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1st -- winning
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3rd -- winning
"I'd like to thank the ABH team for working with us along the journey, and my fellow Heroes for being there for me. I especially want to bring this victory back to my team as I would not have been where I am now without them. More significantly, the award is meant to demonstrate to my fellow Tanzanians that entrepreneurship is the way forward and that food sustainability is attainable for all young Africans if we have the courage to make things happen," says
Tesh Mbaabu was also chosen as the winner of the "People's Choice" award, which was newly introduced this year to encourage audiences to support their favorite Hero among the top ten finalists through online voting.
"The winners of the 2022 Africa's Business Heroes competition embody the incredible entrepreneurial spirit in the region. The judges recognized them for their leadership, passion, and ability to drive positive impact across
The finalists other than the top three will each receive
The ten finalists of this year's competition were chosen from an initial pool of over 21,000 applications from all 54 African countries after six months' rigorous evaluation by over 300 judges.
Over 7,000 viewers from across the globe watched the Grand Finale live online, following the finalists as they pitched their businesses to a final panel of esteemed judges:
The Grand Finale judges were impressed with the caliber of the finalists and their businesses, commenting:
"Congratulations to all the finalists and winners of this year's ABH competition. Once again, I am privileged to take part in the judging panel and to be able to put a spotlight on the important work being done by trailblazing entrepreneurs on the African continent. We hope to see the businesses of these outstanding entrepreneurs flourish into bigger and better enterprises that will stimulate socio-economic development beyond their local markets," said
"Congratulations to all the finalists and the winners of this year's ABH competition. Entrepreneurship is more than just building a successful business; it takes true grit and passion to create and seize opportunities where they don't always exist. These exceptional entrepreneurs are all worthy winners and I'm excited to see how they will continue to drive progress in their respective markets, and across the African continent," said
"The ABH competition is an incredible opportunity to see the vigorous entrepreneurship taking place on the African continent. This year's winners are role models of entrepreneurship from the standpoint of changing people's lives and creating opportunities for people to transform society with the use of technology. We believe their contribution will be huge if they can inspire more entrepreneurialism across the continent," said
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This year's official competition slogan, "It's African Time," was a bold call to action for talented African entrepreneurs to redefine stereotypes associated with "African time" as creating local impact and building a better, more inclusive future through their businesses.
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