Sh5.7m award for promoters of dialogue and peace in Africa to be unveiled in Nairobi

Founder of the Macky Sall Prize for Dialogue in Africa Mr. Deo Hakizimana, the Secretary General of the Independent Centre for Research and Initiatives for Dialogue (right) based in Geneva, Switzerland meets the Senegalese President, whom the prize is named after in a past photo.

A Sh5.7 million (50,000 Euros) annual award to recognise initiatives and personalities using political and social dialogues to avert conflicts in Africa is set to be introduced in Nairobi.

The award is named after Senegalese President Macky Sall who is acclaimed for his efforts to innovatively deploy high-level dialogue to resolve conflicts in his country and across the continent since he came to office.