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Fran Unsworth awarded Didi Akinyelure with her BBC World News Komla Dumor Award at the BBC Radio Theatre in London last night.

By BBC
Press Release Didi Akinyelure
SEP 22, 2016 LISTEN
Didi Akinyelure

Didi has joined the BBC News team on a three month placement. This placement provides the opportunity to gain skills and experience by attending a course with the BBC Academy , and working with teams across BBC News on TV, radio and online, reaching the BBC’s audiences of 348 million across the world each week. She will also have the opportunity to travel to a country in Africa, with a top BBC producer, to report on a story for a global audience.

The award was set up in honour of presenter Komla Dumor who passed away in January 2014 and aims to continue Komla’s legacy by celebrating African journalism and finding exceptional talent.

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