Earlier this month , the foundation awarded Archbishop Desmond Tutu a one-off $ 1 million special prize for his lifelong commitment towards `` speaking truth to power , '' -- a trait emphasized throughout South African apartheid and more recently in his call for Tony Blair and George W. Bush to `` made to answer '' at the International Criminal Court for their role in the Iraq war . No winner of this year 's Prize for Achievement in African Leadership . The prize is named after the late Nelson Mandela, who was South Africa's first black president and a Nobel Peace laureate. Nigeria drops into bottom 10 African countries for governance , report finds .
No winner of this year 's Prize for Achievement in African Leadership . The prize is named after the late Nelson Mandela, who was South Africa's first black president and a Nobel Peace laureate. Nigeria drops into bottom 10 African countries for governance , report finds .