The African Peace Brand at an elaborate event in Abuja slated for November 11, 2021 will hold this year edition of its Awards ceremony.
For this event, 33 eminent personalities, among which are 21 Nigerians have been nominated for different categories of awards.
Among those listed in the Special Award category include the President of Ghana, HE Nana Addo Dankwa- Akufo; Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank; two former Presidents of Nigerian, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Dr Goodluck Jonathan; Hon. Justice Suleiman Galadima, Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria (rtd); Her Excellency, the First Lady of Namibia Madame Monica Geingos; the Vice President of Liberia, Dr Jewel Taylor; Hon Justice Stella Anukam, Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples Right, Prof. Abubakar Musa Kundri and Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazzu (rtd).
The Theme of the Award coming up on 11th November 2021 at the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja is “Achieving Peace and Accelerated Recovery of Africa’s Economy Post Covid-19”.
The African Peace Awards 2021 is put together by African Peace Brand, comprising African Peace Magazine, African Peace Television and African Peace Radio, in conjunction with her strategic partners; Centre for Peace and Conflict Management in Africa, Rethink Africa Foundation and African Right Watch.
This year’s event is in celebration of the unique AfCTA milestones, while driving attention to the task ahead and how AfCTA can be the key to unity and peace in the continent.
The African Peace Brand on Tuesday 21st September organised a pre-Award talk in which prominent guest speakers dwell on the Theme: “Recovering Better for an Equitable and Sustainable Peace in Africa”.
Guest Speakers are; Hon Justice Stella Anukam, Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights, the First Lady of Namibia, Madame Monica Gringos and the Vice President, The Republic of Liberia, Dr Jewel Taylor.
The virtual conference coincided with the Year 2021 International Peace Day.
Hon Justice Anukam, who spoke on the topic, “Economic Development and Peace post-Covid: Human Rights Violations as a Hindrance to Economic Recovery and Delayed Peace in Africa”, said the issue of peace is persisting and ever dominant issue affecting mankind today.
She said the violation of human rights plays a major role in hindering economic recovery and has caused delayed peace in Africa as a continent.
Hon. Justice Anukam said the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights was established by African countries to ensure the protection of human and peoples’ rights in Africa with the mandate to complement and reinforce the functions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
It is the judicial arm of the African Union and one of the three regional human rights courts together with the European Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human rights.
Hon Justice Stella Anukam said “there are various types of rights that can be violated and they include civil, political, economic, cultural and social rights. Civil and political rights are regarded as first-generation rights.
“They include the right to life, safety, equality before the law, fair trial and the right to vote. On the other hand, economic, social and cultural rights include the right to work, the right to education and the right to physical and mental health.
“Having noted all of these, the logical deduction is that there can be no peace or economic growth in any society where these rights are constantly violated. The states bear the primary responsibility of protecting and encouraging human rights”.
In his presentation, Daphne Gabriel, African Peace Magazine UK, Co-Chair at the webinar said the African Peace Magazine is a very good product and has a clear brand appeal which should always be a few steps ahead of its purpose.
He said, “all forms of abuse must be documented and it’s a necessary evidence of its occurrences”.
Speaking about the award, the Editor-in-Chief of African Magazine, Noah Ajare Esq said the event is designed to host business, political and diplomatic leaders. It is set to have in attendance, policymakers and thinks-tanks on Africa and Africa related issues.
African Peace Award has consistently honoured and rewarded great African Peacemakers including political leaders, young peace living persons, captains of industries across the continent.
Highlights of the coming African Peace Magazine Award, he said, include; high-level panels and keynote presentations; Interactive sessions, African CEOs Roundtable and unrivalled networking opportunities.
“The African Peace Magazine Award 2021, seeks to honour persons, institutions, organisations, governments and others whose notions, and efforts have in one way or other improved or contributed to peacekeeping and conflict management in Africa as well as improving the lives of Africans.
“African Peace Brand has noted peace promotion and conflict management in any society alleviates uncertainty and risks which in turn promotes economic growth in any given community. It contributes to the economic growth of the community by increasing the productivity in capital and labour as well as good governance.
“The African Peace Brand introduces its awards in the hopes of promoting peace globally and specifically in Africa with the hope of effecting change in Africa first and then globally.”
