Eight distinguished African personalities have received awards at the 2025 Africa Prosperity Champions Awards, organised by the Africa Prosperity Network (APN) as part of the 2025 edition of the annual Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD).

The award recipients include Herman Chinery-Hesse (Lifetime Achievement, Digital Technology in Africa), Ms. Bridgette Motsepe-Radebe (Women's Empowerment), Dr. Rakesh Wahi (Excellence in Pan-African Media), and Mesfin Tasew (Leadership in Connecting Africa).

The rest were Dr Sidi Ould Tah (Financial Leadership), Wode Maya (Excellence in Tourism Promotion for Africa and Global Africa), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (Champion of the Africa We Want) and H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, former President of the Republic of Ghana (Transformational Leadership in Education). 

The awards ceremony was held at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra on Saturday, 1 February 2025, under the patronage of Wamkele Mene, the Secretary General of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat, accompanied by several other dignitaries from across the African continent and Global Africa.

All the award recipients registered their pleasure to the Advisory Council, board of directors, and management of Africa Prosperity Network (APN), organiser of the APD and Africa Prosperity Champions Awards (APCA), for the honour done them.

They pledged to continue in their various endeavours, which led to recognition, and to continue spearheading the transformation agenda of the African continent in their sectors of activity to achieve the prosperity of Africa and all her peoples.

 APD 2025

APD brought the continent's critical challenges and industrialisation priorities into practical focus and aggressively advanced the commercial and infrastructural interventions to achieve the vision of an Africa Beyond Aid. 

Day One (30 January) commenced with the opening of the Projet Afrique Exhibition, Breakfast Meetings, and the opening ceremony of APD 2025, featuring international dignitaries.

The main Keynote address was delivered by H.E. the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang. 

Key discussions by renowned experts were on infrastructure funding, transport, and logistics for free movement across Africa.

The day concluded with a welcome reception at the prestigious Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, Accra. 

Day two (31 January) focused on crucial topics, including sustainable energy solutions, digital infrastructure, manufacturing capacity, STEM education, healthcare systems, and sustainable urban development.

Day two also had an open forum with contributions from all participants on the theme.

These sessions formed the foundation for the summit's outcome document with recommendations. 

The final day (1 February) marked the High-Level Heads of State and Business Leaders' Dialogue, culminating in a Presidential Roundtable discussion on policy frameworks for private sector participation in building Africa's single market. 

Three heads of state participated.

The day also featured a significant signing ceremony to mark a strong collaboration between the AfCFTA Secretariat and BADEA.

The summit concluded on the night of the third day with the prestigious Africa Prosperity Champions Awards (APCA) and the Presidential Gala Dinner.    

APN 

The Africa Prosperity Network (APN) is a private non-profit organisation founded to advance the vision of "Africa We Want," as outlined in the African Union's Agenda 2063. It strives to promote Africa's progress, independent of external aid. 

The Africa Prosperity Dialogues series offers a strategic platform where movers and shakers across Africa elevate the continent's economic integration objectives from ambition to real action. 

The APD is a one-of-a-kind event where African leaders from diverse areas of national endeavour gather each year to expedite, among other things, the implementation of the agreed initiatives within the AfCFTA trade bloc and shape the Africa Agenda for Action.