Three Nigerians, a Zimbabwean and a South African have been announced
in the final shortlist of Forbes Africa’s 2013 Person of the Year
Awards due to take place in Nairobi, Kenya at the beginning of December
this year.
The awards celebrate ‘the individual who, for better or worse, has had the most influence on events of the year gone by’ and Forbes Africa has welcomed the participation of the public in what is fast becoming one of the most momentous and anticipated annual events in Africa.
“Every year, we are excited to decide the Forbes Africa Person of the Year. We want to honour the big hitters of the continent, who are making a difference in people’s lives and we hope that in doing so, it will inspire others,” commented Chris Bishop, the managing editor of Forbes Africa magazine.
Africa’s richest man and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote; Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Akinwunmi Adesina, and Jim Ovia, who established Zenith Bank Group in 1990 are the three Nigerians in running for the awards.
The other two are Patrice Motsepe, a South African mining magnate, who plans on giving away more than half his fortune over the next five years, and Strive Masiyiwa, the founder of Econet Wireless.
The awards celebrate ‘the individual who, for better or worse, has had the most influence on events of the year gone by’ and Forbes Africa has welcomed the participation of the public in what is fast becoming one of the most momentous and anticipated annual events in Africa.
“Every year, we are excited to decide the Forbes Africa Person of the Year. We want to honour the big hitters of the continent, who are making a difference in people’s lives and we hope that in doing so, it will inspire others,” commented Chris Bishop, the managing editor of Forbes Africa magazine.
Africa’s richest man and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote; Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Akinwunmi Adesina, and Jim Ovia, who established Zenith Bank Group in 1990 are the three Nigerians in running for the awards.
The other two are Patrice Motsepe, a South African mining magnate, who plans on giving away more than half his fortune over the next five years, and Strive Masiyiwa, the founder of Econet Wireless.
Masiyiwa, through his Capernaum Trust, educates tens of thousands of Zimbabwean orphans.
Following suggestions from Forbes Africa’s readers and social media audience, official voting in the form of a poll on http://forbesafrica.com/
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