Every year, millions of lives are lost to illnesses across Africa—not because their conditions were untreatable, but because help didn’t arrive in time. Folake Owodunni and Maame Poku …
women in leadership
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Gender EqualityLeadershipLeadership Development
Abosede George-Ogan enables more women in leadership and politics.
Abosede George-Ogan is enabling more African women in leadership and politics. As the founder of the Women in Leadership Advancement Network (WILAN), Ogan has created a platform that …
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AdvocacyAgricultureEducationImpactLeadershipNon-ProfitSocial Impact
Sindy Zemura’s odyssey of multidimensional pan-African impact.
Dr. Sindy Zemura has dedicated her career to addressing the most pressing challenges faced by vulnerable women, children, and youth in Africa. Through the Southern Africa Embrace (SAE) …
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BusinessFemale PoliticiansInnovationLeadership
Tabitha Karanja, the dogged pioneer of Kenya’s first indigenous breweries.
Tabitha Mukami Muigai Karanja is a Kenyan businesswoman, entrepreneur, industrialist and Nakuru County Senator. She co-founded Keroche Breweries, the first major brewery in Kenya, which a local entrepreneur …
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Female PoliticiansGender EqualityLeadershipPolicyPolicymakers
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Namibia’s First Female President-elect.
From a young activist fighting for her country’s liberation to securing 57% of the votes in the 2024 election, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, at 72 years old, has made history …
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BusinessFeaturesGender EqualityImpact InvestmentSocial Impact
Tony Elumelu: Africa’s champion for women leadership.
Studies have consistently shown that companies with greater gender diversity outperform those with less diverse leadership teams. According to Forbes, companies where women make up over 30% of …
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EducationFood SecurityGender EqualityImpactNon-ProfitSocial Impact
MacDella Cooper pioneers social development for Liberians.
War leaves scars that ripple through generations, but for MacDella Cooper, those scars became the foundation for transformative actions. Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Cooper’s childhood was shattered by …
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Circular EconomyClimate actorsClimate ChangeImpactInnovationSocial ImpactStartup
Lorna Rutto tackles pollution and deforestation through EcoPost.
Growing up in the Kaptembwa Slums in Kenya, where she witnessed the effects of pollution and deforestation, climate advocate Lorna Rutto was troubled by how people hurt the …
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BusinessClean EnergyClimate actorsClimate ChangeImpactInnovationSMEs
Charlot Magayi is fighting Africa’s carbon emissions with Mukuru Clean Stoves.
According to the World Health Organisation, around 2.1 billion people worldwide cook using open fires or inefficient stoves fuelled by kerosene, biomass and coal, which generates harmful household …
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Gender EqualityImpactInnovationNon-ProfitSocial ImpactYouth Empowerment
Memeza: Elmarie Pereira leads South Africa’s GBV advocacy.
South Africa is grappling with a devasting increase in gender-based violence (GBV) crisis, earning it an unenviable reputation as one of the worst-affected countries globally. The statistics are …