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Arts & Culture Award presented by Zain
The Arts have the power to transform lives while culture is at the heart of today's Africa. Stories should celebrate African culture or The Arts, such as visual art, music, dance, acting, writing, sculpture and crafts

Economics and Business Award presented by Coca-Cola Africa
Stories should demonstrate a contemporary, balanced and clear understanding of any aspect of economic and/or business issues on the continent.

Environment Award presented by Ecobank
Entries should relate to any issues including protection of the environment and innovative ways to combat environmental damage across the African continent

Free Press Africa Award
This award rewards excellence and provides support to African journalists who tell their stories at continuing risk to their lives and safety by covering conflicts, exposing corruption or crises in an atmosphere where information is controlled or often suppressed. The award has previously been presented to the late Deyda Hydra from Gambia; the imprisoned Eritrean journalist Seyoum Tsehaye and Musa Saidykhan whose stories caused him to be tortured and subsequently flee Gambia.

As this category is so specific to the cause of Free Press, it may not always be possible for a journalist to enter his/her own work, so nominations are encouraged from family members, the public, editors or colleagues - using the nomination section of this form.

The HIV/AIDS Award
This Award will recognise reporting on HIV/AIDS that illuminates the broad impact of the epidemic on individuals, communities and nations, and the resilience of the African response to the epidemic. This category is open to journalists from English, French and Portuguese speaking territories.

Mohamed Amin Photographic Award presented by A24 Media
This award is given in recognition of the life and work of the late Kenyan photojournalist, Mohamed Amin. Entries may be either an individual photograph or a photographic essay of not more than 5 photos. Both Black & White and Colour photos accepted.

MSD Health & Medical Award
Entries may relate to all general health and medical issues including, but not limited to, diseases and their treatments; healthcare development; training of medical personnel; the cost of healthcare; the role of traditional medicines and healers and the exodus of medical professionals from the continent.

Print General News Award presented by Safebond Africa Ltd.
This award specifically recognises the work of the print journalist in bringing general news stories to the forefront of the news agenda. Entries may be a single story or a series of articles on the same topic.

Radio General News Award
Radio continues to play an integral part in satisfying listeners' appetite for news, submission should relate to general news stories.

Sport Award presented by Global Media Alliance
Entries should relate to any aspect of sports journalism including, but not limited to, reporting of sporting events; the business behind sport; features on personalities and sports as a tool for developing and building national unity.

Television Features Award presented by IPP Media, Tanzania
An extended news story or documentary up to 60 minutes duration

Television News Bulletin Award
A general news bulletin story not more than 5 minutes duration

Tourism Award
A diverse category that covers the many and varied aspects of the travel and tourism industry in Africa and its contribution to a country's socio-economic development.

Francophone General News Awards

Portuguese Language General News Award