Vincent Makori is the anchor of Africa 54, Voice of America’s
English television live news magazine show that broadcasts daily from
Washington D.C.. The program brings information about Africa, the
United States, and the world to viewers across Africa.Africa 54
features news, interviews with newsmakers, analysts, American and
African government officials and everyday citizens presenting a
variety of opinions on issues affecting the African continent.Before
joining the Voice of America, Vincent Makori was an Editor and on air
talent with Germany's international broadcasting agency, Deutsche
Welle in Cologne. He joined Deutsche Well in 1998 after having worked
as a reporter, News Editor, anchor and talk show host with Kenya
Broadcasting Corporation television and radio. As a reporter, Vincent
interviewed then president George W. Bush in 2003 and thereafter
travelled with the president and the White House press corps on a five
nation trip to Africa. Vincent has also interviewed a number of
sitting and former African presidents including then president of
Ghana, John Kufuor; Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia; Bingu wa Mutharika
of Malawi along with prominent scholars, celebrities and experts of
various fields.Vincent Makori hails from the Kisii region of Kenya but
grew up in the capital, Nairobi. He earned a postgraduate diploma in
mass communication from the University of Nairobi. Vincent holds a
bachelor's degree in English literature from Moi University, in
Eldoret, Kenya. He has attended numerous journalism training programs
in Kenya, Germany and the US.
English television live news magazine show that broadcasts daily from
Washington D.C.. The program brings information about Africa, the
United States, and the world to viewers across Africa.Africa 54
features news, interviews with newsmakers, analysts, American and
African government officials and everyday citizens presenting a
variety of opinions on issues affecting the African continent.Before
joining the Voice of America, Vincent Makori was an Editor and on air
talent with Germany's international broadcasting agency, Deutsche
Welle in Cologne. He joined Deutsche Well in 1998 after having worked
as a reporter, News Editor, anchor and talk show host with Kenya
Broadcasting Corporation television and radio. As a reporter, Vincent
interviewed then president George W. Bush in 2003 and thereafter
travelled with the president and the White House press corps on a five
nation trip to Africa. Vincent has also interviewed a number of
sitting and former African presidents including then president of
Ghana, John Kufuor; Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia; Bingu wa Mutharika
of Malawi along with prominent scholars, celebrities and experts of
various fields.Vincent Makori hails from the Kisii region of Kenya but
grew up in the capital, Nairobi. He earned a postgraduate diploma in
mass communication from the University of Nairobi. Vincent holds a
bachelor's degree in English literature from Moi University, in
Eldoret, Kenya. He has attended numerous journalism training programs
in Kenya, Germany and the US.
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