African continent, were officially launched this week according to a joint statement issued by MultiChoice Africa and CNN International.
CNN International’s Executive Vice President and Managing Director Tony Maddox said: “It is with great pleasure that we announce the 2010 CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards are returning to East Africa.
“And it is fitting that now in its 15th year; the awards are being held in Uganda, a country that has produced so many success stories and winners in the competition’s history,” he added.
According to the statement, MultiChoice Africa’s President Collins Khumalo said that May 2010 marks the 15th anniversary of the prestigious awards, which represent the premier journalistic event on the continent.
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