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Africa Trade Awards

The Africa Trade Awards are recognition honours established by the African Trade Chamber to acknowledge individuals, institutions, enterprises, and public authorities whose work has materially shaped Africa's trade and industrial landscape.

The Awards recognise those whose decisions and execution influenced how goods are produced, financed, moved, and exchanged across African markets. They focus on contributions that strengthened industrial capacity, improved market connectivity, enabled cross-border commerce, or delivered systems that are now in use by businesses and institutions across the continent.

Conferred as part of the Africa Trade Summit 2026, the Awards sit within a broader convening of public and private sector leaders focused on trade, industrial development, finance, infrastructure, and market integration. The ceremony forms an integral part of the Summit programme and reflects the Chamber's emphasis on implementation and institutional delivery.

How Recognition Works

The 2026 Africa Trade Awards are conferred as recognition honours. They do not operate as competitive prizes and are not based on open nominations or public voting. Recognition is determined through a structured review process conducted by the Recognition and Validation Committee, drawing on evidence of delivered outcomes within the reference period.

Consideration is given to the scale, durability, and relevance of each contribution, including its effect on production capacity, trade execution, industrial value chains, or policy and regulatory systems. The emphasis is on work whose impact is visible in operation—through facilities built, systems deployed, capital mobilised, or reforms implemented.

Governance & Oversight

The Africa Trade Awards are governed through a structured oversight framework designed to ensure professional judgment, consistency, and institutional credibility in all recognition decisions.

Governance arrangements reflect the nature of the Awards as recognition honours, grounded in evidence of delivered outcomes and assessed through informed, independent review.

Recognition & Validation Committee

The Recognition & Validation Committee is responsible for reviewing and validating all recognition decisions under the Africa Trade Awards. The Committee comprises senior professionals drawn from trade, finance, industry, infrastructure, and public policy, selected for their experience in evaluating complex institutional, commercial, and policy outcomes.

The Committee's role includes:

Reviewing evidence of contribution and impact within the reference period

Assessing relevance, scale, and durability of outcomes

Ensuring consistency across recognition tiers and categories

Safeguarding the integrity and intent of the Awards

Recognition decisions are reached through deliberation and professional judgment, guided by the Awards' principles and scope.

Mohamadou Hayatou

MOHAMADOU HAYATOU

Investment & Asset Management Consultant

Senior finance and investment professional with extensive experience in asset management, portfolio strategy, and capital mobilization across Europe, emerging markets, and Africa.

Beenzu N. Muleya

BEENZU N. MULEYA

Trade Finance Manager - Lending Operations, Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB)

Senior trade finance professional with over eighteen years of experience across banking, trade finance, and development finance institutions in Africa.

Nana Ama Kusi-Appouh, Esq.

NANA AMA KUSI-APPOUH, ESQ.

Barrister & Solicitor (Ghana) | Solicitor (England & Wales) | Group Head of Legal & Company Secretary, GOIL PLC

Senior legal and governance executive with close to two decades of experience across the energy, oil and gas, and financial services sectors.

Dr. Seyram Kekessie

DR. SEYRAM KEKESSIE

Founder & CEO, Insightis Africa | Market Intelligence & Consumer Insights Specialist

Data intelligence and market insights expert specializing in consumer behavior, market analytics, and strategic intelligence across African markets.

Peter Mireku

PETER MIREKU

Former Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Gaming Commission | Management Consultant | Regulatory & Institutional Governance

Senior regulatory and management professional with over twenty years of experience across public sector leadership, institutional governance, and management consulting.

Ms. Yvonne Botchey

MS. YVONNE BOTCHEY

Managing Director, World Trade Centre Accra | Business & Legal Executive

Senior business and legal executive with extensive experience across banking, financial services, and international trade sectors, leading strategic initiatives as Managing Director of World Trade Centre Accra.

About The Awards

The Africa Trade Awards are recognition honours established by the African Trade Chamber to acknowledge individuals, institutions, enterprises, and public authorities whose work has materially shaped Africa's trade and industrial landscape.

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