The Africa Road Builders Selection Committee has awarded the Babacar Ndiaye Prize 2024 to the President of Equatorial Guinea Téodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and his counterpart from the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou-Nguesso.
After the Committee’s deliberations in Dubai on April 18, 2024, the two heads of states emerged as winners for major achievements in road and infrastructure in their countries.
In Equatorial Guinea, the committee cited the completion of the Malabo-Sipopo and Bata-Mongomo motorways, as well as the resurfacing of roads in several other regions of the country under President aTéodoro’s tenure.
In Congo, the committee pointed to the road between Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire recognising President Sassou-Nguesso’s commitment to the development of road infrastructure.
The two presidents will be feted for their achievements in Nairobi on May 30, 2024 at the final Africa Road Builders conference, which will take place alongside the African Development Bank’s annual meetings scheduled for May 27th to May31st 2024.
Sponsored by the African Development Bank Group, the Babacar Ndiaye “Africa Road Builders” prize is awarded by Acturoutes, a platform that provides information on the road network and infrastructure in Africa, and by Media for Infrastructure and Finance in Africa (MIFA), a network of African journalists specialising in road infrastructure.
The Africa Road Builders Prize was created in honour of Babacar Ndiaye, who was President of the African Development Bank Group from 1985 to 1995. Each year, the selection committee evaluates ambitious, tangible projects that have a real impact on people’s mobility in Africa.
The Babacar Ndiaye Prize has been awarded to the following heads of state since its launch in 2016.
