GUYANA-President Ali will receive the Global Africa Leadership Award.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Ghana-based Africa Prosperity Network (APN) says it will bestow its Global Africa Leadership Award on Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, later this month.

“On behalf of the Africa Prosperity Network and its partners, I am happy to inform Your Excellency that you have been selected to receive the Global Africa Leadership Award,” APN executive chairman Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko said in a January 9 letter to the Guyana head of state.

He said the award’s significance is even more apparent in light of Guyana’s enviable position as the fastest-growing economy in the world and how that new prosperity is shared along the principles of equity and integrity.

The award is expected to be conferred to President Ali on January 26 when the President of Ghana hosts the prestigious Africa Prosperity Champions Awards and Presidential Gala Dinner in Accra, Ghana, as part of the Africa Prosperity Dialogues 2024.

President Ali has also been invited to deliver the keynote address at the Presidential & Business Executives Dialogue on Saturday, January 27, which will be attended by several leaders from all regions of the AU to discuss the transformational issue of adding value to what we produce to sell in Africa and beyond.

“This is in recognition of the strong and transformational leadership you have been giving to the good people of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana since you were elected Head of State in 2020. In particular, your commitment to building a ‘One Guyana’ by emphasizing the need for unity, inclusivity, and shared prosperity in Guyana’s multiracial society is highly commendable,” Otchere-Darko said in his letter to President Ali.

He said Ali was also chosen for the award because he navigated the recent peak of border tensions between Guyana and neighboring Venezuela.

“The award is also in recognition of the strong and principled leadership you have shown during this period of heightened territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela over the Essequibo region,” he wrote.

The APN describes itself as a private, not-for-profit organization established with a vision to promote Africa beyond aid by creating platforms for holding critical dialogues that will reshape the thinking of the continent’s leaders.