As you're aware, The Future Awards Africa are fast approaching come 7th December in Lagos.
The finalists have been announced and according to the organizing team, the finalists were selected from the pool of outstanding individuals across various disciplines and nominated from all over Africa for this season of the awards – and have been assessed through a four-month process supervised by the Central Working Committee, Board of Judges and Independent Audit Committee.
Below is a full list of the finalists:
TFAA Prize for Young Person of the Year
Kayode Disu (Nigeria)
Joel Mwale (Kenya)
Sangu Delle (Ghana)
Alengot Oromait (Uganda)
David Adedeji ‘Davido’ Adeleke (Nigeria)
TFAA Prize in Advocacy
Kennedy Odede (Kenya)
Boniface Mwangi (Kenya)
Abdikadir Aden Hassan (Kenya)
TFAA Prize in Technology
Jamilia Abass, Linda Kwamboka & Susan Oguya (Kenya)
Mark Essien (Nigeria)
Joshua Okello (Kenya)
TFAA Prize in Community Action
Jake Okechukwu (Nigeria)
Nixon Ochatre (Uganda)
Tricia Ikponmwonba (Nigeria)
TFAA Prize in Public Service
Lukman Jaji (Nigeria)
Okwuone Nkechi (Nigeria)
Ahmed Salihijo (Nigeria)
TFAA Prize in Enterprise Support
Sanga Moses (Uganda)
Bunmi Otegbade (Nigeria)
Justin Stanford (South Africa)
TFAA Prize in Entertainment
Panshak ‘Ice Prince’ Zamani (Nigeria)
Michael Kwesi ‘Sarkodie’ Owusu (Ghana)
Nasibu Adul ‘Diamond’ Juma (Tanzania)
TFAA Prize in Agriculture
Olawale Isaiah Ojo (Nigeria)
Charles Nichols and Samir Ibrahim (Kenya)
Nasir Yammama (Nigeria)
The Tony O. Elumelu Prize in Business
Eseoghene Odiete (Nigeria)
Ally Edha Awadh (Tanzania)
Andrew Mupuya (Uganda)
TFAA Prize in Education
Regina Agyare (Ghana)
Obanor Chukwuwezam & Ogunlana Olumide (Nigeria)
Philip Obaji Jr (Nigeria)