All winners from the regional awards will go through to the finale which is set to take place in South Africa in October 2013.
"These awards are a natural evolution of CNBC's global Business Leader Awards", says the ABN Group managing director, Roberta Naidoo.
"Through the All Africa Business Leaders Awards, 'Africa Business News' seek to recognise those leaders who have stayed ahead of the curve and seen opportunity in the face of adversity", she says.
The awards acknowledge and honour individuals who have demonstrated exemplary leadership in the business world. The categories will remain the same as 2012 and the panel of judges across the region will be headed by, Dr Yunus Suleman, Chairman of the KPMG Group.
All awards ceremonies will be aired by the official broadcast partner - CNBC Africa with the official print partner being Forbes Africa.
For more, go to www.aabla2013.com.
