Africa’s 20 youngest women in power
After Forbes published their list of the world’s 20 youngest power women — which includes Beyonce, Serena Williams and Lady Gaga — they decided to create one just for Africa.
The list, “The 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa,” is a rundown of ladies under 45 who are making the biggest impact on African business, technology, policy and media. You may recognize some of the names, like Chimamanda Adichie (who wrote “Half of a Yellow Sun”) and Ory Okolloh (the founder of Ushahidi), and companies, like Barclays Bank, Ernst & Young and Google. Take a look:
Please join us in congratulating these women for their enormous work and influence in their fields. They are helping to blaze a trail for girls and women across the continent, and for that we are thankful.
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
Read the short bios for each of these women on Forbes’ website
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