Dele Olojede
Nigerian Pulitzer-winning journalist · United States · On the map · Journalists · Born 1961 · age 65
Dele Olojede is a Nigerian journalist and former foreign editor for Newsday. He is the first African-born winner of the Pulitzer Prize in International Journalism for his work covering the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide.
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He serves on the board of EARTH University, in Costa Rica, and of The Markup, the New York-based investigative journalism organization focused on the impact of large tech platforms and their potential for human manipulation. He is the founder and host of Africa In the World, a hearts and minds festival held annually in Stellenbosch, in the Cape winelands of South Africa. He was a patron of the Etisalat Prize for Literature.
