Popular BBC presenter Komla Dumor is encouraging young Ghanaians to take part in an exciting new journalism competition called BBC NewsMaker. Launching on Thursday 1 March 2007, the month-long competition aims to introduce younger audiences to the BBC's English news programmes and will reward two winners with laptop computers and the chance to broadcast to 42 million people around the globe. Komla launches the competition with a special debate programme at the British Council in Accra on Friday 2 March and will chair the panel of judges. He says: "BBC NewsMaker is our way of getting to the heart of the issues that matter to young people in Ghana. It will help us identify new, young talent and bring exclusive stories from Ghana to millions of English-speaking audiences on radio and online. "I'm really excited to be involved. I know from experience young Ghanaians have a lot to say for themselves and I'm looking forward to judging their entries and hearing their stories on air."