BBC is set to launch the 2020 edition of World News Komla Dumor Award. The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the award which is its sixth year.

Journalists from across Africa are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh talent from the continent.

The winner will spend three months at the BBC headquarters in London, gaining skills and experience.

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Applications close on March 16, 2020, at 23:59 GMT.

The award was established to honour Komla Dumor, an exceptional Ghanaian broadcaster and presenter for BBC World News, who died suddenly aged 41 in 2014.