Davido,Yaya Toure,Iceprince,Sarkodie,Others Nominated for The Future Africa Awards 2014

After a full year receiving nominations from across Africa, the Central Working Committee (CWC) of The Future Africa Awards & Summit (TFAAS) has today released the Nominees List for 2014. The list  of five nominees each is released for the 10 categories of the awards. “After last year’s process, where only the Young Person of the Year was Africa-wide, for the first time in the 9-year history of The Future Africa Awards, this is the first time that the entire awards have been drawn from across the continent,” said Mohamed Diaby, from Abidjan, who is a member of the CWC. “Their profiles are available on www.thefutureafrica.com/awards and then judging process begins immediately with the jury, including the Board of Judges and the Independent Audit Committee.”
The jury has distinguished Africans including Katja Schiller Nwator (Leadership Development and CSR Manager, The Tony Elumelu Foundation), Mahamadou Sy (Founder and Executive Director of the Institut Supérieur de Développement Local (ISDL), Senegal), Wendy Luhabe (Founder, Women’s Private Equity Fund), Tonye Cole (Executive Director, Sahara Group), Ndidi Nwuneli (Founder LEAP Africa), Mo Abudu (CEO, Ebony Life TV), and Jennah Scott (Director, Liberia Philanthropy Secretariat, Office of the President).
Known as Africa’s biggest youth event, TFAAS evolved from The Future Awards to The Future Africa Awards & Summit this year. The Consul-General of the United States in Lagos, Nigeria will host the nominees to an invitation-only reception on Thursday, July 31. THE TFAAS CLASS OF 2014 (Nominees are arranged in order of name, age, organisation and country of origin)
The Future Africa Awards Prize in Advocacy & Activism
1. Kennedy Odede, 29 Shining Hope for Communities, Kenya
2. Ola Ojewumi, 23 Sacred Hearts children’s transplant foundation and Project ASCEND, Nigeria
3. Boniface Mwangi, 29 Pawa 254 initiative, Kenya
 4. Abdikadir Aden Hassan, 26 Founding member of Garissa Youth Environment Movement, Kenya
5. David Akpan, 28 UCARE Foundation Nigeria  
The Future Africa Awards Prize in Agriculture
1. Eric Muthomi, 27 Stawi Foods, Kenya
2. Nomzamo Khoza, 27 Farmer, South Africa
3. Olawale Isiah Ojo, 25 Agropreneur, Nigeria
4. Charles Nichols and Samir Ibrahim; 24, 24 SunCulture, Kenya
5. Nasir Yammama, 24 Farmer, Nigeria 
The Tony O. Elumelu Prize in Business
1. Zakaria Hersi, 25 StartUpSomalia.com & 4Weeks4Life, Somalia
2. Eseoghene Odiete, 24 Hesey Designs, Nigeria
3. Andrew Mupuya, 21 Youth Entrepreneurial Link Investments, Uganda
4. Ally Edha Awadh, 31 Lake Oil Group, Tanzania
5. Ashley Uys, 30 Medical Diagnostech and OculusID, South Africa  
The Future Africa Awards Prize in Community Action
1. Jake Okechukwu, 26 Sickle Cell Aid Foundation, Nigeria
2. Emmanuel Olisaeloka Osemeka, 30 Social Welfare Network Initiative, Nigeria
3. Tricia Michaels, 28 Stay In School Initiative, Nigeria
4. Nixon Ochater, 23 Amani Initiative, Uganda
5. David Akpan, 28 UCARE Foundation, Nigeria 
The Future Africa Awards Prize in Education
1. Best Aiyorworth, 22 Founder Girls’ Power Micro Lending Organization, Uganda
2. Regina Agyare, 30 Soronko Solutions, Ghana
 3. Ogunlana Olumideand and Obanor Chukwuwezam; 22, 23 Prepclass.com.ng, Nigeria
4. Philip Obaji Jr, 28 1 GAME Campaign, Nigeria
5. Adeniyi Oluokun, 28 AccessDrive, Nigeria  
The Future Africa Awards Prize in Public Service
1. Okwuone Nkechi, 25 Edo State Government, Nigeria
2. Guillermina-Mekuy Mba Obono, 32 Department of Culture and Tourism, Equatorial Guinea
3. Ahmed Salihijo, 30 Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, Nigeria
4. Lukman Jaji, 29 African Union Institute for Education Information Management System, Nigeria
5. Peterson Opio, 28 Australian Aboriginal Development Cooperation, Uganda  
The Future Africa Awards Prize in Technology
1. Lorna Rutto, 28 EcoPost, Kenya
2. Jamilia Abass, Linda Kwamboka, Susan Oguya, – 30, 26, 26 M-Farm, Kenya
3. Anne Amuzu, 29 Nandimobile Company, Ghana
4. Mark Essien, 31 Hotels.ng, Nigeria
 5. Joshua Okello, 23 WinSenga, Kenya  
The Future Africa Awards Prize in Entertainment
1. Panshak Zamani, 27 Musical Artiste, Nigeria
2. Michael Kwesi Owusu (Sarkodie), 28 Musical Artiste, Ghana
3. Nasibu Abdul Juma (Diamond), 24 Musical Act, Tanzania
4. Ivie okujaye, 28 Actress and producer, Nigeria
5. Yaya Toure, 31 Footballer, Ivory Coast  
The Future Africa Awards Prize in Enterprise Support
1. Sanga Moses, 30 Eco-Fuel, Uganda
2. Bunmi Otegbade, 27 Generation Enterprise and StrategyQ, Nigeria
3. David Oshei, 27 Dropifi, Kenya
4. Justin Stanford, 30 4Di Group, South Africa
 5. Oluwafemi Bankole, 27 TechCabal.com, Nigeria
The Future Awards Prize for African Young Person of the Year
1. Kayode Disu, 31 ISEC, Nigeria
2. Joel Mwale, 20 Sky Drop Enterprises and Gigavia.com, Kenya
3. Sangu Delle, 27 Cleanacwa, Ghana
4. Alengot Oromait, 22 Member of Parliament, Uganda
5. David Adedeji Adeleke (Davido), 21 Musician, Nigeria
Profiles of all nominees are now available on thefutureafrica.com/awards.
For more information, visit @TFAAfrica on Twitter or the website www.thefutureafrica.com/awards. The official hashtags for 2014 are #ThisIsAfrica and #TFAAS2014.