African Business Awards 2015 winners announced

The top business leaders in Africa have been announced at the 2015 African Business Awards held at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

The Awards, organised by African Business magazine, also commended leading businesses including Dangote Cement, Guaranty Trust Bank, Abellon Clean Energy, the Nigerian Stock Exchange and the leading provider of mobile-delivered micro-insurance in emerging markets, BIMA.

2015 Winners

African Business of the Year• Dangote, NigeriaBusiness Leader of the Year• Mohammed Dewji, CEO, Mohammed Enterprise, TanzaniaMost Outstanding Woman in Business

• Daphne Mashile Nkosi, Executive Chairperson, Kalagadi Manganese, South AfricaAward for Good Corporate Governance

• Guaranty Trust Bank, NigeriaAward for Best Corporate Social Responsibility

• The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NigeriaAward for Innovation

• Abellon Clean Energy, GhanaInsurance Company & Initiative of the Year

• BIMA ( bimamobile.com )Lifetime Achievement Award

• Strive Masiyiwa, Chairman and Founder, EconetAfrican Business Icon

• Helen Hai, Chief Executive Officer, Made in Africa Initiative

Commenting on the Awards, Omar Ben Yedder said: "This is the seventh year that we have organised the African Business Awards. We are grateful to Zenith Bank, GTBank, Agility and Cofina for supporting African Business magazine and IC Events in bringing about this year's awards. We have worthy winners and the work of both our winners and nominees shows what can be done on the continent with hard work and single minded determination. We would have liked to have seen more entries from the francophone world, but this may reflect the fact that English speaking countries in general have a more developed and thriving private sector."