Dele Olojede

Dele Olojede
Born1961 (age 6364)
Modakeke, Nigeria
OccupationJournalist and former foreign editor for Newsday
NationalityNigerian
EducationUniversity of Lagos
Alma materColumbia University
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize

Dele Olojede (born 1961) 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. 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.