Nominations are now being accepted for the African Education Journalism Awards, hosted by the Association for the Development of Education in Africa. The awards, which offer a cash prize of EUR 2,000 to first place winners and EUR 1,000 for second place winners, recognise excellence in coverage of education issues in Africa. The competition is open to any French or English article focusing on education, that has been published in an African publication. The first place winners in each language category will receive EUR 2,000 each, while the two runner-ups will win EUR 1,000 each.

The four winners will also be invited to take part in a study tour consisting of seminars on current educational topics and visits to the major media organizations partnering the award: The Vanguard (Nigeria); Le Monde de l’ducation, Le Monde interactif and RFI (France), The Times Educational Supplement and the BBC (UK).

For more information, visit http://www.adeanet.org, or contact Thanh-Hoa Desruelles, +33-14 503-7769, or via e-mail, th.desruelles@iiep.unesco.org

Deadline: 1 April, 2004