Mobile West Africa 2016 held last week and it was a great success. The two day event ended with an award ceremony set up to recognise the region’s best mobile and tech companies.
The West Africa Mobile Awards drew submissions from 10 countries, across 3 continents and the winners were announced during an awards gala party at Rooftop in Lagos. They are as follows;
Mobile App & Game Award: Genii Games ASA
Brand Development on Mobile: Wild Fusion
Young Gun of the Year Award: Andrew Takyi-Appiah from Zeepay
Innovation in the Industry Award: mPedigree Goldkeys
Social Entertainment & News Award: Amebo App
Societal Development Award: Cellulant E Wallet
Educational & Personal Development Award: Pass.ng
Outstanding Industry Achievement Award: Jason Njoku
Commerce & Retail Award: CommercePointe
Money Banking & Financial: PayWithCapture
The 2016 WAMAS were supported by Twitter, Ad Dynamo, Uber, Mobile West Africa (MWA), AppsAfrica.com, the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF), iConcepts, Qube 247, and many other industry-leading organisations and publications.