List of Business Awards in Africa
This is the world’s best list of Business Awards in Africa. It includes all the most credible African business awards across the continent and in specific African countries. Here you can find information to help you enter The African Fintech Awards, The Africa Energy Awards, The EMEA Finance African Banking Awards, Nigerian Business Awards, South African Business Awards, The All Africa Business Leaders Awards and The Digital Impact Awards Africa among many others. Also view our MENA Business Awards and EMEA Business Awards pages for other awards you may wish to enter.
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Please note: the “~” symbol means that the date is based on the previous year’s awards programme or is an estimate based on the information available.
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
| Award name | Awards Trust Mark | Deadline Date | Awarding Date | Industry | Region |
| Times Higher Education Awards Arab World | - | 1st May | 25th Nov | Education | MENA |
| FutureNet MENA Awards | - | 1st May | 27th May | IT & Telecommunications | MENA |
| MENA Digital Awards | - | 10th May | 1st Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Nedbank Oliver Top Empowerment Awards | - | 15th May | 31st Jul | Business Leaders | Africa |
| African Legal Awards | - | 16th May | 5th Sep | Legal Services | Africa |
| Effie Awards South Africa | - | 28th May | 23rd Oct | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Africa |
| GTR+ MEA Awards | - | 30th May | ~15th Aug | Financial Services | MENA |
| Santam Women of the Future Awards | - | 3rd Jun | ~14th Oct | Business Leaders | Africa |
| Isu Elihle Awards | - | 5th Jun | 20th Nov | Journalism Publishing & Media | Africa |
| Global Startup Awards Africa | - | ~5th Jun | ~10th Oct | Business | Africa |
| CEDIA Smart Home Awards | - | 6th Jun | ~5th Sep | Design & Innovation | EMEA |
| Gulf Sustainability Awards |
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13th Jun | 24th Sep | Corporate Social Responsibility | MENA |
| IDC Future Enterprise Awards MENA | - | ~14th Jun | ~23rd Nov | IT & Telecommunications | MENA |
| You Mailed It Email Marketing Awards | - | ~17th Jun | ~1st Jul | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Africa |
| The PRISM Awards | - | ~18th Jun | ~7th Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Africa |
| AHEAD Awards MEA | - | 20th Jun | 3rd Nov | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| Top Tech Awards | - | ~21st Jun | ~23rd Nov | Financial Services | Africa |
| Pan African Business and Development Awards | - | ~21st Jun | ~12th Jun | Business | Africa |
| Africa Tourism Leadership Awards | - | ~27th Jun | ~6th Sep | Travel & Tourism | Africa |
| The Digital Banker Middle East & Africa Retail Banking Innovation Awards | - | 27th Jun | 29th Aug | Financial Services | MENA |
| MEED Projects Awards | - | ~28th Jun | 19th Nov | Business | MENA |
| Arabia CSR and Sustainability Awards | - | 30th Jun | 7th Oct | Corporate Social Responsibility | MENA |
| The SERAS CSR Awards Africa | - | ~30th Jun | ~5th Dec | Corporate Social Responsibility | Africa |
| Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa Awards | - | 30th Jun | ~13th Aug | Financial Services | Africa |
| Big 5 Impact Awards | - | 5th Jul | 25th Nov | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| Middle East Insurance Industry Awards | - | ~7th Jul | ~21st Nov | Financial Services | MENA |
| New Generation Social & Digital Media Awards | - | ~12th Jul | ~26th Sep | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Africa |
| African Fact Checking Awards | - | ~14th Jul | ~10th Oct | Journalism Publishing & Media | Africa |
| MENA Green Building Awards | - | ~15th Jul | ~8th Nov | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| Global Private Banker MEA Awards | - | ~19th Jul | ~17th Oct | Financial Services | MENA |
| SHRM MENA STAR Awards | - | 21st Jul | 18th Sep | HR & Training | MENA |
| The Park World Excellence Awards | - | ~24th Jul | ~25th Sep | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | EMEA |
| Gulf Business Awards | - | ~26th Jul | ~24th Sep | Business | MENA |
| AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards | - | ~26th Jul | ~24th Jan | HR & Training | EMEA |
