Her work now reaches five countries and communities.
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Enny Centre of Excellence Presents
Excellence Impact Africa Awards
Excellence Impact African Awards recognises people and institutions whose work in AI serves society with skill, integrity and care.
Nominations opening soonAbout the awards
Recognising work across the field
Excellence Impact African Awards exists to recognise outstanding achievement in artificial intelligence across Africa. It honours research, enterprise, education and public service with the same seriousness and grace.
Who we are
Our principle
“We celebrate diligence, integrity and lasting benefit to people and institutions.”
Programme statement, Excellence Impact African AwardsAreas of recognition
16 clusters, 200 awards
Recognition spans leadership, business, technology, education, health, culture, community impact and more.
01 - 10 awards
Grand Honours (flagship awards)
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Explore cluster 02 - 14 awardsLeadership, Governance & Public Service
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Explore cluster 03 - 16 awardsBusiness & Entrepreneurship
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Explore cluster 04 - 10 awardsBanking, Finance & Investment
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Explore cluster 05 - 16 awardsInnovation, Technology & Digital Transformation
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Explore cluster 06 - 12 awardsEducation, Research & Skills
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Explore cluster 07 - 12 awardsHealth & Wellbeing
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Explore cluster 08 - 12 awardsAgriculture, Food Security & Agribusiness
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Explore clusterKey dates
Our awards timeline
From nominations opening to celebrating the honorees.
- 01
Nominations Open
The portal opens for all 15 categories.
- 02
Nominations Close
Final deadline for nominations.
- 03
Finalists Announced
Top nominees in each category are made public.
- 04
Awards Gala
The grand ceremony.
Testimonials
Judging
Fair, independent and transparent
Excellence Impact African Awards is guided by fairness, independence and careful attention to evidence. Judges consider lasting benefit over novelty, and context over reputation.
Meet the judging approachPlaceholder, method to be confirmed
How winners are selected
Excellence Impact African Awards will confirm its selection method before nominations open. The approach may involve independent judging, a public vote, or a combination of the two.
Whatever method is chosen, every entry will be reviewed against the published criteria, with care for fairness, confidentiality and conflicts of interest. The confirmed process will be published in full on this site.
Excellence Impact Africa Awards
Let’s recognise work that moves Africa forward.
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