Leading pan-African magazine, African Business, has announced the
shortlist for its annual African Business Awards. The winners of the
competition will be announced at the Awards ceremony that will take
place on the 20th September at the Mandarin Oriental New York. The event
will coincide with the African Leadership Forum and the UN Global
Compact Leaders Summit, where global CEOs meet to discuss best practice
and sustainable business responsibility.

This is the sixth edition of the Awards, which were launched to
highlight the changing business landscape in Africa and to showcase some
of the men and women driving this change. The Awards have aimed to
promote good governance and best business practices, as well encourage
and instil an innovative culture throughout the continent.

Stiff competition for the African Business of Year has resulted in a
total of seven finalists from well recognised brands Dangote, Ethiopian
Airlines, South African start up ThoughtWorks, Diageo through its local
breweries, DHL, and Siemens: Cluster Africa. The innovation category was
similarly competitive with East Africa representing almost half of the
finalists with Mawingu and Safaricom (Kenya) and Uganda Industrial
Research Institute.

One of the key drivers of Africa's growth lies in developing and growing
African and global businesses and brands in Africa. This is why this
year, in association with Brand Africa, the African Business Awards will
be announcing two new awards, the African Brand of the Year and the Best
Global brand in Africa.

Commenting on this year's entries, Omar Ben Yedder, Publisher of African
Business magazine, said "We are delighted once again to recognise more
success stories. Since we launched the award, Africa has effectively
gone mainstream, and rightly so. Saying that, many companies and
entrepreneurs are succeeding despite the many obstacles and challenges
they face daily. And, as we can see from the shortlist, it is great to
see that the best talent is now being attracted to Africa to work and
create world leaders in their field.”

The winners will be selected by an independent panel of judges, selected
for their expertise and their impact on the African Business community.
This year there are 7 different categories for the Awards that centre on
the sectors crucial to the development of the African continent. The aim
of the Awards is to recognise business leaders and companies that have
excelled in Africa over the last year. The winners would have made an
outstanding contribution to the development of the continent, the
economic aspirations of its citizens and the transformation of Africa's
image in international markets, while displaying high standards of good
corporate citizenship and social and environmental responsibility.

Organised by IC Publications, publishers of the African Business
magazine, the African Business Awards****brings together prominent
business leaders, entrepreneurs, heads of state and other high-ranking
government officials from across the world to celebrate the achievements
and successes of those who have played a pivotal role in driving
Africa's economic development forward.

This year's African Business Awards will precede the inaugural African
Leadership Forum that will also take place in New York on the 21st
September.

The Awards are supported by GTBank and Mota-Engil Africa (Platinum
Sponsors); Bank of Industry and Microsoft 4Afrika (Gold Sponsors); DHL
and Fasken Martineau (Silver Sponsor); African Development Bank
(Official Sponsor); Paramount Group (Sponsor); and A PINs for Peace
(Lunch Sponsor).

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About **African Business**magazine**:**

After 40 years of continuous reporting on Africa's economic landscape,
the London-based **African Business**magazine has justifiably earned its
reputation as one of the world's publishing icons. **African
Business,**published by IC Publications**,**is distributed in over 100
countries around the****world. It has become an essential
component****of the knowledge base for organisations,****institutions,
companies and individuals involved in****every economic aspect
concerning Africa. IC Publications produces in total ten pan-African
titles in English and French.

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and market intelligence on Africa. Our market-leading titles (**African
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published in both English and French, with a combined global readership
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dedicated team of specialists and extensive network of contacts, IC
Events tailors innovative forums, roundtables and workshops responding
to the most pressing issues in Africa. IC Events' activities are 100%
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