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APO Group, a long-term communications associate of the Africa’s Enterprise Heroes (“ABH”) Prize Competitors, has introduced Hadassah Egbedi, editor at Ventures Africa, because the winner of the Grand Journalism Excellence Award (Africa), on the first version of Africa’s Enterprise Heroes Entrepreneurship Journalism Excellence Award . Egbedi received the unique award for producing the most effective article total. The award acknowledges and celebrates the function journalists play in selling and supporting African entrepreneurship.
The newly launched award goals to acknowledge excellent work in journalism, particularly with a regional dimension, which highlights the innovation, group influence and methods of African entrepreneurs. It additionally acknowledges entries that mirror ABH’s function in contributing to entrepreneurship throughout Africa. The jury assesses the influence of the entries, each by way of attain and depth.
Hadassah Egbedi, Editor, Ventures Africa
The awards are divided into geographical classes, with one award given to the journalist behind the most effective work from every of Africa’s 5 areas. A Grand Journalism Excellence Award will even be offered to the journalist who, in line with the jury, has produced the most effective article total. The choice course of for the awards consists of two phases: a shortlisting of tales after which a overview of the ultimate nominations by a panel of senior public relations specialists at APO Group, resulting in the number of the Regional and Grand Journalist Award winners .
“We congratulate the winners of the ABH Entrepreneurship Journalism Excellence Award for his or her distinctive work,” APO Group.
Different winners of the inaugural ABH Entrepreneurship Journalism Excellence Award, organized by APO Group, embody:
North-Africa
Ms. Doaa Abdel Moneim, head of the Enterprise and Financial Affairs desk at Ahram On-line
South Africa
Ms Asanda Beda, journalist and author at SABC
West Africa
Ms Juliana Olayinka, Head of Channels Tv London Bureau and Host of Channels Enterprise World
Central Africa
Ms Nana Kamsu Kom, multimedia journalist at Africa 24
East Africa
Mr. Dusabemungu Ange de la Victoire, Founding father of Prime Africa Information
Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Chairman and Founding father of APO Group, mentioned: “We’re very grateful for the invaluable help journalists present in selling African entrepreneurship. Their tales make clear the outstanding achievements of our continent’s entrepreneurs, who’re a terrific supply of inspiration for others. We congratulate the winners of the ABH Entrepreneurship Journalism Excellence Award for his or her distinctive work.”
Established in 2019, the ABH Prize Competitors is a philanthropic program sponsored by the Jack Ma Basis and Alibaba Philanthropy with a mission to help and encourage entrepreneurs in Africa, and in the end foster a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem throughout the continent. Over the previous 5 years, ABH has seen greater than 100,000 members from all corners of Africa and acknowledged dozens of excellent entrepreneurs amongst them, offering the latter with not solely monetary help but additionally coaching, mentorship and networking alternatives.
Now celebrating its fifth anniversary, ABH has a wealthy historical past of nurturing the expansion of African entrepreneurs who make vital and significant contributions to their native communities. As a long-term associate of the ABH program, APO Group shares its imaginative and prescient of championing African entrepreneurs and is proud to increase its recognition to the journalists who play an vital function in driving the entrepreneurship narrative and agenda throughout the continent.
All winners will likely be eligible to obtain a sponsored journey from their present location to Kigali, Rwanda to attend and be honored on the ABH 2023 Summit and Grand Finale.
The occasion, which can happen from November 23 to 24 on the Kigali Conference Centre, would be the fruits of ABH’s five-year journey and a celebration of African entrepreneurship. It will likely be a novel alternative for entrepreneurial ecosystem gamers from throughout Africa to achieve worthwhile insights and witness this 12 months’s high 10 ABH finalists compete for the title of 2023 Africa’s Enterprise Heroes winner.
Those that wish to attend the occasion in particular person can register now. Admission is free on a first-come, first-served foundation. For extra info please go to
In regards to the African enterprise heroes:
The Africa’s Enterprise Heroes Prize Competitors is a philanthropic initiative sponsored by the Jack Ma Basis and Alibaba Philanthropy. It goals to help, encourage and allow the subsequent era of African entrepreneurs throughout all sectors who’re constructing a greater future for the continent, by way of the supply of grants, coaching applications and help for the event of an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Annually for a interval of 10 years, the ABH Prize Competitors and Present will characteristic 10 entrepreneurial finalists who pitch their firms to win a share of $1.5 million in grant cash.
About APO Group:
APO Group (based in 2007)http://www.APO-opa.com is the main pan-African communications consultancy and press launch distribution service. We assist personal and public organizations sharpen their repute and enhance their model worth in goal international locations throughout Africa. Our function as a trusted associate is to harness the facility of media and develop tailored methods that allow organizations to provide actual, measurable influence in Africa and past. The belief and recognition accorded to APO Group by world and multinational firms, governments and NGOs conjures up us to repeatedly enhance our price proposition inside Africa to higher meet the wants of our prospects. We now have prestigious shoppers and are honored to characterize such deep-rooted manufacturers: Fb, Dangote Group, Nestlé, GE, FIFA, Canon, Coca-Cola, DHL, Marriott Group, Ecobank, Siemens, Commonplace Chartered, Orange, Jack Ma Basis, African Improvement Financial institution, World Well being Group, Islamic Improvement Financial institution, Liquid Telecom, Rotary Worldwide, Kaspersky, Greenpeace and extra.
Ventures Africa’s Hadassah Egbedi honored for selling African entrepreneurship
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