Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu known by his stage name Bobi Wine, a Ugandan musician, actor, businessman, politician and philanthropist and other young people across the continent, including Nigerian musician Davido and Cameroonian social entrepreneur, Javnyuy Joybert, all walked away with awards during a two day summit for young leaders in Africa held in Accra, Ghana.
The summit brought together young people from over 30 countries in Africa. It sought to collate ideas from some of the continent’s finest youth figures and aggregate them into relevant themes able to shape policy on the continent. Participants were engaged on issues spanning multiple areas including political, social, economic, cultural, and business disciplines.
Seven people were awarded, one from each award category. Davido won the Entertainer of the year, coming ahead of Stoneboy, Nasty C and Mr. Eazy. Javnyuy Joybert also took away the award of Entrepreneur of the year beating the likes of Adulai Bary of Guinea Bissau and Richard Nii Armah Quaye of Ghana.
Below is the full list of winners at the Young African Leaders Summit Awards:
Future Leader of the Year – Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti (Kenya)
Female Politician of the Year – Malambo Buumba (Zambia)
Male Politician of the Year – Bobi Wine (Uganda)
Person of the Year – Hassan Ali Ghazaly (Egypt)
Policy Advocate of the Year – Samson Haileyesus Kebede (Ethiopia)
Entrepreneur of the Year – Javnyuy Joybert
Entertainer of the Year – Davido (Nigeria)
