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Recognize outstanding individuals and institutions shaping Africa and the global diaspora.
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President Paul Kagame
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President Nana Akufo-Addo
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President Samia Suluhu Hassan
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President Hakainde Hichilema
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Public Leadership Excellence (4)
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina
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Amina J. Mohammed
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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Military Excellence & International Security (4)
Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai
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Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar
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Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo
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Gen. Jerry Rawlings
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Royal & Traditional Leadership (4)
Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi
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Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II
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King Misuzulu kaZwelithini
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Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar
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Lifetime & Legacy Leadership Awards (4)
Nelson Mandela
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Kofi Annan
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Desmond Tutu
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Graca Machel
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Diaspora & Global Impact (4)
Akon
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Idris Elba
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Trevor Noah
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Business, Innovation & Entrepreneurship (4)
Aliko Dangote
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Strive Masiyiwa
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Tony Elumelu
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Mike Adenuga
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Arts, Entertainment & Sports (4)
Burna Boy
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Angelique Kidjo
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Sadio Mane
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Eliud Kipchoge
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Education & Institutional Excellence (4)
Prof. Wole Soyinka
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Prof. PLO Lumumba
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Prof. Mahmood Mamdani
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Prof. Njabulo Ndebele
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Science, Technology & Cultural Preservation (4)
Dr. Thomas Mensah
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Philip Emeagwali
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Dr. Segenet Kelemu
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Dr. Hinaunanye Nehova
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Humanitarian & Social Impact (4)
Leymah Gbowee
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Denis Mukwege
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Wangari Maathai
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Dr. Catherine Hamlin
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Religion, Peace & Spiritual Leadership (4)
Cardinal Francis Arinze
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Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb
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Archbishop Thabo Makgoba
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Dr. Mensa Otabil
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Youth Leadership Excellence (4)
Vanessa Nakate
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Ladipoe
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Victor Osimhen
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Aya Chebbi
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Media & Communication Excellence (4)
Isha Sesay
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Mo Abudu
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Zain Ejiofor Asher
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Komla Dumor
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Corporate, Infrastructure & Industry Excellence (4)
Herbert Wigwe
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Benedict Oramah
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Jim Ovia
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Segun Agbaje
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Posthumous Honorary Recognition (4)
Kwame Nkrumah
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Thomas Sankara
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Patrice Lumumba
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Steve Biko
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BAHGIA Hall of Legacy (Eternal Register of Greatness) (4)
Haile Selassie
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Jomo Kenyatta
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Julius Nyerere
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Samora Machel
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