1. Posted on Friday 2 July 2010 - 12:50

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   AfricaNews Monitoring Team

   Africa Interactive the publisher of AfricaNews has been awarded the Diageo Africa Business Reporting Award 2010 in London Thursday evening. The series "Spark Africa" won in the category 'New Media'. Spark Africa is an independent video series (20 episodes) focused on business and innovation in Africa.

   

   Now in its seventh year, the Diageo Awards are a celebration of journalists and news organisations who have gone the extra mile to promote the African continent. This year a record 770 entries were received, demonstrating increased reporting and competition in these Awards.
   
   Winners from the eleven categories came from nine different countries, including winner of Media of the Year, which went to Business Day in Nigeria. Peter Guest, editor of This is Africa, was named as Journalist of the Year and the Best Newcomer title was awarded to South African Gemma Ware, writing for The Africa Report. A full list of winners can be found here.
   
   All Spark Africa items are produced by African media professionals (research, presenters, camera men/women). They produced this series in cooperation and on behalf of Africa Interactive (editing, script writing, coordination, financing).
   
   The video reportages are a mix of portraits of African inventors, investors, Dutch entrepreneurs in Africa and entrepreneurs. Spark Africa highlights entrepreneurship in Africa and aims at showing viewers a different perspective on Africa.
   
   Africa Interactive has produced items on the fashion industry in Mali, the Zazu horn in South Africa and the bee sector in Ethiopia – to name a few.

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1. Posted on Saturday 03 July 2010 09:36

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   paddingtonkenya

   

   jack shaka
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   Lid sinds December 2008

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   This is a good step for AI and hope that the spirit of winning and good work goes on.Good Work.

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