Four Kenyans make it to the 20 Youngest Powerful women in Africa.Forbes Magazine/Forbes Online Contributor, Mfonobong Nsehe has compiled a list of the 20 Youngest Power Women In Africa. According to Mfonobong,
“Of course, this is by no means an official or an exhaustive list. But these are 20 women, all under age 45, who wield enormous influence in African business, technology, policy and media. They are change makers, trendsetters, visionaries and thinkers, builders, and young global leaders. They are at the vanguard of Africa’s imminent socio-economic revolution and its contemporary renaissance.”
The List
- Ory Okolloh – Kenyan. Founder, Ushahidi
- Chimamanda Adichie – Nigerian. Writer
- Yolanda Cuba – South African. Corporate Executive
- Ndidi Nwuneli – Nigerian. Social Entrepreneur
- Dambisa Moyo – Zambian. Economist
- Khanyi Dhlomo – South African. Media Mogul
- Phuti Malabie – South African. CEO, Shanduka Group
- Funmi Iyanda – Nigerian. Journalist & Broadcaster
- Isis Nyongo – Kenyan. Managing Director, InMobi Africa
- Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu – Ethiopian. Entrepreneur
- Elsie Kanza – Tanzania. Economic Advisor To Tanzania’s President
- Saran Kaba Jones – Liberian. Founder, Face Africa
- Julie Gichuru – Kenyan. Journalist & Broadcaster
- Lisa Kropman – South African, Entrepreneur
- Stella Kilonzo – Kenyan. Chief Executive, Capital Markets Authority, Kenya
- Magatte Wade – Senegal. Entrepreneur
- Jonitha Gugu Msibi – South Africa. Senior Partner, Ernst & Young
- June Arunga – Kenyan. Entrepreneur
- Juliet Ehimuan – Nigerian. Google country manager, Nigeria
- Olga Kimani-Arara – Kenyan. Google Country Manager, Kenya
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