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AFRICAN MEDIA ASSOCIATION MALTA

22 December 2016

Nominations are invited for the AFRICA4U AWARDS FOR AFRICANS IN MALTA to be presented on 3 February 2017. Nominations can be for any African in Malta who for example has made some special contribution to society, or who has made some special achievement. There is no upper or lower age limit. Deadline for Nominations is noon on Friday 20 January 2017. Nominations should be sent by e-mail to africanmediamalta@gmail.com, copy to afripoet@gmail.com, stating, name of nominee, ID, country of origin, why they deserve an award (up to 300 words) and their contact details, also name of proposer.

AFRICA4U awards have been given in the UK, USA, Germany and Holland. This is a first for Malta. Local NGO African Media Association Malta were chosen to host the event.

The awards were created by Nigerian Tony Fernandez who lives in England and who will come to Malta for the award ceremony and give a motivational lecture.

He says “I am passionate about promoting African communities in the Diaspora (the dispersion or spread of any people from their original homeland) and African Communities around the world and have spent the last 5 years doing this.

AFRICA4U  promotes the true life stories and the success stories of Africans and people of colour in the Diaspora and around the world.”

Tony is an author, poet, blogger and youth empowerment consultant, and the organiser of The Black History Month Celebrations at London’s Houses of Parliament for the last four years.

The award ceremony on 3 February will be at the offices of Malta Microfinance Ltd, at

212 Old Bakery Street, Valletta.

More info to follow shortly