| International Property Awards (Dubai Africa & Arabia) | - | ~28th Jul | ~7th Sep | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| International Property Awards (Africa) | - | ~28th Jul | ~14th Aug | Planning & Property | Africa |
| BCX Digital Innovation Awards | - | ~31st Jul | ~7th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Africa |
| REAL Estate Excellence Awards Nigeria | - | ~31st Jul | ~28th Sep | Planning & Property | Africa |
| TIARA Recruitment Awards MENA | - | ~16th Aug | ~7th Nov | HR & Training | MENA |
| SARA Reward Awards | - | ~16th Aug | ~4th Nov | HR & Training | Africa |
| MECS+R Shopping Centre & Retailer MENA Awards | - | ~16th Aug | ~5th Nov | Retail & Consumer Goods | MENA |
| Africa Tech Festival Awards | - | ~19th Aug | ~13th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | Africa |
| Zimbabwe Charity Awards | - | ~25th Aug | ~28th Oct | Third Sector | Africa |
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28th Aug | ~27th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Storage Digitalisation Cloud (SDC) Awards | - | ~30th Aug | ~28th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | EMEA |
| HR People Magazine Awards (Nigeria) | - | ~30th Aug | ~10th Oct | HR & Training | Africa |
| Sustainability and Social Investment Awards | - | ~30th Aug | ~15th Nov | Corporate Social Responsibility | Africa |
| Future of HR Awards | - | ~30th Aug | ~5th Sep | HR & Training | Africa |
| Nigeria Technology Awards | - | ~31st Aug | ~30th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | Africa |
| Middle East Hospitality Excellence Awards | - | ~31st Aug | ~17th Dec | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| GCC GOV HR Awards | - | ~5th Sep | ~10th Oct | HR & Training | MENA |
| Africa Global Funds AGF Service Providers Awards | - | ~6th Sep | ~8th Nov | Financial Services | Africa |
| WealthBriefing MENA Awards | - | ~6th Sep | ~21st Nov | Financial Services | MENA |
| AFSIA Solar Awards | - | ~18th Sep | ~6th Nov | Energy & Utilities | Africa |
| Effie MENA Awards | - | ~20th Sep | ~21st Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| SMARTIES EMEA (Mobile Marketing Association MMA) | - | ~23rd Sep | ~4th Oct | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| HRO Today Association Awards | - | ~1st Oct | ~6th Dec | HR & Training | EMEA |
| Europas - The European Tech Startup Awards | - | ~1st Oct | ~11th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | EMEA |
| CenBA Africa Business Excellence Awards |
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~10th Oct | ~26th Oct | Business | Africa |
| World Finance MENA Investment & Development Awards | - | ~11th Oct | ~10th Sep | Financial Services | MENA |
| Digital Impact Awards Africa | - | ~12th Oct | ~15th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Africa |
| South African Health Excellence Awards | - | ~12th Oct | ~16th Nov | Health & Social Care | Africa |
| The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation | - | ~15th Oct | 1st Nov | Construction & Architecture | Africa |
| South African Small Business Awards | - | ~17th Oct | ~18th Nov | Business | Africa |
| Nigerian Marketing Awards |
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~18th Oct | ~23rd Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Africa |
| The Sunday Times Best Places to Work Awards South Africa (Powered by WorkL) | - | ~18th Oct | ~1st Dec | HR & Training | Africa |
| Ad\'z awards!! | - | ~22nd Oct | ~31st Dec | Business | Africa |
| The Africa Export Awards | - | ~30th Oct | ~10th Nov | Supply Chain | Africa |
| Women's Business Club Awards South Africa | - | 31st Oct | 3rd Dec | Business Leaders | Africa |
| Business Excellence Awards Nigeria | - | ~31st Oct | ~16th Dec | Business | Africa |
| MENA IR Insurance Awards | - | ~7th Nov | ~23rd Jan | Financial Services | MENA |
| Standard Bank Top Women Awards | - | ~8th Nov | ~4th Dec | Business Leaders | Africa |
| Africa in Business Awards | - | ~13th Nov | ~13th Dec | Business | Africa |
| HRO Today CHRO of the Year Awards | - | ~15th Nov | 30th Apr | HR & Training | EMEA |
| FStech Awards | - | ~21st Nov | ~13th Mar | Financial Services | EMEA |
| FStech Awards | - | ~21st Nov | ~13th Mar | IT & Telecommunications | EMEA |
| Kenya Tourism Awards | - | ~25th Nov | ~7th Feb | Travel & Tourism | Africa |
| IJGlobal Europe & Africa Awards | - | ~6th Dec | ~6th Mar | Financial Services | EMEA |
