Ghanaian journalist Godwin Asediba has been named the winner of the 2025 BBC News Komla Dumor Award. Asediba, an investigative journalist with Media General, becomes the tenth honoree of the award and the second Ghanaian to ever win the award.
Taking to the X platform, Godwin Asediba expressed excitement over the recent achievement. He wrote, “Humbled, honored, and deeply inspired. I am proud to share that I have been awarded the 2025 BBC Komla Dumor Award.”
“This recognition is more than personal, it celebrates the power of African storytelling. It’s about amplifying the voices of our communities and honoring Komla Dumor’s vision that Africa’s stories be told with truth, depth, and dignity. Immensely grateful for this journey and the privilege to carry Komla’s legacy forward.”
The 29-year-old often focuses on human-interest stories, aiming to expose injustice and amplify the voices of marginalised communities.
Background
The award honours the legacy of Komla Dumor, a reputable and renowned Ghanaian broadcaster and former BBC World News presenter, who passed away at age 41.
In 2023, former TV presenter and journalist Paa Kwesi Asare won the BBC Komla Dumor Award. At the age of 36, he became the first Ghanaian to win the award and the eighth recipient.
In February this year, the 2025 BBC News Komla Dumor Award was launched, and journalists from across Africa were invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh talent from the continent. Applications were closed on March 20.
Godwin Asediba is expected to spend three months at the BBC headquarters in London to gain skills and experience. He will also have the opportunity to travel to an African country to report on a researched story to the BBC global audience.
Last year, Rukia Bulle from Kenya won the 2024 BBC News Komla Dumor Award. She had the opportunity to travel to Senegal to report on the Baye Fall, an unorthodox Muslim minority, as part of her placement.
From 2015 to 2022, winners of the Komla Dumor Award have included Nancy Kacungira (Uganda, 2015), Didi Akinyelure (Nigeria, 2016), Amina Yuguda (Nigeria, 2017), Waihiga Mwaura (Kenya, 2018), Solomon Serwanjja (Uganda, 2019), Victoria Rubadiri (Kenya, 2020), and Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya (Zambia, 2022).
Profile of Komla Dumor
Dumor was the presenter of Focus on Africa, the BBC’s first-ever dedicated daily TV news programme in English for African audiences. It was broadcast on BBC World News, which has now merged with the BBC News Channel to create a single 24-hour TV news service.
He was also one of the lead presenters for BBC World News’ European morning segment.
He joined the BBC in 2007 after a decade of broadcast journalism in his native Ghana where he won the Ghana Journalist of the Year award.
Between 2007 and 2009 he hosted Network Africa on BBC World Service, before joining The World Today programme.
In 2009 Dumor became the first host of the African business news programme on BBC World News, Africa Business Report. He travelled across Africa, meeting Africa’s top entrepreneurs and reporting on the latest business trends around the continent.
In 2013 Dumor featured in New African magazine’s list of the 100 most influential Africans.
