The Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards recognise and reward journalists and editors who have provided high quality coverage of the business environment in Africa. According to the organisers, there is currently relatively little reporting of business on the continent and they believe that the resulting shortfall in reliable information is hindering greater investment in Africa.

Launched in 2004, the awards therefore aim to reward journalists and editors from around the world who have gone the extra mile to transform perceptions about the continent and promote a more balanced view of economic opportunity and business achievement in Africa.

Winners will receive a unique bronze statue and a £500 cash prize. The awards reception will take place on July 5 2007 at The Royal College of Physicians in London.

Winners will receive a unique bronze statue and a £500 cash prize.

The awards have seven categories:

• Best Published Feature
• Best Television Feature
• Best Radio Feature
• Best Website
• Best Publication
• Best Journalist
• Best Published Photograph

Click here for the specific criteria applied to each category.

The Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards are open to material published or broadcast within the period June 1 2006 to May 6 2007. Judges look for material demonstrating:

• A clear commitment to portraying a balanced and contemporary view of business in Africa
• Excellent research and insight
• Clear, balanced and objective presentation of the issue(s) involved
• Journalistic flair
• ‘Afro-realism’
• Innovative use of electronic platforms

Click here for information on previous winners.