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Jane Wanjiru Michuki is a Kenyan entrepreneur, investor, and lawyer who is also the Nairobi Stock Exchange’s largest female stockholder.  Who is Jane Michuki? (6)  Jane Wanjiru Michuki is the Managing Partner of Kimani & Michuki Advocates, a Nairobi-based corporate law firm whose clients include Equity Group Holdings Limited, Africa’s largest bank holding company with […]

Baba Ahmadou Danpullo is an influential businessman from Cameroon. According to Forbes Africa, he was named the richest man in the French-speaking part of Africa in 2019. Danpullo is also the founder of Baba Ahmadou Group, a Cameroonian conglomerate that owns the Ndawara Tea Estate, which is the largest privately owned tea estate in West

Grace Amey-Obeng is a prominent Ghanaian entrepreneur and the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Forever Clair group of companies dealing in beauty products.  Who is Grace Amey-Obeng?  Grace Amey-Obeng is the founder and CEO of Forever Clair group of companies. She held a major position in the Association of Ghana Industries, in November 2017,

King Mohammed VI is the eighteenth king of Morocco. Belonging to the Alaoutie dynasty, he came into power on 23 July, 1999 shortly after the death of his father, King Hassan II. He is also Morocco’s leading businessman and banker.  Who is King Mohammed VI?  King Mohammed has vast business holdings across various economic sectors

Ali Haddad is an Algerian entrepreneur, philanthropist, and businessman. He is one of the wealthiest people in Algeria, according to Forbes.  Who is Ali Haddad?  Ali Haddad co-founded the ETRHB Haddad Group, an Algerian construction company generating an annual revenue of $400 million. He established the organization in 1997 after the government tasked him with

Irene Charnley is a former trade unionist, social entrepreneur, and well-respected telecoms visionary from South Africa. She is a successful businesswoman and one of Forbes’ 50 Most Powerful Women in Africa.  Who is Irene Charnley?  Irene Charnley led MTN’s transition into one of the most successful telecommunications organizations in the EMEA region. She started working

Shola Akinlade is an IT expert, software engineer, and entrepreneur from Nigeria. Who is Shola Akinlade?  Shola Akinlade is the co-founder and CEO of the payment-powering tech company, Paystack, the first Nigerian company to get into Silicon Valley-based accelerator, Y Combinator. Akinlade led the company into an $8 million seed funding and an acquisition deal

Patrice Thlopane Motsepe is a South African mining billionaire entrepreneur, and the current President of the Confederation of African Football.  Who is Patrice Motsepe?  Patrice Motsepe is a South African mining businessman, and the country’s first black billionaire. He is the founder of African Rainbow Minerals and serves as its executive chairman. The company is

MO ABUDU  Mosunmola Abudu is a Nigerian Media Mogul, philanthropist, and former human resources management consultant. She is recognised as one of the most powerful women in Global Television.  Who is Mo Abudu?  Mo Abudu is an entrepreneur with a predilection for television. In 2013, she founded EbonyLife TV, Africa’s first global black entertainment and

Anthony Onyemaechi Elumelu is a Nigerian economist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist as well as one of Nigeria’s most influential individuals. Who is Tony Elumelu? Tony Elumelu founded Africa’s leading philanthropic institution; the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and is the chairman of Heirs Holdings, Transcorp, Tenoil Petroleum & Energy Services Limited, and a group chairman of the