THE APCA
Africa Prosperity Champions Awards (APCA) and Gala Dinner 2025
The prestigious Africa Prosperity Champions Awards (APCA) celebrate a distinguished group of individuals from Africa and Global Africa who are driving Africa’s transformation and fostering shared prosperity. These awards represent a bold step towards a future of ambition and progress, honouring outstanding achievements while inspiring continued success.
Beyond recognising excellence, the APCA serves as a platform to inspire the next generation of African leaders, showcasing remarkable contributions and planting the seeds for global leadership that will shape Africa’s future.
What does the APCA aim to achieve? The APCA aims to celebrate present accomplishments while encouraging the next generation to contribute to building the prosperous and united Africa envisioned in Agenda 2063.
The prestigious Africa Prosperity Champions Awards (APCA) celebrate a distinguished group of individuals from Africa and Global Africa who are driving Africa’s transformation and fostering shared prosperity. These awards represent a bold step towards a future of ambition and progress, honouring outstanding achievements while inspiring continued success.
Beyond recognising excellence, the APCA serves as a platform to inspire the next generation of African leaders, showcasing remarkable contributions and planting the seeds for global leadership that will shape Africa’s future.
What does the APCA aim to achieve? The APCA aims to celebrate present accomplishments while encouraging the next generation to contribute to building the prosperous and united Africa envisioned in Agenda 2063.
2024 APCA
WINNERS
Rt. Hon. Baroness Patricia Scotland of Asthal
Global Africa Champion Award
The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC is the 6th Commonwealth Secretary-General. She is the second Secretary-General from the Caribbean and the first woman to hold the post.
Mohamed M. Abou El Enein
Industrialist of the Year Award
Mohamed M. Abou El Enein is a renowned Egyptian businessman, investor, public figure, and accomplished politician. He is the founder and chairman of Cleopatra Group, a company that has established many major projects spread all over Egypt. He is also Deputy Speaker of Egypt’s House of Representatives.
Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali
Global Africa Leadership Award
The ninth President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali was sworn in as Guyana’s executive president on 2 August 2020.
Prof. Benedict Okechukwu Oramah
Financial Leadership Award
Prof. Benedict Oramah assumed the position of president and chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) on 21 September 2015.
H.E. Alassane D. Ouattara
African Statesperson Award
An economist by profession, H.E. Alassane Ouattara was sworn into office as President of the Ivory Coast in 2010. Prior to being sworn in, he worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Central Bank of West African States ( Banque Centrale des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest, BCEAO)
Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade
Young Entrepreneur Award
Better known by his stage name, Mr Eazi. Eazi is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record executive. He is the pioneer of Banku music, a fusion of sound he describes as a mixture of Ghanaian highlife and Nigerian chord progressions and patterns.