The Social Media Awards Africa took place yesterday amidst pomp and pageantry with some of the “who is who” in the Social Media World.
The two-in-one event which held yesterday, Saturday January 24, 2015 brought together Africa’s best in different sectors to discuss, analyze and forge a new development path for Africa through social media while the award event recognized and rewarded excellence, creativity and impact of social media on human socio-economic development – through its tools and platforms – by individuals and organizations across the continent.
The Awards took place in the evening after the summit in the Morning/afternoon.
During the Award ceremony tagged ‘Night of Virtual Wonders’ Fifteen (15) out of the Forty-three (43) Finalists from across the continent were rewarded with award prizes for the featured 15 Awards across 4 Categories.
The winners are:
1. Blogger of the Year
Ben Kiruthi @Benkiruthi Kenya
2. Social Media Personality of the Year
Ayari Yassine @yassayari Tunisia
3. Social Media Hero
Michael Hlatshwayo @big_MIKE_ayooba South Africa
4. Facebook Page of the Year
Barefootlaw @BarefootlawUG Uganda
5. Twitter Handle of the Year
Jimi Tewe @jimitewe – Nigeria
6. Influencer of the Year (LinkedIn, YouTube, Google+, Instagram)
The Love Tour KE @slumphotography Kenya
7. Government/Public Sector
Republic of Rwanda Ministry of Youth and ICT Rwanda @myictrwanda
8. Private Sector
DHL Africa @DHLAfrica Kenya
9. Non-ProfiT
Stand to End Rape @StandtoEndRape Nigeria
10. Start-up/MSME
Adforumco @adforumco Nigeria
11. Financial Institution
KCB Group @KCBGroup Kenya
12. App of the Year
Afrinolly @Afrinolly Nigeria
13. Hashtag of the Year
#TheNiteTalk @Lt_Caesa Kenya
14. Brand of the Year
Raha 2.0 @rahaFIBER Tanzania
15. Best Rated Platform
Nigeria Trade Hub @Nigeriatradehub Nigeria
The 2014 edition of the awards which opened with a continent-wide call for nomination, recorded over 3,000 entries accounting for about 923 nominations.
Winners of the 2014 Social Media Awards Africa will be rewarded with US$1,000, SMAA Plaque, Institutional Trainings, Access to relevant social influencers amongst other benefits.
Here are some of the pictures of the day.
Image Credits: #SMAA
