Meeting on April 18, 2024 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the “Africa Road Builders” selection committee appointed the presidents of Equatorial Guinea Téodoro Obiang Nguang Nguema Mbasogo and Congolese, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, as winners of the 2024 edition of the Babacar Ndiaye Trophy

Obiang Nguema et Sassou-Nguesso distingués lauréats de The 2024 edition of the Babacar Ndiaye Trophy will receive their trophies on May 30, 2024 in Nairobi , in Kenya, on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank. They succeed the Malagasy Head of State Andry Rajoelina, winner of the prize in 2023. According to the Africa Road Builders press release, President Obiang Nguema was appointed “for his remarkable achievements in the field of road infrastructure in his country.” The Congolese president, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, was chosen “in recognition of his commitment to the development of road infrastructure

In Congo, the committee cites the Brazzaville-Pointe Noire road, which attracted the attention of the Committee. In Equatorial Guinea it is the construction of the Malabo-Sipopo and Bata-Mongomo motorways as well as the pavement of roads in several other regions of the country