Two journalists with PUNCH Newspapers, Daniel Ayantoye and Chima Azubuike, have been shortlisted for the 2026 Africa Media Development Foundation Journalist of the Year Awards in the print category.
They are among three finalists selected in the category following an assessment of entries submitted by journalists from nine African countries.
The Africa Media Development Foundation announced the finalists in a statement on Friday, saying the entries came from Benin, Egypt, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
Ayantoye and Azubuike will compete with Sisay Sahlu Nigatu of The Reporter, Ethiopia, for the award.
Other shortlisted journalists include Hammad Abdulrasheed of Ripples Nigeria, Janefrances Chibundu of TheCable, and Nanji Nandang of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, all from Nigeria, in the online category.
Juliet Buna of Crest FM, Nigeria, was the only finalist in the radio category, while Nana Boakye Dankwah Yiadom of Joy News, Ghana, emerged as
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