Celebrating the Creators and Trendsetters Shaping Sub-Saharan Africa’s Digital Future
The TikTok Awards Sub-Saharan Africa has printed the complete listing of nominees for this 12 months’s version, scheduled to happen in Johannesburg, South Africa, on sixth December 2025.
The occasion will recognise artists, creators, and digital trendsetters from throughout the area.
The 2025 awards will have fun creatives throughout various fields reminiscent of meals, leisure, schooling, music, and storytelling. In accordance with the organisers, the annual showcase displays TikTok’s dedication to supporting, inspiring, and honouring the individuals who energy the continent’s inventive economic system.
“Our annual awards are a second for reflection and celebration, the place we construct deeper relationships with the individuals who energy the continent. At its core, the TikTok Awards celebrates the colourful neighborhood who proceed to encourage creativity, construct neighborhood, and unfold pleasure on the platform whereas turning their passions into affluent careers,” says Boniswa Sidwaba, TikTok’s Head of Content material Operations for Sub-Saharan Africa.
This 12 months’s nominations are as follows:
Creator of the 12 months
@diaryofanortherncook (Sokoto, Nigeria)
@chefabbys (Accra, Ghana)
@fanstribehq (Lagos, Nigeria)
@shandorlarenty (Broederstroom, South Africa)
@englishwithclem (Nairobi, Kenya)
Storyteller of the 12 months
@beloveolocha (Lagos, Nigeria)
@briannwana (Abuja, Nigeria)
@mikemortontalksfootball (Cape City, South Africa)
@joygiverkitchen (Lagos, Nigeria)
Video of the 12 months
@iamdavidmubiru (Kampala, Uganda)
@zerobrainer0 (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
@isaac.samz (Lagos, Nigeria)
Rising star of the 12 months
@estherfrancisbackup (Lagos, Nigeria)
@_bafanamthembu (Johannesburg, South Africa)
@tunero_animations (Nairobi, Kenya)
Leisure creator of the 12 months
@beloveolocha (Lagos, Nigeria)
@ednafrancis_ (Lagos, Nigeria)
@discovering.probability (Johannesburg, South Africa)
@ikegod.chielo (Abuja, Nigeria)
@jabu_macdonald (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Meals creator of the 12 months
@mpruedie1 (Midrand, South Africa)
@malumfoodie (Pretoria, South Africa)
@chefabbys (Accra, Ghana)
@georges_kitchen (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
@boyz_makekii (Nairobi, Kenya)
Training creator of the 12 months
@michelle_expert (Randburg, South Africa)
@izziboye (Lagos, Nigeria)
@roy.kanyi (Nairobi, Kenya)
@englishwithclem (Nairobi, Kenya)
Social impression creator of the 12 months
@olawalesmd (Lagos, Nigeria)
@valerie_keter (Nairobi, Kenya)
@anitasoina (Nairobi, Kenya)
@noositiwantiwa_ (Ibadan, Nigeria)
@ufarm_julia (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Artist of the 12 months
@theycallmeshallipopipp (Nigeria)
@itsjoshuabaraka (Uganda)
@moliymusic (Ghana)
@realjazzwrld (South Africa)
Sports activities Creator of the 12 months
@boxtoboxregista (Nairobi, Kenya)
@zozasportscast (Nairobi, Kenya)
@mikemortontalksfootball (Cape City South Africa)
@steph_talks_football (Cape City South Africa)
@ademolavictortv (Lagos, Nigeria)
The 2025 TikTok Awards Sub-Saharan Africa is themed “New Period, New Icons”, a press release of intent to highlight innovators who’ve redefined affect – driving neighborhood options, tackling schooling, and sparking very important conversations on social change.