It was another big win for former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as he received the maiden African Heritage Awards held in Kigali, Rwanda
Other notable recipients of the awards are Dr. Seretse Kahama Ian Khama, and Late John Magufuli Africa’s most prominent activist and grassroots campaigner, Mallam Hamzat Lawal, was also honoured with the African Humanitarian Award.
Former presidents of Nigeria, Botswana, and Tanzania, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Seretse Kahama Ian Khama, and Late John Magufuli were among the recipients of the maiden African Heritage Awards held in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday, April 1, 2023.
While Jonathan was recognized as the African Democracy and Peace Icon, Khama was honoured with the African Philanthropist Award, and Late Magufili bagged the African Icon Award (Posthumous),
The event, according to Daily Trust reports, the event, which was the celebration and global recognition of Africans’ outstanding achievements, also honoured Africa’s most prominent activist and grassroots campaigner, Mallam Hamzat Lawal, with the African Humanitarian Award.
Others who won the African Humanitarian Award are Vice President of Liberia, Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor; Founder and Director, Bright Kids Uganda; Victoria Nalongo Namusisi, Head Water Access, Rwanda; Christelle Kwizera and Fred Swaniker, Founder of African Leadership University.