On Thursday, March 10, 2016, a London based pan-African magazine, the New African, honoured a select group of outstanding African women at the Andaz hotel in London. With an impressive selection panel including Dr. Nkosana Moyo (the Executive Chairman of Mandela Institute for Development Studies), Onike Nicol-Houra (Principal Business Development Officer at the African Development Bank) and Amadou Mahtar Ba (Co-Founder and Executive Chairman AllAfrica Global Media, and Member of UN Secretary-General’s High Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment), the awardees were selected for making significant contributions in various fields within and beyond Africa.

The 2016 New African award recipients are:

Geraldine Joslyn Fraser-Moleketi, 56 (South Africa)

Poverty is Sexist

New African Woman of the Year

Fraser-Moleketi is the Special Envoy on Gender at the African Development Bank. She has contributed extensively to gender equality and woman empowerment in banks and several other institutions. She has demonstrated exemplary work in her field, having served as the former director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and as a board member of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, appointed by the Secretary General of the UN.

Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, 67 (South Africa)

Pre-Global African Diaspora Summit event: Media Colloquium 19 May 2012 The Department of International Relations and Cooperation will host a Media and Communications Colloquium on Monday, 21 May 2012 in Pretoria entitled ÒTelling the African Story: Presenting the Continent to the WorldÓ. The Colloquium is part of a series of Pre-Summit events in the run-up to the Global African Diaspora Summit, scheduled for 23-26 May 2012. The Colloquium will discuss and debate a variety of current issues affecting the Continent and map a way forward on how to contribute to telling the African story of excellence, innovation, survival and progress. Members of the Media are invited as follows: DateÊÊÊ : Monday, 21 May 2012 TimeÊÊ : 08h00 Venue : Department of International Relations and Cooperation, OR Tambo Building ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ460 Soutpansberg Road, Rietondale, Pretoria Programme: Programme Director: Mr Onkgopotse Tabane 08:00 Ð 08:30:ÊRegistration 08:30 Ð 08:35: Opening and Acknowledgements: Mr Onkgopotse Tabane 08:35 Ð 08:50:ÊOpening Remarks: Department of International Relations and Cooperation 08:50 Ð 09:10: Delivery of Paper: Prof Tawana Kupe 09:10 Ð 09:40: Panel Debate: Makhudu Sefara, Mandy Rossouw, Tshilidzi Ratshitanga,Koffi Kouakou 09:40 Ð 10:25:Ê Breakfast 10:25 Ð 11:00: Panel Debate: Tsepiso Makwetla, Charles Nqakula, ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊPippa Green, Clayson Monyela 11:00 Ð 11:20: Discussion 11:20 Ð 11:30: Closing Remarks WORKSHOP 1: Media ownership & transformation Facilitator: Tsepiso Makwetla 12:00- 12:10:ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Welcome Address 12:10-12:25:ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Presentation - Media Ownership 12:25-12:40:ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Presentation - Media Transformation 12:40-12:55:ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Presentation - Media Economics 12:55-13:20:ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Open discussion 13:20-13:30:ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Closing remarks WORKSHOP 2: Citizen Journalism Facilitator: Tsepiso Makwetla 12:00- 12:10:ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Welcome Address 12:10-12:25:ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Presentation - Media Ownershi
New African Woman in Politics & Public Office

In 2012, when Zuma was elected the Chairperson of the AU commission, she became the first woman to ever lead a continental organisation. Since assuming the post, Dr Dlamini-Zuma has put women issues at the forefront of all high level policy discussions and central to all initiatives that have been led by the AU Commission.

Zuriel Oduwole, 14 (Nigeria)

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New African Woman on the Rise

In 2014, Oduwole, an education activist was the world’s youngest film maker, after her work was screened commercially. She is passionate about education of girls in Africa and her work has led her to be the youngest person to be profiled by Forbes Magazine.

Obiageli Ezekwesili, 52 (Nigeria)

Honoree Obiageli Ezekwesili attends the Time 100 Gala celebrating the Time 100 issue of the Most Influential People at The World at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 21, 2015 in New York. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY

New African Woman Award in Civil Society

Ezekwesili, a former World Bank Vice President and co-founder of Transparency International, plays several roles in social activism and has been a vocal denouncer of social ills and human injustice. She has been consistent and zealous in campaigning for the release of the abducted Chibok girls and although the girls are still missing, Ezekwesili strongly believes that they can and will be rescued.

Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg (Kenya)

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New African Woman in Education

Kamau-Rutenberg, is the Director of the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development programme which is designed to equip top women agricultural scientist across sub-Saharan Africa in order to accelerate agricultural gains by strengthening their research and leadership skills. Wanjiru is the Founder and past Executive Director of Akili Dada, an award-winning leadership incubator with a mission to contribute to nurturing transformative leadership in girls and young women.

Olajumoke Adenowo, 47 (Nigerian)

Olajumoke Adenowo

New African Woman in Business

Referred to as the face of architecture in the Nigeria, Adenowo directly pushes for gender equality on her radio show ‘Voice of Change’. Ms. Adenowo was also nominated at the All Africa Business Leaders Awards in the West Africa Business Women of the Year category.

Winifred Selby, 20 (Ghana)

Winifred Selby

New African Woman in Science, Technology & Innovation

Selby is the co-founder of the Ghana Bamboo Bikes Initiative (producing 60 to 100 bicycles a month). She is an outstanding leader and social entrepreneur dedicating her life to the economic empowerment of young people, notably women. She primarily employs women who train each other. She is also a winner of the Cartier Women’s Initiative Award.

Arunma Oteh, (Nigeria)

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New African Woman in Finance and Banking

The former Director General of the Securities Exchanges Commission of Nigeria was recently named Vice President and Treasurer at the World Bank. As Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria she led the transformation of the country’s capital markets industry into a major global presence. At the World Bank, she leads a large and diverse team responsible for managing more than $150 billion in assets.

Mo Abudu, 51 (Nigeria)

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New African Woman Award for Media

Abudu is the first African woman to launch a Pan-Africa TV channel. She launched her media career with the creation of her own talk show ‘Moments with Mo’ and soon after she launched her TV channel, EbonyLifeTV. She has been honoured as ‘Entrepreneur of the Year by Women Week in New York’ and listed as ‘One of the 25 Most Powerful in Global TV’ by the Hollywood Reporter.

Almaz Ayana, 24 (Ethiopia)

Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia answers questions during the Press Conference of the Diamond league, Meeting Areva 2015, at Mercure Paris Centre Eiffel, Paris, France, on July 3, 2015 - Photo Jean-Marie Hervio / KMSP / DPPI

New African Woman in Sport Award

In 2015, Almaz won the 5000m course with a world-leading personal best of 14:14:32 during the World Championship in Beijing, among others. She also won the African Championships in Marrakech and the 2014 IAAF Diamond League meeting in Shanghai, which made her the third fastest female athlete over that distance.

Amma Asante, 46 (Ghana)

Portraits of Amma Asante, Director of the film Belle.

New African Woman in Arts and Culture

The multi award-winning director, Amma Asante, is the brain behind the British production, “Belle” which sparked off a debate about Britain’s slave history. Her next film will, again, dissect the complexity of race relations, where she depicts the controversial marriage between Botswana’s first president, Seretse Khama, and British clerk, Ruth Williams.

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