AWF photo awards to honor late Mkapa
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AWF photo awards to honor late Mkapa
THE African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has launched a photography award contest in honour of the late President Benjamin Mkapa in recognition of his legacy as a journalist and conservationist.
The late President Benjamin Mkapa
AWF Media Specialist, Wambui Odhiambo said in web note that the award running under the theme ‘Bringing Africa to the World and the World to Africa is meant to create a platform for Africans to embrace conservation through photography and to value the beauty of its nature.
Former First Lady Anna Mkapa was the guest of honor during the launch of the Benjamin Mkapa Photography Award, also serving as a precursor to the 60th Anniversary of the African Wildlife Foundation, set up in 1961.