Milan (Fides Service) - Anna Pozzi, who writes for Mondo e Missione missionary review, has been awarded the Premio Ragno, in memory of Giuliano Ragno instituted by the Italian daily Avvenire and the family of the late Giuliano Ragno, deputy-editor of the Catholic daily who died in 1998. The motivation was as follows: "For the stories of courage and hope collected in Africa and told with simplicity in Mondo e Missione". Born in Lecco in 1970, after obtaining a degree in philosophy, Anna Pozzi worked for Il Resegone diocesan paper. She gained more experience in the field working for L'Effort Cameruinais, a publication of the Catholic Bishops' Conference in Cameroon, and for a few months with Africanews agency. A professional writer since 1998, she wrote for two years with Popoli, the Jesuit missionary magazine. Since January 2000 she has written for Mondo e Missione missionary review published by the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions PIME. She focuses on Africa and has visited a number of countries on assignments, Kenya, Sudan, Congo, Rwanda, Angola, Senegal, Mali, Somalia. SL (Fides Service 22/1/2003)