Rewarding Creativity & Innovation
Event Schedule:
7th CenBa Africa Business Excellence Awards 2025
Golden Bean Hotel
Kumasi, Ghana
19th December, 2025
7 PM – 10 PM
CenBa Africa Business Excellence Awards (CABEA)
The CenBa Africa Business Excellence Awards (CABEA) is a prestigious business award that recognises and celebrates outstanding achievements and contributions of individuals and organisations in their specific industries in the African business ecosystem.
This prestigious award honours organisations and individuals that demonstrate exceptional performance, innovation, and commitment to excellence across various sectors. By highlighting exemplary business practices, the award seeks to inspire and foster a culture of continuous improvement and success in Africa. Recognising and celebrating these individuals and organisations’ contribution to the growth of the African business ecosystem will make Africa a very competitive continent.
Why CenBa Africa Business Excellence Awards?
Business awards play a vital role in recognising and celebrating the achievements, innovations, and contributions of individuals, teams, and organisations within various industries. The CenBa Africa Business Excellence Award serves several important purposes:
Inspiration
By celebrating success stories, the awards motivate other businesses to strive for excellence.
Visibility
Awardees gain recognition, enhancing their brand reputation and credibility in the marketplace.
Networking
Benefit from opportunities for networking with industry leaders, potential partners, and investors.
Benchmarking
Participants can assess their performance against industry standards and best practices.
Eligibility
To be eligible, a business must be in operation for at least twelve months with significant growth potential, be passionate about corporate social projects, focus on total quality management and believe in business excellence.
Nomination
Every company or individual that is nominated is either proposed by our research team or nominated by a partner, and will be evaluated and scored by our analysts based on set criteria.
Award Criteria
The criterion for CABEA award includes factors such as customer experience, innovation, sustainability, marketing management, and corporate social responsibility.
Excellence
This criterion typically evaluates the level of achievement or accomplishment in a particular field. It may involve assessing the quality of work, performance, or contribution to the field.
Innovation
It recognises individuals or organisations that have introduced novel ideas, methods, or solutions. Innovation can be seen as a driving force for progress and positive change
Leadership
CABEA often looks at individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities, such as inspiring and motivating others, driving change, and achieving notable results.
Impact
The CenBa Africal Business Excellence Awards focuses on recognising individuals or initiatives that have made a significant impact in a specific area, whether it be social, cultural, environmental, or scientific.
Community
It recognises individuals or organisations that have made notable contributions to their community or society at large. These contributions can involve initiatives that address societal challenges.
Awarding Board
Our award board consists of experts, professionals with relevant knowledge and experience in their respective fields.
Prof. Faisal Idris
Dean, Faculty of Business Education, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial, Kumasi, Ghana
Dr. Lydia Takyi
Head of Centre for Entrepreneurial Development Education, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Kumasi, Ghana
Fabio Petroni
Director of Program, E4Impact Foundation, Italy
Dr. Andrews Ayiku
Lecturer, University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Ghana
Who Qualifies to Participate?
The CenBa Africa Business Excellence Award is open to a diverse range of organisations across various sectors, including but not limited to established businesses, startups, nonprofits and NGOs, and public and private sector entities
Award/Sector Categories
Below are some of the award categories and the target sectors;
FMGC
This CenBa Africa Business Excellence Award is used to recognise outstanding performance and impact of companies in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector across Africa.
Aquaculture
This criterion typically evaluates the level of achievement or accomplishment in a particular field. It may involve assessing the quality of work, performance, or contribution to the field.
Creativity and Innovation
The Creativity and Innovation Award is to recognise outstanding creativity and innovation in various fields, such as arts, sciences, technology, and business. The award could be divided into categories.
Social Impact
We recognise outstanding performance of individuals, organisations, and businesses that are making a positive difference in their communities and beyond.
Creative Art
The Creative Art Industry Award is to recognise outstanding performance and impact of individuals, organisations, and businesses in the creative arts sector.
Mining Sector
The Mining Industry Award is designed to recognise outstanding performance and impact of individuals, organisations, and businesses in the mining industry.
