Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has been named the 2021 NABJ Percy Qoboza Foreign Journalist of the Year award recipient.

The award will be held in the United States of America on Saturday, 4 December 2021.

The organisers of the award, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), revealed this in a letter addressed to the Ghanaian investigative journalist.

According to the letter, the investigative journalist will be acknowledged for his ground-breaking and outstanding achievements over the years in journalism.

The event is organised by the NABJ in honour of legendary black journalists who have made magnificent contributions toward the industry with the Percy Qoboza Foreign Journalist of the Year Award being one of the categories.

The award is named after an influential black South African journalist, author and outspoken critic of the government in South Africa, Percy Peter Tshidiso Qoboza.