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Peju Layiwola is a Nigerian visual artist and art historian who creates work in a range of media and genres. She is …

Traditional aristocrat, banker, and federal minister of commerce for Nigeria, Chief Bola Kuforiji-Olubi. She held the position of Otunba Ayora of Ijebu-Ode …

The Grammys will feature an afrobeat category, according to the Recording Academy. The addition of an Afrobeats category to the Grammys is …

The TV host, producer, and dubbing artist Daniella Pellegrini hails from South Africa. When Daniella was chosen from more than 500 applicants …

Yewande Omotoso is a Nigerian-born novelist, architect, and designer currently residing in South Africa. She was born in Barbados and raised there. …

Yewande Zaccheaus is the founder and CEO of Eventful, a well-known firm in Lagos that specializes in event planning, venue management, and …

Khaira Arby was a Malian singer, widely known as The Nightingale of Timbuktu. Daughter of a Tuareg father and a Songhai woman, …

Political figure from Kenya, Martha Karua. She is a former, long-serving representative for Kenya’s Gichugu Constituency and a High Court advocate. Prior …

The Rwandan politician and women’s rights advocate Judith Kanakuze is best known for having helped pass laws prohibiting gender-based violence, including the …

Ivorian hurdler Karel Elodie Ziketh competes internationally. She holds a dual citizenship of Ivory Coast and France She relocated to the US …

Njoki Susanna Ndung’u is from Kenya. She is a lawyer and a judge of the Kenyan Supreme Court. She has a Bachelor …

Airline captain Irene Koki Mutungi, also known as Koki Mutungi, is a licensed pilot in Kenya. She is the first female Boeing …

In the wake of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign, which resulted in negotiations with Boko Haram that led to the release …

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a renowned Nigerian writer whose works include novels, short stories and nonfiction.  Purple Hibiscus , Half of a …

Fatou Bensouda, the daughter of a government servant and a housewife, was raised in Banjul, the capital of the Gambia, a city …

Christine Chama is a social worker, development expert, and champion for people with disabilities. Christine Chama was sworn in as the Republic …

Daymond John is the creator of the $6 billion company FUBU and a shark on ABC’s “Shark Tank.” He’s an entrepreneur that …

The narrative of Michael Jordan is one of perseverance. He has been an avid basketball player since he was a young child, …

Prof. Mamokgethi Phakeng, vice chancellor of the University of Cape Town in South Africa, has received the first Africa Education Medal in …

Mercia Viriato Lica, a lawyer and disability advocate, is the youngest elected MP in Mozambique. 2019 saw Hon. Lica graduated with a …

Tyler Perry is an American actor, director and producer. The styles of Perry’s films range from conventional methods of filmmaking to video …

As a NASA employee, Katherine Johnson (née Coleman; performed orbital mechanics calculations that were crucial to the achievement of the first and …

Nyawasedza Phellecy Lavhelani is from Dzimauli in the South African province of Limpopo. She began her basic school at Tshavhadinda and continued …