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AFRICA 2007 BUSINESS AWARDS
Sheraton Center, Montréal, 27-28 September 2007

Winning an AFRICA 2007 Business Award
is getting recognition for your accomplishments
on the African continent.

WINNERS

The winners of the Africa 2007 Business Awards were:

- AL MASSA INTERNATIONAL in the category of Import - Export (reward the company which has most developed commercial ties with Africa in terms of imports and exports)

- REGENORD in the category of Africa-Canada Partnership  (reward the best partnership project between a Canadian company and an African company)

- ANYWAY SOLUTIONS  in the category of  Women entrepreneurship development  (reward the company which has most contributed -training, support, finance- to develop projects led by women in Africa)

Finally, let us note that Mr. DENIS LEONARD PIEDJOU received the AFRIQUE EXPANSION PRIZE for the promotion of African know-how.

 

Al Massa receiving the prize from Mr. Laurent ETOUNDI NGOA, Minister of SME's, Social Economy and Handicrafts of Cameroon

Régénord receiving the prize from H.E.M. Jean NKUETÉ, Vice-Prime Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Cameroon

Anyway Solutions receiving the prize from Mr. Baba HAMADOU, Minister of Tourism of Cameroon

Denis Leonard Piedjou receiving the award from Amina Gerba, Managing Director, Afrique Expansion.

 

GOALS

The Africa 2007 Business Awards aim to reward Canadian companies which have exceptionally contributed to Africa's development. In what way? By creating jobs, by investing in human resources and by getting involved in economically viable projects which benefit populations. These awards are given out according to certain criteria defined by a jury of professionals and organizations from the business world working with Canadian companies involved in Africa.

All Canadian SME's with a turnover of at most 25 million dollars and less than 300 employees were eligible. Companies concerned must have carried out projects in one or more African countries during the past two years.