Tiwa Savage, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nissi Ogulu, and Eniola Shokunbi were all honored and recognised at the 2025 Forbes Women Africa Awards which took place during the Forbes Women Africa Leading Women Summit in South Africa.
The 10th edition of the summit was themed “To The Power of 10: The Rule-Breakers In Africa’s Next Chapter,” and recognised all African women driving impact across their distinguished sectors. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award, Tiwa Savage received the Media Icon Award, Nissi Ogulu was given the Youth Icon Award, Eniola Shokunbi received the Young Achiever Award, and Hephzibah Akinwale was given the Next Generation Award.
Here is the complete list of this year’s award winners:
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
- Social Impact Award – Wanjira Mathai
- Young Achiever Award – Eniola Shokunbi
- Next Generation Award – Hephzibah Akinwale
- Youth Icon Award – Nissi Ogulu
- Media Icon Award – Tiwa Savage
- Academic Excellence Award – Dr Adriana Marais
- Sports Award – Sue Destombes
- Visionary Ally Award – Soul Deng
- Entertainer of the Year Award – Sarah Hassan
- Excellence in Entertainment Award – Minnie Dlamini
- Technology and Innovation Award – Jessica Mshama
- Champion of Change Award – Dr Glenda Gray
- Businesswoman Award – Rita Zwane
- Champion of Entertainment Promotion Award – Tholsi Pillay
- Change Maker of the Decade Award – Arunma Oteh
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