Winners of the 2014 African Blogger Awards

Entries to the 2014 African Blogger Awards (http://www.africanbloggerawards.com), the continent’s very first awards programme that measures online and social influencers’ reach and influence through data analysis, are open to bloggers, Instagrammers, Tweeters and YouTubers across Africa. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/african-blogger-awards-logo.png Infographic “The African...

2014 marked the launch of the African Blogger Awards – the first programme that measures online and social influencers’ reach and influence through data analysis. This provides the opportunity for influencers to be measured objectively against their peers based on their reach, resonance, and relevance.The competition was incredibly well received and 2014 saw over 520 entries from 27 African countries, with 25 winners being crowned.In an effort to be an all inclusive programme, 2015 entries...

Best Male (South Africa) – AKA (South Africa)


Best Male (East Africa) – Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)

Best Male (Central Africa) – Yuri Da Cunha
Best Male (West Africa) – Davido (Nigeria)


Best Female (East Africa) – Vanessa Mdee aka Vee Money (Tanzania)

Best Female (West Africa) – Yemi Alade (Nigeria)

AFRIMMA Inspirational Song – ‘Alive’>> Bracket Feat. Tiwa Savage & Diamond 
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Best DJ (Marekani) – DJ Simplesimon


Best Newcomer – Ommy Dimpoz (Tanzania)

Best Collaboration – All Eyes on Me...

Best Male: Davido (Nigeria) Best Female: Tiwa Savage (Nigeria) Best Group: Mafikizolo (South Africa) Best New Act: Stanley Enow (Cameroon) Best Live Act: Flavour (Nigeria) Best Collaboration: “Y-tjukutja” – Uhuru Ft. Oskido, DJ Bucks, Professor and Yuri Da Cunha (South Africa/Angola) Best Hip Hop: Sarkodie (Ghana) Best Alternative: Gangs of Ballet (South Africa) Best Francophone: Toofan (Togo) Best Lusophone: Anselmo Ralph (Angola) Artist of the Year: Davido (Nigeria) Song of the Year:...

Dear Journalist/Blogger,

APO will award one African journalist/blogger transport, accommodation and daily allowance to attend the 2014 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group held in Kigali, Rwanda, on 19-23 May 2014.

Only African journalists/bloggers following APO on Twitter (https://twitter.com/apo_source) before midnight on 10 May 2014 will be eligible.

The deadline for entry is midnight on 10 May 2014.

Winner will be announced on 12 May 2014.

APPLY to win the...

Diamond and Cassper Nyovest took home the most plaques, by the time the 2014 edition of Channel O Music Video Awards ended on Saturday night. Davido missed out on all the categories he was nominated for, but other Nigerian acts like Tiwa Savage, KCee and Olamide won.The event was staged in Johannesburg, South Africa. 
Here is the list of all the winners:MOST GIFTED MALE
CASSPER NYOVEST – DOC SHEBELEZA*** Winner
DAVIDO – AYERIKY RICK FT OKMALUMKOOLKAT – AMANTOMBAZANEK.O. FT KID X –...

A special ceremony held in Grenoble (France) in the presence of Mrs Tracy Garner, Global Anti-counterfeiting Manager at Schneider Electric

Winners of the first Media Awards on Electrical Counterfeiting in Africa on Thursday received their awards during a special ceremony held in Grenoble (France) in the presence of Mrs Tracy Garner, Global Anti-counterfeiting Manager at Schneider Electric (http://www.schneider-electric.com).

The Media Awards on Electrical Counterfeiting in Africa was...

LONDON, United Kingdom, 2 May 2015 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/ Attijariwafa Bank, Standard Bank, GTBank, and Nedbank are among the shortlisted finalists for African Banker magazine’s 2014 African Banker Awards. The recently disclosed shortlist reveals the banks and financial institutions in the running for the top prizes available for the eighth edition of this competition. The final winners will be announced at the prestigious Awards ceremony and gala dinner on the 21st May in Kigali,...