German Africa Prize

The German Africa Prize or German Africa Award (German: Deutscher Afrika-Preis) has been awarded annually since 1993[1] by the German Africa Foundation (German: Deutsche Afrika Stiftung) to promote peace, democracy, social market economy and human rights. In addition to these primary goals, the German Africa Prize is intended to contribute to the understanding in Germany of Africa and increase awareness of Africa.

Nominations and jury composition

The award is announced by means of an annual invitation for nominations, with the participation of German diplomatic missions as well as the foreign representatives of the sponsors. The award winners are decided by an independent jury, which, in addition to members of the German Africa Foundation, consists of representatives of the Federal Foreign Office, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce, the German Council on Foreign Relations and the German Institute for International and Security Affairs. In addition, jury members may be nominated by the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, the German Africa Foundation and other German political foundations.[2]

Prize categories

The main prize honors outstanding persons from Africa, who have made their mark on peace, democracy, human rights and sustainable development. In addition, the German Africa Prize is awarded as:

• an honorary award for Germans who have earned respect in Africa
• an award for specifically Africa-related journalism
• a sponsorship award for African and non-African scientists, whose theses and dissertations are particularly suited to promote the development of science, culture, democracy or social market economy in Africa.[2]

Main award recipients

Since 1993, the German Africa Prize has been awarded to the following persons:

• 1993: Yawovi Agboyibo (Togo)[3]
• 1994: Derek Keys and Trevor Manuel (South Africa)[4]
• 1995: Peter A' Nyong'o (Kenya)
• 1995: Brazão Mzula (Mozambique)
• 1996: Elizabeth Kayissan Pognon (Benin)
• 1997: Alioune Blondin Béye (Mali)
• 1998: Sir Ketumile Quett Masire (Botswana)[5]
• 1999: Waris Dirie (Somalia)
• 2001: Chenjerai Hove (Zimbabwe)[6]
• 2002: Olara A. Otunnu (Uganda)[5]
• 2003: Alpha Omar Konaré (Mali)[7]
• 2004: John Githongo (Kenya)[8]
• 2005: Paul Fokam (Cameroon)
• 2006: Segolame L. Ramotlhwa (Botswana)
• 2007: Francis Appiah (Ghana)[9]
• 2008: Trevor Ncube (Zimbabwe)[10]
• 2009: Christiana Torpe (Sierra Leone)
• 2010: Mohamed Ibn Chambas (Ghana)[11]
• 2011: Abdikadir Hussein Mohamed (Kenya)[12]
• 2012: Marlene le Roux and Pieter-Dirk Uys (South Africa)[13]
• 2013: Muhammad Ashafa and James Wuye (Nigeria)
• 2014: Abdel Kader Haidara (Mali)[14]
• 2015: Houcine Abassi (Tunisia)[15]
• 2016: Thuli Madonsela (South Africa)[16]
• 2017: Nicholas Opiyo (Uganda)[17]
• 2018: Gerald Bigurube (Tanzania) and Clovis Razafimalala (Madagascar)[18]
• 2019: Juliana Rotich (Kenya)
• 2020: Ilwad Elman (Somalia)
• 2021: Daniel Bekele (Ethiopia)
• 2022: Tulio de Oliveira (South Africa) and Sikhulile Moyo (Botswana)
• 2023: 1st National Women's Convention for Peace in Cameroon, accepted by Sally Mboumien, Esther Omam, and Marthe Wandou

See also

• List of awards for contributions to society

References

1. "Deutscher Afrika-Preis". www.gerechtigkeit.ovh. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
2. "Kulturpreise.de : Deutscher Afrika-Preis". www.kulturpreise.de (in German). ARCult Media. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
3. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; Emmanuel Akyeampong; Steven J. Niven (2 February 2012). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.
4. RSA Review. South African Communication Service. 1995. p. 83.
5. "United Nations Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict | To promote and protect the rights of all children affected by armed conflict | Page 38". childrenandarmedconflict.un.org. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
6. "Leading Zimbabwe writer Hove dies". BBC News. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
7. "Ethiopia: Konare Honoured With 'German Africa Award'". allafrica.com. Addis Tribune (Addis Ababa). 21 May 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2017.(subscription required)
8. Bosire, Julius (14 April 2005). "Githongo is honoured for war on corruption". Daily Nation. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
9. Göran Hydén; John Samuel (2011). Making the State Responsive: Experience with Democratic Governance Assessments (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. p. 117. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
10. Van Hoorn, Imke (3 July 2008). "Trevor Ncube wins German African Award". The M&G Online. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
11. Kwabena, Nana (17 June 2011). "Chambas To Be Honoured By Crans Montana Forum". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
12. "Deutscher Afrika-Preis an Abdikadir Hussein Mohamed". www.deginvest.de (in German). 21 October 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2017.^[permanent dead link‍]
13. "Artslink.co.za - Pieter-Dirk Uys receives German Africa-Award". Artslink. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
14. Blanchard, Sandrine (6 October 2014). "Abdel Kader Haidara awarded Germany's 2014 Africa Prize for rescuing Timbuktu manuscripts | Africa | DW | 06.10.2014". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
15. "Interview with the man who led Tunisia to peace". The African Courier. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
16. Pelz, Daniel Pelz (24 November 2016). "Thuli Madonsela accepts German Africa prize in Berlin | TOP STORIES | DW | 24.11.2016". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
17. Muvunyi, Fred (5 May 2017). "Opiyo: The 2017 German Africa Prize recipient | Africa | DW | 05.05.2017". DW.COM. Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
18. (www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle (2018). "Deutscher Afrika-Preis 2018 geht an Naturschützer aus Madagaskar und Tansania | DW | 23.05.2018". DW.COM (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-30.

General sources

• "Archive about award recipients from 1993 to 2013". www.deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de (in German). Deutsche Afrika Stiftung. Retrieved 22 October 2017.

External links

• German Africa Prize