Ugandan journalist wins BBC World News Komla Dumor Award

A Ugandan journalist with a background as an entrepreneur, radio and TV reporter and presenter has won the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award.

Nancy Kacungira, a television anchor for Kenya's KTN television channel, was selected from nearly 200 applicants.

She will spend three months at the BBC in London and also report from Africa for the BBC TV, radio and online.

The award was established to honour Komla Dumor, a presenter for BBC World News, who died suddenly aged 41.