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About
AFRICA PROPERTY INVESTMENT AWARDS
The Africa Property Investment (API) Awards is an annual event that recognizes and celebrates peer-to-peer excellence in the African real estate industry, by showcasing successful and innovative projects and initiatives. The awards have become a critical benchmark for measuring success and aim to promote and encourage investment in the African property market.
The API Awards honor leading developers, architects, engineers, investors, and other professionals who have contributed to the growth and development of the real estate industry in Africa and cover various categories, including developments, personnel, service and innovation.
WHO THE AWARDS ARE FOR
The awards are open to developers, professional teams, consultants, suppliers and property owners involved in the African real estate industry. To ensure impartiality and objectivity, the awards are judged by a panel of industry experts and thought leaders.
jury
Our 2023 Jury

Malcolm Horne
Group CEO, Broll Property Group

Elizabeth Natukunda Mwebesa
Director at Turner & Townsend - Uganda

Tayo Odunsi
CEO, Northcourt Real Estate – Nigeria

Wayne Troughton
CEO, HTI Consulting – SA

Vere Shaba
CEO, RLB Founder & Director: ESG, Climate Change & Sustainability, Green Design Africa – SA

John K. Kabuye
Founder, CEO & Principal Consultant-BESIC Group - Kenya

Dennis Quansah
Kenya, Ghana & Nigeria Lead - EDGE Green Building Market Transformation Program - IFC

Tim Harlech-Jones
Managing Director - Bentel Associates International
hOW TO ENTER
All it takes are the four easy steps below. The API Awards are open to everyone in the built environment.
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Select your category
Here you can view the 3 categories and the awards under each category. You can submit as many entries for consideration as you wish for any of the 16 awards, as long as entry criteria is met. Lifetime Achievement Award is selected by the judges from nominations submitted.
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Pre-Entry Form
Each contribution requires one entry form. Pick one of the three categories—Development, Personnel, Service Technology & Innovation.
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Criteria Submission
You must email a criteria submission document alongside your Entry Form. For each submission, please note that you must first read and understand the competition rules and criteria on the website and indicate as such in order to proceed with the entry form. This is mandatory.
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Additional Materials
Ensure that you submit the required supporting materials (photos, maps, videos, career profile, company profile. etc.) to be eligible. These can be emailed to [email protected] (Email your supporting documents only)
WHO THE AWARDS ARE FOR
The awards are open to developers, professional teams, consultants, suppliers and property owners involved in the African real estate industry. To ensure impartiality and objectivity, the awards are judged by a panel of industry experts and thought leaders.
API AWARDS OBJECTIVES
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RECOGNISE
To recognize and reward excellence in the real estate and associated sectors
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ENCOURAGE
To encourage innovative real estate solutions within the industry
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ENHANCE
To enhance quality standards.
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Promote
To promote confidence in the real estate and property industry
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Safeguard
To safeguard and strengthen interest of stakeholders in the industry
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provide
To provide a strategic and reputable platform of interaction for the different stakeholders in the industry
PROMOTING YOUR AWARD
Award winners also have the opportunity to be highlighted as an award-winning project on API Events’ various websites, events and platforms, which include press releases distributed by API Events, prime placement of the API Summit and Group websites and social media channels, Newsletter which is electronically distributed to 25,000 property stakeholders, and through targeted email marketing campaigns to API Events database.
All winners receive a framed certificate, trophy, email signature, web banner and a window vinyl, and any additional customised and branded marketing collateral on request.
Finalists are mentioned in the Awards presentation. Due to the high level of competition and interest in the API Awards, being recognised as a finalist in this African property defining awards provides significant exposure for brands and their teams.