Africa-Press – Ethiopia. The UK-based African Leadership Magazine has honored the Mayor of Addis Ababa City Administration Adanech Abiebie for the profound impact of her leadership.
Adanech received this 12th African Leadership Magazine (ALM) Female Leader of the Year Award last night. Similarly, Commissioner of Customs Debele Kabeta was also honored for his effective leadership contribution.
According to the organizers, the award given to the mayor is recognition for her remarkable accomplishments as the first woman to assume the mayor position in Addis Ababa since 1910.
Most importantly, Adanech has been award for her achievement in combating corruption, and derives substantial reforms in Ethiopia.
It is also an acknowledgement of the Mayor’s contribution to good governance, transparency and resilience in the face of adversity as well as the profound impact of her leadership on Addis Ababa and the broader Ethiopian context.
Receiving the award from former President of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete, Adanech said we African leaders need to join our hands to bring the best future for our generation.
Addressing the occasion, Minister of Revenues Aynalem Nigussie on her part said that honoring the most successful persons is inspiring for the new generation who aspire to success.
“As we honor the most successful persons of the year, we are not only celebrating their individual achievement but also recognize them as a beacon of inspiration,” she noted.
Similarly, Chairman of African Leadership Organization and Publisher of African Leadership Magazine Ken Giami noted that recognizing successful persons is a crucial platform as they are the architect of the continent’s progress.
As we celebrate excellence, vision and transformative leadership across our beloved continent, this annual event has become instrumental to recognize successful individuals, the chairman further elaborated.
The 12th African Persons of the Year Awards 2023 includes former President of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete, Justice Martha Koome Chief Justice of Kenya, Minister for Health and Wellness of Mauritius Kailesh Jagutpal, and other notable political and business leaders from Africa.
The African Leadership Persons of the Year, 2024 ceremony held with the theme “Building Resilient African Economies”.
The African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year Ceremony is a flagship annual event of the magazine, which has been held consecutively over the past 12 years, convening policymakers, private sector leaders, civil society leaders, thought leaders and all stakeholders from across Africa and the rest of the world to discuss issues bothering on Africa’s socio-economic growth and development.
The event has also become a prestigious platform for honoring people-centered leadership and Africans who are pursuing a pan-African agenda in their chosen fields of endeavor, it was learned.
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