There's no need to be sad if you won't be attending the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in person, as we have the next-best thing for you: This year, we've appointed Ann Nurock as our first media correspondent on the ground in Cannes, bringing you winners' category shortlists, social media updates, seminar report backs and at least one Bizcommunity exclusive interview per day. Sit back, relax and get ready, as you can't get any closer to Cannes than with Bizcommunity this June!

Award-winning reporting goes hand-in-hand with this focus on award-winning advertising, with the Promasidor Nigeria Quill Awards presented on Friday night. This was the 13th iteration of these awards instituted in 2002 as a platform for assessing, recognising and rewarding outstanding journalistic work.

Lastly, if you're inspired by all the award-winning news, why not enter Agility's global photo competition, aimed at highlighting the success of emerging Africa and reflect its tech-savvy, youthful consumers, fast-paced urbanisation, and enormous long-term economic prospects. The competition starts today, 1 June 2015, so get snapping!

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