Ghana's Paa Kwesi Asare wins 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Award

 • Asare is presently the head of business news at Ghana's confidential TV3 channel, where he has labored for a long time as one of its principal reporters.

• The honor was made to respect Dumor, a moderator for BBC World News, who passed on unexpectedly matured 41 in 2014.

Ghanaian television moderator and writer Paa Kwesi Asare has won the 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Grant.

The 36-year-old is the eighth beneficiary of the honor and the first to come from Ghana, similar to the late Komla Dumor.

Asare is presently the head of business news at Ghana's confidential TV3 channel, where he has labored for a long time as one of its primary reporters.

The honor was made to respect Dumor, a moderator for BBC World News, who passed on out of nowhere matured 41 of 2014.

He had worked vigorously to bring a more nuanced African story to the world, addressing a certain, wise and enterprising side of Africa.

The appointed authorities were intrigued by's areas of strength for Asare and his capacity to make sense of perplexing points compellingly and obviously.

"This for me is a turning point in my profession and an open door I'll get with two hands," said Asare, who will endure three months working with BBC Newsgroups in London across television, radio, and on the web.

The Ghanaian telecaster will likewise get prepared and be tutored by driving BBC writers.

As a component of the situation, he will venture out to a country in Africa to provide details regarding a story that will be communicated to the BBC's worldwide crowds.

"I feel exceptionally thrilled to have won the BBC News Komla Dumor Grant," Asare said.

"This is seemingly the most lofty honor for any African writer. Komla's ability is one that I extraordinarily respected and to be found deserving of strolling from his point of view isn't just a delight yet additionally an extraordinary honor."

Past honor beneficiaries are Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya, Victoria Rubadiri, Solomon Serwanjja, Waihiga Mwaura, Amina Yuguda, Didi Akinyelure, and Nancy Kacungira, the debut champ.

Last year, Buyoya ventured out to the Seychelles to investigate how the country's sea plants can assist with handling environmental change.