Press Release
Washington, D.C. March 2, 2014 – The London-based African Leadership Magazine which focus on identifying and recognizing key leaders in the Diaspora and in Africa who work to advance the positive development, economic, and political goals of the African Continent, honored several leaders at its hallmark Washington, D.C. event. Among those honored was FEEEDS CEO, Ambassador (Dr.) Robin Renee Sanders for her commitment, advocacy, and work with small and medium size entrepreneurs (SMEs) in Africa, Sanders, who previously was the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, and the Republic of Congo has long worked throughout her U.S. diplomatic career and now in the private sector on addressing key economic issues in Africa.
Sanders, who received the Africa Advocacy Impact Award was
honored along with several others that included, Nigeria’ Rivers State
Commissioner for the Private Sector, William Essien of First Capital Plus
Ghana, and A. V. Felix Managing Director and CEO of Energia Limited. Sierra
Leone’s President Dr. Ernest Koroma was honored with the Africa Leadership
Award.
In her remarks in accepting the award, Ambassador Sanders
highlighted that she had committed her life to believing in Africa’s
development and forward progress despite the challenges, and was always an
“Africa-optimist,” way before it became en vogue to do so over the last few
years. She noted her current work with
SMEs, affordable housing and in food security and the environment – key
elements of her FEEEDS Advocacy Initiative – and stressed that leadership was
about vision, transparency, flexibility, implementation, and most of all
humility. Dr. Sanders also received congratulations for receiving the award noting Nigeria's appreciation for her past work and diplomatic service during her tenure in Nigeria from Nigeria's Ambassador to the United States, Professor Ade Adefuye.
