Sierra Leonean Journalist Emerges as Finalist in WAMECA 2022 Awards
Aaron Parker Sierra Leonean female journalist Zainab Joaque of awokonewspaper has been listed among the finalists for the WAMECA2022 Awards
Zainab is the first journalist from Sierra Leone to emerge finalist in the Awards.
The West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) is an initiative by the Media Foundation for West Africa to promote media excellence in the sub-region. WAMECA is a two-part event: a Conference and an Awards ceremony for journalists
The Awards are opened to journalists from print, electronic and online media in Anglophone, Francophone, and Lusophone countries in West Africa. An Applicant must be West African, working with and for a med organization ion(s).
The conference’s main themes include information access, media development, and freedom of expression. Additionally, it includes representatives from governments, ECOWAS, the diplomatic community, development partners, and all of the MFWA’s national partners from all 16 West African nations.