About African Achievers Awards
An institution built around African achievement.
Recognition is only the beginning.
Our Story
From annual recognition
to year-round impact.
For more than 16 years, African Achievers has recognised exceptional African leadership and excellence.
From the African Achievers Awards, our work has grown into a wider platform for recognition, leadership, dialogue and connection across the continent.
We bring together people and institutions whose work is shaping Africa.
Our Mission
Advance African leadership and recognise excellence.
Our Vision
An Africa whose ideas and leadership shape its own future.
Our Purpose
Recognize. Connect. Develop. Influence
We recognise achievement, connect leaders and institutions, develop emerging talent and contribute to the ideas shaping Africa’s future.
Our History
A legacy in motion.
More than 16 Years of African Excellence.
Since its founding, African Achievers has built a growing record of distinguished Africans across business, public service, academia, technology, culture, philanthropy and beyond.
Their achievements form part of our history.
Our Governing Board
Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu
Archbishop of South Africa
Olori Atuwatse III
Queen of Wari Kingdom
Joyce Banda
Activist and former President of Malawi
Vusi Thembekwayo
South African Enterprenuer and Investor
Vusi Thembekwayo
South African Enterprenuer and Investor
Our Advisory Board
Desmond Tutu
Archbishop of South Africa
Olori Ivie Atuwatse III
Queen of Wari Kingdom
Joyce Banda
Activist and former President of Malawi
Vusi Thembekwayo
South African Enterprenuer and Investor
Vusi Thembekwayo
South African Enterprenuer and Investor
Our Network
Across Africa. Across sectors.
African Achievers is a Pan-African network of people, institutions and ideas.
Our work connects Africa’s regions and creates opportunities for its leaders to meet, exchange and build.