The 2018 Award was given (symbolically) to US News and World Report for the story ‘America First’ May Put Africa Last, by reporter Gaby Galvin. We emailed the reporter, let know about the selection, and then offered our thanks and congratulations.

• All Selected Stories:
• Pew Research Center -February, 2017
• African immigrant population in U.S. steadily climbs
• http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/14/african-immigrant-population-in-u-s-steadily-climbs/
• US News and World Report -July 18, 2017
• ‘America First’ May Put Africa Last
• http://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2017-07-18/the-us-is-losing-the-battle-for-influence-in-africa
• US News and World Report  -July 18, 2018
• Africa’s Émigrés: Profiles of Hard Work
• http://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2018-07-18/africas-immigrants-to-the-us-profiles-of-education-hard-work
• Time Magazine  -November 20, 2017
• A tale of two continents  –
• http://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2017/11/20/africans-are-getting-healthier-and-wealthier?zid=304&ah=e5690753dc78ce91909083042ad12e30
• Time Magazine -November 16, 2017
• The Man who ruined a country: How Robert Mugabe held on to power for too long
• http://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2017/11/16/how-robert-mugabe-held-on-to-power-for-so-long?zid=304&ah=e5690753dc78ce91909083042ad12e30
• The Economist – April 18, 2018
• http://www.economist.com/topics/africa
• Forbes magazine  -April 2, 2018 
• An Enormous Crack Just Opened Up In Africa, Evidence Africa Is Literally Splitting In Two
• http://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/04/02/an-enormous-crack-just-opened-up-in-africa-evidence-africa-is-literally-splitting-in-two/#780064823941
• USA Today  – April 4, 2018
• Breaking up is hard to do: Africa could eventually split into two continents
• http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/04/04/breaking-up-hard-do-africa-could-eventually-split-into-two-continents/485321002/
• Washington Post  – June 6, 2018
• The future is African — and the United States is not prepared
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2018/06/09/the-future-is-african-and-the-united-states-is-not-prepared/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.dec0fcc2658e
• Quartz Africa  – July 21, 2018
• African countries need to work out how to attract their foreign-born soccer talent
• http://qz.com/africa/1332832/world-cup-2018-africas-history-of-losing-soccer-talent-to-europe/
• Quartz Africa  – July 13, 2018
• France’s World Cup success masks underlying racial and class tensions at home
• http://qz.com/1327617/world-cup-2018-frances-success-masks-underlying-race-tensions/
• Mail and Guardian (South Africa)  – July 30, 2018
• Mali’s election: An imperfect success story
• http://mg.co.za/article/2018-07-30-malis-election-an-imperfect-success-story
• Mo Ibrahim Foundation –
• Africa’s decade of ‘lost opportunity’
• http://mg.co.za/article/2018-10-30-mo-ibrahim-africas-decade-of-lost-opportunity
• The Atlantic  -July 11, 2018
• The New Story of Humanity’s Origins in Africa
• http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/the-new-story-of-humanitys-origins/564779/
• The Washington Post (Opinion)
• U.S. politicians get China in Africa all wrong
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/theworldpost/wp/2018/04/12/china-africa/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9590d3a1a797
• Forbes magazine   – August 4, 2018
• What Is China Doing In Africa?
• http://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2018/08/04/china-is-treating-africa-the-same-way-european-colonists-did/#3598ca97298b
• The Economist  -March 10, 2018
• How to save Botswana’s sparkling reputation
• http://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2018/03/10/how-to-save-botswanas-sparkling-reputation
• Bloomberg  -March 28, 2018
• The Chinese Unknown That’s Making Africa’s Phones
• http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-28/this-chinese-phone-maker-has-taken-over-africa-for-better-and-worse
• New African magazine   -September, 132018
• “Kofi Annan was the United Nations” – says UN Chief António Guterres
• http://newafricanmagazine.com/latest-and-current-affairs/current-posts/people/kofi-annan-was-the-united-nations-say-un-chief-antonio-guterres/
• The Guardian -November 28, 2017
• – Quality takedown of “fake news” disseminated by US Embassy in Ghana.
• http://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/28/the-true-story-of-the-fake-us-embassy-in-ghana
• ZAM magazine (Amsterdam) Netherlands
• – An investigation into the African oligarchy by a transnational team of African Journalists
• http://www.zammagazine.com/chronicle/chronicle-32/565-the-plunder-route-to-panama
• NPR News   -July 30, 2018
• Journalist Held Captive By Pirates Says Focus And Forgiveness Were Crucial
• – Compelling personal narrative mixed with thorough investigative journalism regarding the author’s 977- day captivity by Somali pirates. ((book)
• http://www.npr.org/2018/07/30/633965533/journalist-held-captive-by-pirates-says-focus-and-forgiveness-were-crucial
• NPR News –October 2018
• A Great African Kingdom Tells Its History In Fabulous Royal Clothes
• http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/10/20/658101128/a-great-african-kingdom-tells-its-history-in-fabulous-royal-clothes
• International Crisis Group
• http://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/255-time-reset-african-union-european-union-relations
• Pew Research Center
• http://www.pewglobal.org/2017/12/05/worldwide-people-divided-on-whether-life-today-is-better-than-in-the-past/
• International Center for Journalists
• http://www.icfj.org/our-work/michael-elliott-award-excellence-african-storytelling
• CNBC
• http://www.cnbcafrica.com/zdnl-mc/2017/10/21/africas-economies-ranked-gdp-really-largest/
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Africa in 2017: The stories you may have missed
• http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42325174
• Business Daily  -October, 2018
• Kenya ranked Africa’s third most attractive finance market
• http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/datahub/Kenya-Africa-third-most-attractive-finance-market/3815418-4819124-esewnr/index.html
• Business Insider  -October, 2018
• Melania Trump is taking her ‘Be Best’ campaign to Africa in her first major solo trip as first lady
• http://www.businessinsider.com/melania-trump-ghana-africa-trip-photos-2018-10
• New York Times –October 21, 2018
• Ajay Gupta, Riled by South African Graft Inquiry, Denies Charges From Afar
• http://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/21/world/africa/ajay-gupta-riled-by-south-african-graft-inquiry-denies-charges-from-afar.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fafrica&action=click&contentCollection=africa®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=4&pgtype=sectionfront
• New York Times  -September 20, 2018
• $100 Million in Cash Vanishes in Liberia, and Fingers Start Pointing
• http://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/world/africa/liberia-missing-currency.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fafrica&action=click&contentCollection=africa®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=40&pgtype=sectionfront
• New York Times –October 15, 2018
• Kenyans Say Chinese Investment Brings Racism and Discrimination
• http://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/world/africa/kenya-china-racism.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fafrica&action=click&contentCollection=africa®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=3&pgtype=sectionfront
• CNN Business (Opinion)  -October 18, 2018
• http://www.cnn.com/2018/10/18/perspectives/africa-affordable-electricity/index.html
• CNN  – October 19, 2018
• Uganda opens $112 million bridge, Africa’s 5th largest
• http://www.cnn.com/2018/10/19/africa/uganda-opens-africa-5th-largest-bridge/index.html