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Festus Osifo

Festus Osifo is a Nigerian engineer and labour-union leader who serves as President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria and is also identified as President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria.

Chikwe Ihekweazu

Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu is a Nigerian physician, infectious disease epidemiologist and public-health executive. As of 22 August 2026, he serves as Executive Director of the World Health Organization's Health Emergencies Programme, following earlier leadership of Nigeria's national…

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William Kumuyi

William Folorunso Kumuyi

William Folorunso Kumuyi is a Christian pastor and former mathematics lecturer who founded Deeper Christian Life Ministry and Deeper Life Bible Church. As of August 2026, he was identified as the ministry's General Superintendent and the convener of Global Crusade with Kumuyi.

Peter Ndegwa

Peter Ndegwa is a Kenyan corporate executive who joined Safaricom as chief executive officer in April 2020 and is identified by the company as its Group Chief Executive Officer. His earlier career included senior leadership roles at Diageo and East African Breweries Limited.

Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi

Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi is a Nigerian information-technology official serving as Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Information Technology Development Agency, the federal agency responsible for information-technology development and regulation in…

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Dario Amodei

Dario Amodei is an artificial intelligence researcher and executive who co-founded Anthropic and was identified by the company as its chief executive officer in April 2026. He previously served as OpenAI's vice president of research, where he helped direct research and…

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Johann Rupert

Johann Rupert is a South African business executive who founded the luxury-goods group Richemont in 1988 and serves as its Chairman. He also holds senior roles in Remgro, Compagnie Financière Rupert and Reinet Investments Manager.

Bill Gates

Bill Gates is a Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist who serves as chair and a board member of the Gates Foundation. His Africa-related public role is principally exercised through the foundation, which works with governments, local organizations and international partners…

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is an Ethiopian public health official and diplomat who has led the World Health Organization as Director-General since 2017. His earlier public roles include serving as Ethiopia's health and foreign ministers and chairing the Global Fund Board.

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Zacch Adedeji

Zacch Adedeji is a Nigerian tax administrator and public official serving as Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service. His public career has included leadership of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, advising the president on revenue, and senior roles in state finance…

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Taiwo Oyedele

Taiwo Oyedele is a Nigerian economist, accountant and public-policy specialist serving as Nigeria's Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. His public profile is principally associated with fiscal and tax policy, including his appointment to lead the…

Aisha Yesufu

Aisha Yesufu is a Nigerian civic and political activist known for her leading organizational role in the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, advocacy for accountable governance and visible participation in the 2020 #EndSARS protests against police brutality.

Muhammadu Sanusi II

Muhammadu Sanusi II is a Nigerian economist, former banker and traditional ruler who governed the Central Bank of Nigeria from 2009 to 2014. Kano State reinstated him as Emir of Kano in 2024 and continues to recognize him in that role, although litigation concerning the…

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Muyi Aina

Dr. Muyi Aina

Dr. Muyi Aina is a Nigerian physician and public-health executive who leads the National Primary Health Care Development Agency. Appointed in October 2023, he previously founded and led the Solina Centre for International Development and Research and has a professional…

Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistan-born advocate for girls' education and the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She co-founded Malala Fund and is identified by the organization as its executive chair, continuing a public career focused on access to education for girls and the…

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Sundar Pichai

Sundar Pichai is a technology executive and the chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc. and Google. After joining Google in 2004, he led product and engineering work across major platforms before becoming Google CEO in 2015 and Alphabet CEO in 2019.

Shola Akinlade

Shola Akinlade is a Nigerian software entrepreneur and the co-founder and chief executive officer of Paystack, a payments-infrastructure company serving African businesses.

Olufemi Oluyede

Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede

General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede is a Nigerian Army Infantry Corps officer and Chief of Defence Staff of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Appointed to the post in October 2025, he previously served as Chief of Army Staff and held senior command and operational assignments in the…

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Nasir El-Rufai

Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai

Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai is a Nigerian politician and public administrator best known for serving as Governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023. His earlier federal roles included Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises.

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Alassane Ouattara

Alassane Dramane Ouattara

Alassane Dramane Ouattara is an Ivorian economist and politician who has served as president of Côte d'Ivoire since the post-election transition of 2011. His career has included senior positions at the International Monetary Fund and the Central Bank of West African States, as…

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Abiy Ahmed

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Abiy Ahmed Ali is an Ethiopian politician who has served as prime minister since April 2018. His public record includes early political liberalization, the Ethiopia-Eritrea peace initiative recognized by the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, and leadership during the Tigray conflict and…

Tajudeen Abbas

Tajudeen Abbas is a Nigerian politician who represents Zaria Federal Constituency in Kaduna State and serves as Speaker of the House of Representatives. First elected to the House in 2011, he became Speaker at the opening of the 10th National Assembly in June 2023.

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Alex Otti

Alex Chioma Otti

Alex Chioma Otti is a Nigerian politician, economist, and former banking executive who has served as Governor of Abia State since May 29, 2023. He won the 2023 governorship election as the Labour Party candidate after an earlier career that included leading Diamond Bank as…

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Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu

Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu is a Nigerian lawyer, diplomat and public servant serving as Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs as of August 2026. She previously served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, ambassador to Spain and a presidential adviser on diaspora matters.

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