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

The 36-year-old, like the late Komla Dumor, is the award’s seventh recipient and the first Ghanaian.

Asare is currently the head of business news at Ghana’s private TV3, where he previously served as one of the channel’s primary news anchors for seven years.

The award was established to remember Dumor, a BBC World News presenter who passed away unexpectedly in 2014 at the age of 41.

He had put in a lot of effort to show the world a more complex African story that reflected the continent’s self-assurance, sophistication, and entrepreneurship.

The assessors were pleased by Asare’s solid journalism.

And his capacity to concisely and compellingly convey difficult subjects. Asare, who will work with BBC News teams in London on TV, radio, and online for three months, stated that this was a “watershed moment” in his career and that he would seize the opportunity.

Leading BBC journalists will train and guide the Ghanaian broadcaster as well.

He will travel to an African nation as part of the placement to report on a story for the BBC’s international viewers.

Asare declared, “I feel extremely happy to have won the BBC News Komla Dumor Prize.

The assessors were pleased by Asare’s solid journalism and his capacity to concisely and compellingly convey difficult subjects.

Asare, who will work with BBC News teams in London on TV, radio, and online for three months, stated that this was a “watershed moment” in his career and that he would seize the opportunity.

Leading BBC journalists will train and guide the Ghanaian broadcaster as well.

Ghana’s Paa Kwesi Asare wins

He will travel to an African nation as part of the placement to report on a story for the BBC’s international viewers.

Asare declared, “I feel extremely happy to have won the BBC News Komla Dumor Prize.”Possibly the most coveted honor for a journalist in Africa is this one.

I had a great deal of respect for Komla’s talent; therefore, it was an honor and a pleasure to be chose to fill his shoes.”

Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya, Victoria Rubadiri, Solomon Serwanjja, Waihiga Mwaura, Amina Yuguda, Didi Akinyelure, and Nancy Kacungira, the first recipient, are previous prize holders.

Buyoya visited the Seychelles last year to do research on how the nation’s maritime flora can combat climate change.

Paa Kwesi Asare, a television and radio host from Ghana. Has been name the 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Award winner.

Paa Kwesi has been employ as a TV and radio host by Ghanaian television network TV3 since 2016.

Among the prior champions is Dingindaba Solomon Serwanjja (Uganda), Waihiga Mwaura (Kenya), Amina Yuguda (Nigeria), Didi Akinyelure (Nigeria), Jonah Buyoya (Zambia), Victoria Rubadiri (Kenya), and Nancy Kacungira (Uganda).

Paa Kwesi will spend three months working with BBC News teams in London. On television, radio, and online as part of the award.

Through training, workshops, and mentoring from top BBC journalists, he will have the chance to strengthen his journalism talents.

The honor was establish in 2015 to pay tribute to BBC World broadcaster Komla Dumor. “I am beyond happy to have won the Komla Dumor Prize,” Paa Kwasi Asare declares.

Ghana’s Paa Kwesi Asare wins

I feel honored to be in the company of such amazing previous winners. Because this is perhaps the most prestigious prize for any African journalist.

It is a huge honor to be continuing in the footprints of Komla Dumor, a true pioneer in African journalism. This honor inspires me to keep working toward professional greatness.

I’m eager to use this platform to highlight African voices and share the tales that are significant to our continent.

The judges were impress with Paa Kwesi’s journalism’s caliber, his capacity to comprehend difficult subjects. Concisely explain them, and his dedication to reporting on important news.

We are pleased to welcome Paa Kwesi Asare to BBC News, said Liliane Landor, Senior Controller of BBC News International Services and Director of the BBC World Service.

An emerging talent in African journalism is Paa Kwesi.

We are thrille to welcome him to the BBC to carry on Komla Dumor’s tradition of reporting. The stories that matter to Africa as an ardent supporter of African tales.

Paa Kwesi Asare, a television and radio host from Ghana. Has been name the 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Award winner.

Paa Kwesi has been employe as a TV and radio host by Ghanaian television network TV3 since 2016.

Among the prior champions is Dingindaba Solomon Serwanjja (Uganda), Waihiga Mwaura (Kenya), Amina Yuguda (Nigeria), Didi Akinyelure (Nigeria), Jonah Buyoya (Zambia), Victoria Rubadiri (Kenya), and Nancy Kacungira (Uganda).

As part of the award, Paa Kwesi will spend three months working. BBC News teams in London on television, radio, and online. Through training, workshops, and mentoring from top BBC journalists, he will have the chance to strengthen his journalism talents.

The award was establish in 2015 to pay tribute to Komla Dumor.

A BBC World News presenter who was note for his dedication to accurately and thoroughly covering African news.

“I am beyond happy to have won the Komla Dumor Prize,” Paa Kwasi Asare declares. I feel honored to be in the company of such amazing previous winners. Because this is perhaps the most prestigious prize for any African journalist.

It’s an honor to continue in the footsteps of Komla Dumor, a true pioneer of African journalism. This honor inspires me to keep working toward professional greatness.

I’m eager to use this platform to highlight African Ghana’s Paa Kwesi. Asare’s voices and share the tales that are significant to our continent.

The judges were impress with Paa Kwesi’s journalism’s caliber. His capacity to comprehend difficult subjects and concisely explain them, and his dedication to reporting on important news.