06/06/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 5 June, during the European Development Days, the European Commission revealed the winners of the Lorenzo Natali Prize 2018 which recognises the contribution of journalists to sustainable development (see EUROPE 11954). This year’s grand winners are Verena Töpper and Maria Feck of German weekly Der Spiegel for their multimedia report “Blood sisters”, which shed light on the exorbitant cost in Kenya of sanitary products causing girls to miss over a third of their high school education every year. The other winners were: - Africa: Riwan Karim Dini-Osman (GHOne TV, Ghana); - Arab World and Middle East: Andrew Mambondiyani (Al Jazeera); - Asia-Pacific: Parth Nikhil (Part, Inde) and Chitrangada Choudhury (The Hindu); - Europe: Ahmer Khan (Radio France International). The additional thematic prize on the elimination of violence against women and girls went to Achille Fatondji (Radio Bénin). (AN)