Ethiopian Airlines emerged as the \u2018African Champion of the year\u2018 at the 7th edition of the Africa CEO Forum, which is taking place in Kigali from March 25, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethiopian Airlines was awarded for their intra-african partnerships, reaching 40 countries on the continent, the Africa CEO Forum said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award was received by the airline\u2019s CEO, Tewolde Gebremariam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would like to start by thanking everyone who has supported us after the tragic accident that happened to us two weeks ago. We promise to keep up the good work for the good of the African continent,\u201d Gebremariam said in his acceptance speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also at the event, Morocco\u2019s Mohamed el Kettani emerged the 2019 African CEO of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other winners at the Africa CEO Summit are Engie Africa, beating other international companies to the \u2018International Company of the year\u2019 award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nigeria\u2019s logistics company, Kobo 360, was named \u2018The Disrupter of the Year\u2019 for registering immediate and significant success in a sector where costs are higher in Africa than anywhere else in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The awards wouldn\u2019t have ended without recognition of gender and Access Bank were the victors, going home with the \u2018Gender Leader\u2019 award. The emancipation of women forms the backbone of the Bank\u2019s strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their 7th year in a row, the 2019 Africa CEO Awards took place in Kigali, Rwanda, recognizing outstanding performance of business leaders, companies and investors in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FULL LIST OF WINNERS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

African CEO of the year- Mohamed el Kettani<\/p>\n\n\n\n

African Champion of the year- Ethiopian Airlines<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Company of the year- Engie Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Disrupter of the Year – Kobo 360<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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