The fierce selection process involved a comprehensive evaluation of 320 stories from a wide array of media sources across the African continent published since the first ABH edition in 2019 to date.
Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition is a philanthropic programme sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy to support and inspire African entrepreneurs.
Over the past five years, ABH has provided financial support, training, mentorship, and networking opportunities. This has fostered an entrepreneurial ecosystem across Africa, contributing to progress in local communities.
The price is co-organized by the APO Group, a pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service in Africa.
The group expressed its pride in recognizing journalists who have played a significant role in covering entrepreneurship across the continent.
“Their stories shed light on the remarkable achievements of our continent’s entrepreneurs, which are a great inspiration to others. We congratulate the winners... for their exceptional work,” said APO Group Chairman and Founder Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard.
This year is the first year that the ABH issued its Journalism Excellence Awards.
The winners were announced as follows:
Northern Africa
Doaa Abdel-Moneim, Head of Business and Economic Affairs Desk at Ahram Online
Southern Africa
Asanda Beda, Journalist and Writer at SABC
West Africa
Juliana Olayinka, Channels Television London Bureau Chief and Host of Channels Business Global
Central Africa
Nana Kamsu Kom, Multimedia Journalist at Africa 24
East Africa
Dusabemungu Ange de la Victoire, Founder of Top Africa News
Grand Journalism Excellence Award
Ms. Hadassah Egbedi, Editor at Ventures Africa
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