Of Sierra Leonean parentage, Sesay has covered the launch of “The Elders” initiative in South Africa, and travelled to Nigeria to cover the country's presidential elections in April 2007. She co-hosted the African Journalist Awards in 2009, when they were held in Durban, South Africa.
“It's a great honour to be co-hosting the awards again, and I am looking forward to my time in Uganda,” said Isha Sesay. “I'd encourage African journalists to enter the award, as a way to get broader recognition for their work as a professional journalist across the continent.”
Her video message encouraging journalists to enter before the January 28 deadline can be seen online: us.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2009/11/04/sesay.african.journalist.awards.cnn.
