MTN wins Grand Prix: Africa’s Best Brand. Apple #1 Most Valuable Brand in Africa. Samsung #1 Most Admired Non-African Brand. Dangote is Brand Builder of the Year. A Lifetime Achievement Award for Econet Founder/Chairman Strive Masiyiwa. Yswara, Konga and Kisua recognized as Emerging African Brands.

Most Valuable African Brands 2015
Brand Africa 100: (L-R) Lazarus Jacobs (Partner- Paragon Investment & Master of Ceremony), James Woods (Brand Africa -Youth Counsel), Larry Annetts (Chief Marketing Officer- MTN ), Milton Nkosi (Analyst Africa Bureau-BBC ), Omar Ben Yedder (Publisher African Business & Brand Africa Trustee, Samuel Mensah (CEO-Kisua), Thebe Ikalafeng (Founder & Chairman- Brand Africa), Swaady Martin (CEO- Yswara) and Pratiksha Jekison (Senior Manager: MTN).

Brand Africa Counsel members representing South Africa, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, The Gambia, Tunisia, Namibia, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Nigeria among pan-African guests at the 4th annual Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands awards event on 22 October 2015 at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Most Valuable African Brands 2015
Members of the Pan-African Brand Africa Network, Trustees and Patrons at the Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands in Johannesburg on 22 October 2015: (L-R) Lazarus Jacobs (Namibia), Julian Kiganda (Uganda/USA), Professor Alinah Segobye(South Africa), Nonye Mpho Omotola (Nigeria/South Africa), Dr Jackie Chimhanzi (Zimbabwe/South Africa), Omar Ben Yedder (Tunisia/UK), Adama Sanneh (The Gambia/Italy), Professor John Tesha (Tanzania), Samuel Mensah (Ghana/South Africa), James Wood (Malawi/UK), Swaady Martin(Cote D’Ivoire/South Afrca), Ben Antonio (Mozambique), Thebe Ikalafeng (South Africa).

Event Country Host Venue Date
Brand Africa 100: Côte d'Ivoire and Francophone’s Best Brands Ivory Coast Opinion and Public Virtual 10 July 2020
Brand Africa 100: Uganda’s Best Brands Uganda Publics Africa Communication and Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) Virtual 28 June 2020
Brand Africa 100: Benin’s Best Brands Benin Opinion and Public Virtual 24 June 2020
Brand Africa 100: Nigeria’s Best Brands Nigeria Open Squares and Multichoice Nigeria Virtual 18 June 2020
Brand Africa 100: Botswana’s Best Brands Botswana Footprints Advertising and Kenewendo Advisory Virtual 11 June 2020
Brand Africa 100: Namibia’s Best Brands Namibia TBWA Paragon Virtual 28 May 2020
Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands SouthAfrica Brand Africa Virtual 25 May 2020
Brand Africa 100: Uganda’s Best Brands Uganda Brand Africa 27 Jun 2019
Brand Africa 100: Kenya’s Best Brands Kenya Brand Africa 25 Jun 2019
Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands South Africa Brand Africa 24 May 2019
Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands South Africa Brand Africa 25 May 2018
Brand Finance South Africa Top 50 South Africa Brand SA 15 Sep 2016
Brand Africa 100 Gala South Africa Brand Africa 22 Oct 2015
Brand Finance South Africa Top 50 South Africa Brand SA 15 Sep 2015
Brand Africa 100 Kenya Nairobi Securities Exchange 21 Nov 2014
Brand Africa 100 USA Brand Finance, TNS and African in conjunction with the African Business Awards 20 Sep 2013
Brand Africa Roundtable Kenya Brand Finance 25 May 2012
Brand Finance Forum South Africa Brand Finance 24 May 2012
Brand Africa Masterclass South Africa Prof Keith Dinnie 30 Sep 2011
Brand Africa Masterclass South Africa Nigel Hollis 30 Sep 2011
Brand Africa Forum South Africa Brand Africa 29 Sep 2011
Brand Africa Forum South Africa Brand Africa 16 Sep 2010
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