About
Raziah Athman is an award-winning journalist, she was Africanews’ Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Head of English edition of the channel but now produces news for Vision Group TV platforms, newspaper and podcasts.
She started her journalistic career back in 2006 in Uganda working for various media outlets, such as the Giraffe, which she established herself.
She also freelanced as an international correspondent, Africanews and reported for the BBC World Service under the Africa Partnership Project.
At Africanews, Raziah managed the English language team - taking editorial responsibility for all content on both TV and online, in addition to working on her own reportage. Her report on aviation in Africa “Young Women Fly High in a Male Dominated Field” won the television reporting UMWA Gender Award.
Raziah is the founder of #UgandaReading, a movement promoting a strong reading culture across Africa.
She holds a master’s degree in Media Leadership and Innovation from Aga Khan University.