The 10 winners of the West Africa Mobile Awards, the first truly West African technology awards to recognise the region’s best mobile and tech companies, were announced this evening at the awards party in Lagos, Nigeria.
Flutterwave, Nairabox, others win at 2017 edition [Photos]
The 10 winners of the West Africa Mobile Awards were announced on Thursday, 18 May, 2017 at the awards party in Lagos, Nigeria.
An excellent response drew over 150 submissions from across 14 countries. Following the success of last year’s WAMAS, 2017 produced a vast array of entries from exciting new technologies and services, from startups to established ventures driving progress in West Africa.
The WAMAS
The winners by category:
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Best App: nairabox
Commerce & Retail
FinTech: Flutterwave Mobile
Education
Mobile Innovation: VAS2Nets Technologies – BVN
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Mobile Marketing Campaign: Bloom !nteractive – The Attraction
Social Impact: Airtel Money Niger / Mahindra Comviva
Social, News & Entertainment: BattaBox
Outstanding Industry Achievement
Young Gun of the Year Award
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