JUDGING PANEL Bobbi Trehan-Young (UK)-Head Judge Rebecca Donkor (WEST AFRICA) Fabien BERRUYER (FRANCE) Clyde A Sherman (USA) BOUALEM HASSAINE (USA) Professor Emmanuel Sampene (USA) Bushra Razack (SOUTH AFRICA) AKOL E AYII (EAST AFRICA) Dr. Jesca Mhoja Nkwabi (EAST AFRICA) JAMAL ABDULLA MOHAMMED AKRAM ( UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) Philipp Larisch (Germany) Natalie Fort ( West Africa ) Samuel Leeds (UK) Mike Tankel ( USA) DR. GRAZIELLA THAKE ( Australia) ERDEM CAN AYGUN (TURKEY) Joseph Owolabi (Nigeria) Karrie Liu (United Kingdom)