Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards

Professor Wiseman Nkhulu, Chief Executive, NEPAD, addresses guests

His Excellency Paul Boateng, British High Commissioner to South Africa, urges journalists to tell the

Nick Blazquez, Diageo Africa managing director, presents the award for Best Television Feature to Caroline Pare (BBC Newsnight)

Anver Versi, editor, African Business, receives the award for Best Publication

Marcus Courage, africapractice managing director, accepts the award for Best Published Feature on behalf of Isaac Umunna of Africa Today

Anver Versi addresses guests after accepting two awards for Best Journalist and Best Publication

Taiwo Adedoyin of businessinafrica.net receives the award for best website

Winners with their prize-statues, designed by German artist Loni Kreuder, with Nick Blazquez and HE Paul Boateng

The Business in Africa team with HE Paul Boateng

Taiwo Adedoyin, seen here with HE Paul Boateng, told the guests how Business in Africa was launched from a flat in London over ten years ago.

Anver Versi and Assia Bandrup-Luknow

Guests enjoyed the kora playing of Seckou Keita

Desi Lopez-Fafie, managing director, Oracle African operations, and Sue Adkins, director, Business in the Community

Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, president, African Business Roundtable, was one of the judges

Professor Wiseman Nkhulu, chief executive, NEPAD and Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, president, African Business Roundtable, with Lord Blyth, Diageo chairman

Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, president, African Business Roundtable, is interviewed by African investor magazine

Nick Blazquez, managing director, Diageo Africa, and HE Paul Boateng, British High Commissioner to South Africa

Thaninga Shope-Linney, general manager, communications and marketing, NEPAD, was MC for the ceremony

Lord Blyth, Diageo chairman, hosted the ceremony.  He took the opportunity to reiterate the important of Africa to Diageo

Thaninga Shope-Linney, general manager, communications and marketing, NEPAD, with Lord Blyth, Diageo chairman