AUDIO: Somali author wins prize for debut novel

Somali author Diriye Osman is the first African to win the Polari prize awarded for a first book which explores the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.

BBC

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

BBC

AUDIO: Ugandan writer wins short story prize

Ugandan writer Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi reacts to winning the overall Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Tanzanian wins innovation prize

A Tanzanian chemical engineer wins a prestigious innovation prize for his water filter that could change the lives of millions of African.

 

11 years ago

BBC

AUDIO: Kenyan author on his gay disclosure

One of Africa's most admired writers, the Kenyan Binyavanga Wainaina, tells the BBC why he decided to publicly disclose that he was gay.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Kenyan activist wins environment prize

Kenyan environmental activist Phyllis Omido wins the high-profile Goldman prize for her campaign against a smelting plant in a slum community in Mombasa.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Jun

TZ water filter wins science prize

Despite Tanzania’s proximity to three major lakes almost half of its population cannot access potable water.

 

11 years ago

BBC

DR Congo doctor wins Sakharov prize

A doctor from the Democratic Republic of Congo wins Europe's Sakharov human rights prize for helping thousands of gang rape victims.

 

10 years ago

East African Business Week

27 Apr

Zanzibar's Chumbe Coral Park wins prize

Zanzibar's Chumbe Coral Park wins prize
East African Business Week
It was awarded the gold winner for 'its careful review of progress to 2006 and the development of the new management plan 2006-2016, which the judges saw as an example of good practice and one which others should emulate'. The 'Best Destination for ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

22 Oct

Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe wins Confucius Peace Prize

The founder of the Confucius Peace Prize, a would-be Chinese rival to the Nobel, on Thursday defended this year’s award to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who has often been accused of rights abuses.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Oct

Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet wins Nobel Peace Prize

Tunisia's National Dialogue Quartet won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its contribution to building democracy after the Jasmine Revolution in 2011, the Nobel Committee said.

 

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