Gold medallist Caster Semenya and former public protector Thuli Madonsela are among the nominees of the much-anticipated New African Woman Awards 2017.
The New African Woman magazine announced yesterday its final nominees for the second edition of the popularly received "New African Woman Forum" (NAW-Forum) which will be held in Dakar, Senegal, on Wednesday and Thursday.
Chosen in 12 categories, 68 groundbreaking women have made the final list, which will be adjudicated by a special panel of judges. The winners in each category will be announced at a gala dinner in Dakar.
Among the nominees are the new United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J Mohammed, Somalia's first female presidential candidate, Fadumo Dayib, Gambia's doyen of democratic change, Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, and Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
The awards – to celebrate and honour exceptional African women – take place on the eve of the New African Woman Forum, which takes place at Dakar's Terrou-Bi Hotel on Wednesday.
