Dele Olojede

Dele Olojede
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Modakeke, Nigeria
OccupationJournalist and former foreign editor for Newsday
NationalityNigerian
EducationUniversity of Lagos
Alma materColumbia University
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize

Dele Olojede (born 1961)[1][2] is a Nigerian journalist and former foreign editor for Newsday. He is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his work covering the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. 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.[3]

  1. ^ "Dele Olojede Biography". National Association of Black Journalists. 13 April 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
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  3. ^ "Etisalat Prize for Literature". Archived from the original on 1 July 2013.