2016 Honorary Georgia Citizen Award Oluseyi Akindeinde and Obadare Peter Adewale, founders of Digital Encode, a leading consulting and integration firm that specializes in the design, management, and security of business-critical networks, telecommunications environments and other Information Technology (IT) infrastructures, have been conferred with “Honorary Georgia Citizen” as well received the Keys to the cities of Georgia state by the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, USA
First Black SAAPS Vice President Professor Christopher Isike, the Head of Department, Politics and International Studies, University of Zululand, Kwazulu-Natal Province of South Africa, has been elected as the first black Vice President of the South African Association of Political Studies (SAAPS) and is also the first black African to be elected into the International Political Science Association Executive Council in the last 20 years
AIIB Advisory Panel Member Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has appointed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as a member of the international advisory panel
Africa’s Patriotic Personality of the Year 2016 The founder of Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) Plc, Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest systems integration company, Austin Okere has been named Africa’s Patriotic Personality of the year 2016 by the League of African Development Students (LEADS Africa)
2016 UN World Habitat Ambassadorial Award of Excellence Distinguished comedian, I Go Dye has been conferred an ambassadorial award from the United Nations World Habitat Award of Excellence for Humanitarian & Philanthropy for his contribution towards the development of Nigeria
Madagascar Highest National Award President of Madagascar, Hery Rajaonarimampianina honours President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina with the highest national award of Madagascar
2016 Africa Food Prize Dr. Kanayo F. Nwanze, the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has become the first winner of the new prestigious $100,000 award called the Africa Food Prize