Amadou Mahtar Ba Millennium Africa Foundation presented him in 2014 with its Lifetime Achievement Award alongside laureates Goodluck Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank. Mr. Ba is also included as one of the top 500 Africans contributing to the rise of the continent by "Africa24" magazine. EXPO 2015 and Afronline awarded Mr. Ba the 2012 African Media Prize for his "outstanding contribution to African Media and his skills on promoting innovation among African Media." Amadou Mahtar Ba Amadou Mahtar Ba is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of AllAfrica Global Media Inc,
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