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Cameroon: Winners of the 2015 Investigation Journalism Awards Announced

The Winners of the  of the 2015 Investigative Journalism Awards of the British High Commission have been announced.

The first prize went to Mr. Snowsel Ano Ebie of CRTV, second prize to Mr. Amindeh Blaise Atabong of the Guardian Post Newspaper and third prize to Mr. Eugene Ndiboti Nforngwa of the Standard Tribune and Mr. Moki Edwin Kindzeka of CRTV.

The jury offered a special prize to the only Television entry submitted by Ms. Mimi Mefo, of Equinox TV. A special prize was also awarded to  Ms. Elizabeth Enanga Mokake Epse Mafany for the best female entry, and to Mr. Pierre Celestin Atangana of Le Quoutidien Mutations for the best Francophone entry.

Speech by AFRICAphonie Representative at Investigative Journalism Competition Award Ceremony

Presentation by LAMNTANG* JESSE KONANG, Rapporteur of the 2015 British High Commission Sponsored Investigative Journalism Competition on the occasion of the Prize Award Ceremony on 31st March 2016 in Yaounde under the Auspices of the British Commissioner to Cameroon H.E. BRIAN OLLEY.

All Administrative and Diplomatic Protocol Respected, Fellow Media Practitioners, Ladies and Gentlemen. I like, first of all, to convey to you heartfelt greetings from the Management of AFRICAphonie-Cameroon, especially those of the Executive Director, Mwalimu George Ngwane, who originally loved to be among us today but could not because he is away in London as a Commonwealth   Professional   Fellow   tenable   at   the   Minority   Rights   Group   International,   London.  He has therefore mandated me to make this presentation, on behalf of AFRICAphonie-Cameroon, at the instance of this ceremony, which crowns the 2015 edition of the National Investigative Journalism Competition.

Ladies and Gentlemen, AFRICAphonie-Cameroon heartily thanks British High Commission, Cameroon, for granting her the opportunity   of   implementing   her Cameroon Investigative Journalism Project   to   pep   up   investigative   journalism,   which   is   yet   to   take firm root in Africa,   in   general,   and   Cameroon,   in particular.   We pray   for   the partnership to grow even stronger and larger, for the sake of good bilateral relations between Britain and Cameroon.