Monday, June 6, 2011

Who Are Africa's Most Influential People?

I have a habit of always going through these lists, most influential, most powerful, most stupidest..things like that and if the lists arent made, I'd make an effort to make them on my scale.. always on TIME's and Forbes asses. SO I was passing through TIME's 100 Most Influential people list for this year and I saw a few African names here and there
and being the African that I am I was quite impressed, you know dat amazement with a lil cheer n enthusiasm 'Heeey dis guy's Nigeria..dats West Africa' and you keep poking around at the picture till all da classmates surround you...dumb of me.. a Few I spotted Who made the list the likes of Lamido Samusi, Nigeria Central Banker...and then I wondered... Who are the most influential people In Africa? And Ta-Da!!! Thank you Google for this..i actually just typed that and Va va Voom.. New African's June Issue Shows up
And Im back to reading the lists again..
The compilation, in no particular order, featured “top influencers, opinion-shapers, doers, agitators, groundbreakers and myth busters who are shaping the face Africa” and were broken down into categories, namely by sector, that include Business and Finance, Music, Science and Technology, Media, and Authors and Poets.
Who made the list.. just 100 fabulous people...who are of course 'influential' I'm not sure what character they used this word 'influence' by but Mugabe made the cut...amazing...he was stated to “continue to mesmerise the world as well as vex his opponents with his ability to hold on to power” and recognised as a popular subject of discussion on Africa’s political and economic future “as people consider what there is to be learnt, or not learnt from his example”.
From  President Jacob Zuma, Mandela. President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, To Rwandan President Paul Kagame who is shaping Rwanda in a new light,Desmond Tutu,To our Asha Rose Migiro, Damisa Moyo, Kenyan Nobel Prize winner Professor Wangari Maathai. Didier Drogba, Sanusi Lamido ( The Banker Dude who was also on TIMES most influential list), Aliko Dangote(Forbes Richest African Man)
Geneveive Nnaji, along with Idris Elba, Djimon Hounsou and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Akon was recognised as ‘the one African export who has cracked the coveted American music market with a bang”. 
I would go on and on but please Read the List.. here

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