Leaders of public diplomacy. Africa

Regional stage winners

Aggrey John

Aggrey John

Business Diplomacy

the Director General of the Ghana-Russia Center for Trade and Relations and one of the initiators of humanitarian and business cooperation between Ghana and Russia.

Ghana
Marlyse Ndjenga

Marlyse Ndjenga

Business Diplomacy

Managing Director of Fiscal.com Group, Editor-in-Chief of the pan-African business publication Valeurs Ajoutées Magazine, and a CEMAC-certified tax expert. She developed and launched the "Afrique Innovante" program, which supports female entrepreneurship and innovation across African countries.

Cameroon
Deneke Tariku Negash

Deneke Tariku Negash

Volunteering

Deputy Director of the international organization Serve Global Inc. in Ethiopia. He participated in the development of the country's National Youth Volunteering Guidelines and the Addis Ababa Regulation on Volunteering and Social Responsibility.

Ethiopia
Kasse Daouda Amadou

Kasse Daouda Amadou

Volunteering

Ambassador of the Youth Voices Lab program, Peace Ambassador of the Institute for Economics and Peace, and an active member of the Youth4Peace Senegal network, which focuses on local stability and sustainable development. As Vice President of the Green Generation initiative, supported by UNICEF, he integrates climate issues into civic projects.

Sénégal
Gebreanenia Tsegay Gidey

Gebreanenia Tsegay Gidey

Volunteering

An active participant in international public initiatives. As Vice President for Membership of the Ethiopian Medical Students' Association, he enhanced the engagement and interaction of the country's medical student community and implemented educational initiatives to support schoolchildren from socially vulnerable families in the Tigray region.

Ethiopia
Brou Ekpomé Jean Louis

Brou Ekpomé Jean Louis

Educational Diplomacy

A researcher and public figure from Côte d'Ivoire, author of the CIV-ED-DEV territorial development model and the concept of "Territorial Cooperative Diplomacy," which engages localities, universities, and entrepreneurs in international cooperation.

Côte d'Ivoire
Christiana Onoja

Christiana Onoja

Educational Diplomacy

Founder and Executive Director of the PAWA Initiative in Nigeria, an organization promoting responsible artificial intelligence governance, youth leadership, and women's empowerment in Africa. Creator of the Digital Africa Corridor initiative to foster digital literacy, inclusive technology governance, and the training of young leaders.

Nigeria
Ouko Joseph Bonga

Ouko Joseph Bonga

Educational Diplomacy

Executive Director of Africa for SDGs in Kenya. Under his leadership, the organization's educational programs have reached 46 African countries, contributing to the training of over 1 million young leaders and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) ambassadors.

Kenya
Lukusa Jeanjacques

Lukusa Jeanjacques

Sports Diplomacy

Vice President of the Lemba Sports Clubs Union and Deputy Director of the "Koulibaly" Youth Center in Kinshasa. He organizes and coordinates sports and educational programs for youth, using sports as a tool for social integration and leadership development.

Congo-Kinshasa

Mudenda Lucille Nazyambu

Children's Diplomacy

President of the Zambia Women Writers Association and a member of the National Arts Council. Her work focuses on large-scale educational initiatives, including engaging schoolchildren in civic responsibility projects through literary creation.

Zambia

Members of the organizing committee

Mabvuto Tempo Chipata

Mabvuto Tempo Chipata

CEO "Her Voice Foundation", Former CEO ZCCM Investment Holding. Zambia

Africa
Alfred Lastek Mushi

Alfred Lastek Mushi

Founder of the Kili Voices Foundation Tanzania

Africa