Winners of the African ICT achievers awards

The event organisers, ForgeAhead in partnership with the Department of Communications, said the winners were nominated and rewarded for their commitment to digital inclusion and African unity and prosperity through the use of technology.

"The competition was really tough this year because of the myriad of innovative and substantial entries we received from across the entire continent," said a ForgeAhead press communiqué.

The winners include nine individual awards and seven organisational awards. Amongst the successors were Highway Africa News Agency's correspondent in Seychelles, Gervais Henrie, who won the Excellence in ICT Journalism in Africa Award, while the Mauritian Minister Etienne Sinatambou was the winner of the overall individual award and also the Top Minister in Africa with an ICT Portfolio.

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, was presented with the Lifetime Achievers Award for his dedication to the proliferation of the ICT industry in Rwanda and across the continent as well as the promotion of the use of technology within governments for better service delivery to citizens and for her support of making use of African experts.

ForgeAhead said the feedback from the judges was that "These individuals and organisations are doing such great work to embrace ICTs and make this a truly 'African Century'."

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