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New Statesman writer honoured for African reporting
Published 03 July 2009
Xan Rice named journalist of the year at the Africa Business Reporting Awards
Xan Rice, a contributing writer of the New Statesman, has been named journalist of the year at the annual Africa Business Reporting Awards.
Rice was nominated for his report The Choclate King of São Tomé, which detailed the work of Claudio Corallo, an Italian chocolate producer acclaimed around the world.
"Xan has written several outstanding pieces, covering a lot of ground, with deep insights and stellar writing," said the judges.
"Potentially complex subjects receive top journalistic research and analysis that ensure the topics tackled are relevant to all readers. Focusing on a non-specialised audience, this journalist provides us with accessible, engaging and thought-provoking work, presenting key issues concerning Africa today in an easily digestible format."
The judging panel included the business minister Baroness Shriti Vadera, Louis Michel the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Development and the broadcaster Zeinab Badawi.
The awards recognise journalists and editors who produce high quality and informed reporting on the business environment in Africa.
Other winners at the gala ceremony at Sheraton Park Lane, Piccadilly, included the Economist's Africa editor Richard Cockett, who was awarded the best published feature award for his report on the impact of the financial crisis on Africa and the BBC World Service and Business Team who were awarded the best radio feature for their Africa Slowdown Series.
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