BCA African Business
Book of the Year

 

About the awards:

The Business Council for Africa, in collaboration with Brand Communications and African Business magazine, is proud to present the fourth edition of the BCA African Business Book of the Year Award. This annual competition celebrates the powerful and compelling business stories shaping Africa’s future.Bringing together leading figures from African publishing and the business community, the award recognises the books that are redefining the continent’s business landscape – and honours the authors and publishers behind them.

 

 

About the ceremony:

The winners of this prestigious award were be announced at the Awards Ceremony, which took place in London on 3 July 2026 at the Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall, SW1Y 5ED, United Kingdom.

To register your interest for the 2027 edition, please contact us at awards@icpublications.com.

WINNERS 2026

  1. 1st Place: It’s About Tyme by Adrian Saville & Bruce Whitfield
  2. 2nd Place: Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business by Femi Otedola
  3. 3rd Place: How We Made It in Africa II by Jaco Martiz

WINNERS 2026

2026 Shortlist

Afro-Optimism Unleashed

Adeolu Adewumi-Zer

Cultural Confluence in Organizational Change: A Portuguese Venture in Angola

Alette Vonk

How Africa Eats

Professor David Luke

How Africa Works

Joe Studwell

How We Made It in Africa II

Jaco Martiz

It’s About Tyme

Adrian Saville, Bruce Whitfield

Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business

Femi Otedola

Realizing Africa’s Potential: A Journey to Prosperity

Landry Signé

Categories

  • Biographies & Corporate stories
  • Business Strategy (Entrepreneurship, Investment, Leadership & Management)
  • Behavioural Science & Psychology
  • Industry specific books (Banking & Finance; Energy & Environment ; Entertainment & Media; Manufacturing & Commerce; Technology & Innovation; Industrialisation; Agriculture)
  • Economics
  • Growth Markets
  • Historical books on the above

Judges

Arnold Ekpe

Chairperson of BCA, and chair of the Judging Committee

Chris Ogbechie

Dean of Lagos Business School

Moky Makura

CEO of AfricaNoFilter

Terhas Berhe

Managing Director and Founder of Brand Communications

Omar Ben Yedder

Publisher of African Business and New African magazine

Anver Versi

Editor of New African and African Banker magazine

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This Award is organised by Business Council for Africa in partnership with Brand Communications and African Business Magazines