The Stage is Set for
Africa’s Digital Champions.

Nominations Officially Closed

Thank you for your overwhelming response to the Call for 2026 TICON Africa Award Nominations. The winners will be announced at the Awards Gala Evening.

25 September 2026 | Livingstone, Zambia

What the TICON Africa Awards Stand For

The TICON Africa Awards are a continental mark of distinction, recognising and celebrating the individuals, organisations, and initiatives shaping Africa’s ICT ecosystem through visionary leadership that shapes industries, scalable innovation with real-world outcomes, and measurable contributions to Africa’s digital growth and competitiveness. 

What Winning a TICON Africa Award Delivers

To receive a TICON Africa Award is to be recognised as a standard-bearer for African technology leadership.

For many past winners, the Award has become a career-defining and brand-elevating milestone. that delivers value extending far beyond the Awards evening, into:

Continent-wide recognition endorsed by Africa’s leading ICT professional bodies.

Enhanced credibility and trust with partners, investors, regulators, and clients.

Increased visibility across Africa’s technology, policy, and business ecosystems.

Stronger positioning for partnerships, speaking opportunities, and more.
Permanent inclusion among Africa’s recognised technology leaders.

2026 TICON Africa Awards Categories

The TICON Africa Awards span a wide range of categories reflecting the depth and diversity of Africa’s ICT ecosystem. 

Explore this year’s awards below:

Individual Excellence Awards

  • ICT Professional of the Year
  • Women in Tech Excellence Award
  • Young ICT Trailblazer Award (Under 35)

Innovation & Transformation Awards 

  • Public Sector Digital Transformation Award
  • AI & Emerging Technology Innovation Award

Trust, Impact & Inclusion Awards

  • Digital Inclusion & Social Impact Award
  • Cybersecurity & ICT Governance Award

Organisational & Industry Awards

  • ICT Company of the Year
  • Professional Body of the Year Award
  • Lifetime Achievement in ICT Award

Join Us at the
2026 TICON Africa Awards

Nominations for the 2026 TICON Africa Awards are officially closed, but you don’t have to miss the event crowning Africa’s Digital Champions.

We invite you to come and celebrate these phenomenal individuals at the Awards Gala evening. 

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Celebrating the
2025 TICON Africa Awards

The 2025 TICON Africa Awards, hosted in Accra, Ghana, were a powerful showcase of Africa’s growing influence in global technology. The evening brought together leaders from across the continent to honour outstanding achievements and bold ideas shaping Africa’s digital future. 

Young ICT Trailblazer
(Under 35)

Christine Chungu

ICT Professional
of the Year

Samuel Chiwanda

Women in Tech
Excellence Award

Matambila Karima-Chuunga

Public Sector ICT
Innovation Award

SMART Zambia Institute

AI & Emerging Tech
Innovation Award

AIDEC Digital

Startup
of the Year

LIBBLIO

Social Impact Through ICT
Award

Savana Signatures

Excellence in Cybersecurity
Award

Paula Nkandu-Haamaundu

ICT Company
of the Year

Click Mobile

Lifetime Achievement in ICT
Award

Prof Nii Narku Quaynor

Professional Body
of the Year

ICT Association of Zambia
(ICTAZ)

ICTAZ Zimbabwe

The Organization seeks to empower society to master emerging technologies as essential tools and catalysts for sustainable development and independently watch-dogging the impact of ICTs on the environment and society for the good of the people and our planet.