Forbes Africa has announced their nominees for the Person of the Year 2012. They are Nigeria's Malawian president Joyce Banda, Nigeria's Tony Elumelu and Aliko Dangote, Kenya's Dr James Mwangi and South Africa's Stephen Saad. The Person of the Year award goes to a person who has influenced events on the African continent in the year gone by. The public can vote for the nominee who they believe best represents this on the Forbes Africa website.
Joyce Banda is the President of Malawi. She was sworn in in April this year following a three year stint as Vice-President. Since taking power Banda has smoothed revived diplomatic relations with the international community, announced her intention to overturn a ban on homosexuality and sold many of her own assets to reduce government spending.