| Big Project Middle East Awards | - | ~6th Dec | ~29th Jan | Construction & Architecture | MENA |
| CEO Today Africa Awards | - | ~10th Dec | ~10th Jan | Business Leaders | Africa |
| WARC Awards for MENA Strategy | - | ~11th Dec | ~20th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Gulf Customer Experience Awards |
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~13th Dec | 23rd Apr | Customer Contact | MENA |
| UF Award MEA | - | ~13th Dec | ~15th Jan | Financial Services | MENA |
| Ghana's Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality Awards and Rankings | - | ~29th Dec | ~8th Mar | HR & Training | Africa |
| International Hotel Awards - Dubai, African and Arabia | - | ~31st Dec | ~31st Dec | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| Transform Awards MEA | - | ~9th Jan | ~5th Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| PRCA MENA Awards | - | ~10th Jan | ~25th Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| SABRE Awards EMEA | - | ~17th Jan | 2nd Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| M&A Atlas Awards | - | ~19th Jan | ~2nd Feb | Financial Services | EMEA |
| Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Award | - | 21st Jan | 16th May | Business | MENA |
| MENA Banking Excellence Awards | - | ~22nd Jan | 28th May | Financial Services | MENA |
| The Digital Banker Middle East & Africa Innovation Awards | - | ~24th Jan | 8th May | Financial Services | MENA |
| MENA Banking Excellence Awards - Retail, Digital & SME | - | ~24th Jan | 30th Apr | Financial Services | MENA |
| Brand Film Awards | - | ~6th Feb | 30th Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| PRWeek Corporate Affairs Awards | - | ~13th Feb | 7th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| BizX Awards | - | ~14th Feb | 2nd Apr | Business | EMEA |
| SMARTIES MENA (Mobile Marketing Association MMA) | - | ~14th Feb | ~3rd Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Africa Top Schools Awards | - | ~14th Feb | ~1st Mar | Education | Africa |
| 10 Year Old Wine Awards | - | ~22nd Feb | ~7th Mar | Retail & Consumer Goods | Africa |
| Inspiring Workplaces Awards Middle East Africa | - | ~26th Feb | ~15th May | HR & Training | MENA |
| Purpose Awards | - | ~27th Feb | 6th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| Responsible Business and Leadership Excellence Awards | - | ~28th Feb | 26th Apr | Business Leaders | Africa |
| African Banker Awards | - | ~14th Mar | 28th May | Financial Services | Africa |
| Africa Impact Investment Awards | - | ~14th Mar | ~17th Jul | Financial Services | Africa |
| African Insurance Awards | - | ~15th Mar | 26th May | Financial Services | Africa |
| Stellar Performance CEO Awards | - | ~15th Mar | ~12th Jul | Business Leaders | Africa |
| WTM Africa Responsible Tourism Awards | - | 19th Mar | 11th Apr | Travel & Tourism | Africa |
| The Drum Awards for Marketing EMEA | - | 20th Mar | 4th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| Rising Star Awards South Africa | - | 28th Mar | ~19th Jul | Business Leaders | Africa |
| MENA Vape Awards | - | ~28th Mar | ~12th Jun | Retail & Consumer Goods | MENA |
| World Travel Awards Africa | - | 31st Mar | ~15th Oct | Travel & Tourism | Africa |
| SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development | - | ~31st Mar | ~1st Jul | Corporate Social Responsibility | Africa |
| Pitcher Awards | - | 31st Mar | ~18th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Africa |
| Health Environment Safety and Security Awards (HESS AWARDS) | - | 31st Mar | ~28th Jun | HR & Training | Africa |
| Supply Chain Excellence Awards MEA | - | 31st Mar | 26th May | Supply Chain | MENA |
| BCI Africa Awards | - | 4th Apr | ~7th Aug | Business | Africa |
| E-Business Awards | - | 14th Apr | 24th Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | MENA |
| Women SME Leaders Award | - | ~22nd Apr | ~6th Jun | Business Leaders | MENA |
| Campaign 40 Over 40 Awards | - | 24th Apr | 12th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | EMEA |
| MENALAC Awards | - | 28th Apr | 19th May | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | MENA |
| The Eco-Logic Awards | - | 30th Apr | ~14th Jun | Corporate Social Responsibility | Africa |
| Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award | - | ~30th Apr | ~15th Jan | Design & Innovation | MENA |
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