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Meet the 2024 IGAD Media Awards Winners

Theme: “Narratives of Hope: Inspiring Peaceful, secure and inclusive Futures“

Henry Okurut

Senior Reporter - Uganda

Senior Reporter | Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC)

Henry Okurut is an award-winning Journalist from UBC TV, the National Public Broadcaster of Uganda with an experience spanning about eleven years.

Lillian Nzisa Muli

Senior Reporter - Kenya

Nambi Catherine

Journalist - Uganda

Journalist | Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC)

Celebrated for her unwavering dedication to truth-seeking and storytelling, Nambi Catherine Mildred is a beacon of integrity and excellence in the field of journalism. 

Mamer Abraham

Journalist - South Sudan

Freelance Journalist | VOA South Sudan

Mamer is a stringer for VOA South Sudan In Focus who has over 15 years experience reporting on human rights and humanitarian issues in refugee camps in Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan leading to resoonse to their needs.

Salma Abdulaziz

Investigative Reporter - Sudan

 Investigative Reporter-ln Depth Reporter Human Stories | Somali National Television (SNTV)

An investigative journalist with expertise in OSINT and digital journalism, I am adept at producing in-depth stories that resonate on social media. My skills in video photography and data analysis empower me to create impactful narratives.

Girmachew Tsigey

Senior Reporter - Ethiopia

Journalist, Columnist, and Activist

A writer specilising in Climate Change, Climate Justice, Gender and Violence against Women and Children for more than 15 years. I had been recogonised for my work on climate change and it’s impact on women and children  in Africa. 

Richard Sultan

Journalist - South Sudan

Ikhlass Nimer - Sudan

Journalist and Columnist

Journalist, Columnist, and Activist

A writer specilising in Climate Change, Climate Justice, Gender and Violence against Women and Children for more than 15 years. I had been recogonised for my work on climate change and it’s impact on women and children  in Africa. 

Denish Ochieng

Investigative Photojournalist - Kenya

Investigative Photojournalist | The Standard Media KE

 An Award-winning Investigative photojournalist from Kenya known for his fearless entry into volatile situations involving human rights abuses. With 12 years of experience, he has been severally recognized for his groundbreaking work on eye catching Photography and investigative pieces for broadcast media on KTN and Standard Newspaper in Kenya.

Guirreh Moumin

Head of Photographers - Djibouti

Photojournalist | La Nation – DJIBOUTI

Head of  photographers for the daily newspaper La Nation of the Ministry of Communication in charge of posts and telecommunications in Djibouti. Passionate about rural landscape photography, I share many photos on my Facebook page very followed.

Cabdirashid Nur

Media Expert - Somalia

Climate Advocate and Communication/Media Expert | GOOBJOOG

I am the founder of SomStar Media. Former senior journalist at Somali National Television (SNTV), Ex Communications & Media Specialist at IGAD Somalia and Ex Communications & Media Director at Ministry of Planning FGS.

Misikr Awel

Assistant Producer - Ethiopia

Assistant Producer | Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC)

A committed journalist with a keen eye for detail and a passion for storytelling. With a career spanning over 8 years, Misikr has covered a wide range of
topics, from development, peace, politics and social issues to culture and technology.

Anita Soina

Climate Change Advocate - Kenya

Climate Change Advocate and Digital Sustainability Influencer

Anita Soina is a Global Climate Change & Climate Justice Advocate and an SDG Champion. She is the Global Youth  Champion for UN Hosted Partnerships Sanitation and Water for All.

Fahima Mohamed

Gender Activist -Djibouti

Photojournalist | La Nation – DJIBOUTI

Farm Girl is a prominent agricultural influencer and gender activist, recognized by President   Ismail Omar Guelleh for her exceptional contributions to her community.

Gloria Laker

Peace Journalist - Uganda

Peace Journalist | Peace Journalism News In East Africa

A Ugandan award-winning journalist and Director of Peace Journalism Foundation (PJF). Gloria is known for her courage, resilience and remarkable coverage of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) conflicts in northern Uganda, She began reporting as a displaced journalist and contributed to the current peace in the region today through positive reporting.

Sharon Barang’a

Education Journalist - Kenya

Education/Children Affairs Journalist | TV47 Kenya

A multiple award-winning broadcast journalist with over ten years of experience reporting on education and children’s affairs. Barang’a has been recognized for her extensive reporting on education, winning local, continental and international awards. 

Mohamed Shil

Veteran Journalist - Somalia

Veteran Journalist | HornAfrik Radio and Television , Simba Radio in Mogadishu

A veteran journalist working  since 1987- joined this career after graduating from a Journalism college at Lafofe University at the outskirt of Mogadishu. I started to work at Somali National Television in 1987 at the eve of the military rule in Somalia.

Macharia Gaitho

Assistant Producer - Kenya

An Independent Journalist, Columnist and Political Analyst Primarily Writing | Nation Media Group – Kenya

An untrained journalist. Graduated from University of Nairobi Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development with a BA (Design) in 1983. Worked in area of study till 1986 then leapt into journalism as a ‘side hustle’. The bug caught.

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