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100 Most Reputable Africans 2024

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  1. Kennedy Odede || CEO, Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO)
  2. Kenneth Sharpe || Zimbabwean Businessman, Philanthropist
  3. Khairy Beshara || Egyptian Film Director
  4. Ladisias Prosper Agbesi || CEO, Lash Group
  5. Leymah Roberta Gbowee || Liberian Peace Activist
  6. Mahmood Mamdani || Ugandan Scholar
  7. Manuel Lopes Andrade (Tcheka) || Cape Verdean Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist
  8. Masenate Mohato Seeiso (HRM) || Queen of Lesotho
  9. Maud Chifamba || Academician
  10. Mensa Otabil (Dr) || Ghanaian Pastor and Motivational Speaker
  11. Mike Jocktane || Politician and Pastor of Gabonese Protestants
  12. Mo Ibrahim || Founder, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
  13. Modupe Adefeso-Olateju || Organizational Leader and Policy Expert
  14. Mogoeng Mogoeng || South African Jurist
  15. Mohamed Hag Ali Hag el Hassan || Sudanese-Italian Mathematician and Physicist
  16. Mohamed Osman Baloola || Sudanese Scientist and Inventor
  17. Monique Nsanzabaganwa (Dr) || Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission
  18. Muhammed Bulama (Dr) || Deputy Director, Multi-Media of the APC Presidential Campaign for the 2023 Presidential Elections
  19. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah || Namibian Politician
  20. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Dr) || Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
  21. Nnenna Oti (Prof) || Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Technology Owerri.
  22. Nuhu Ribadu mni || Nigerian Politician and Retired Police Officer
  23. Okello Oculi || Ugandan Novelist, Poet
  24. Ory Okolloh || Blogger, Lawyer, and Activist
  25. Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires || Cape Verdean Politician
  26. Enenche Paul (DR) || Medical Doctor, Televangelist
  27. Peter Turkson (His Eminence) || Ghanaian Prelate, Cardinal of the Catholic Church
  28. Polycarp Pengo (His Eminence) || Tanzanian Prelate, Cardinal of the Catholic Church
  29. Rachid Yazami || Moroccan Scientist, Engineer and Inventor
  30. Dr. Rajae Ghanimi || Medical Doctor
  31. Rediet Abebe || Ethiopian Computer Scientist
  32. Roberta Annan || Ghanaian Business Woman, Investor and Philanthropist
  33. Rosalia Hausiku Martins || Director, Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board
  34. Ronald Lamola || Politician and Attorney
  35. Rita Oyoku || Entrepreneur
  36. Samia Suluhu Hassan || President of Tanzania
  37. Sangu Delle (Dr) || Pan-African Entrepreneur and Investor
  38. Sherrie Silver || Choreographer
  39. Osinachi Kalu Okoro Egbu || Singer, Song Writer
  40. Sinari Bolade Daranijo || Entrepreneur
  41. Siya Kolisi || South African Rugby Player
  42. Sophia Karen Edem Ackuaku (Hon) || Managing Director, Amsos Ghana Ltd
  43. Sven Thieme || Namibian Business Man
  44. Tariye Gbadegesin || CEO, ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment
  45. Sister Theopista Namukasa || Teacher
  46. Trevor Noah || Comedian
  47. Tom Alweendo || Namibian politician
  48. Vusi Thembekwayo || Business Man, Author, Speaker
  49. Wanjira Mathai || Vice President and Regional Director for Africa, World Resources Institute Kenya
  50. Zainab Hawa Bangura || Sierra Leonean Politician and Social Activist

SEE ALSO: Avance Media List of Top 50 Bloggers in Ghana 2023.

Source: Prince Akpah | 247Hitz.Com ~ 100 Most Reputable Africans 2024

Reputation Poll International (RPI), a leading reputation management and public relations consultancy firm has announced the 2024 list of its annual publication of 100 Most Reputable Africans which recognises individuals who have made significant contributions to their respective fields and have built a strong reputation.

The list of 100 Most Reputable Africans features prominent Ghanaians such as the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, The Church of Pentecost Chairman, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, Cardinal Peter Turkson, and ICGC General Overseer Dr. Mensa Otabil.

Other Ghanaians on the list are Fred Swaniker, Roberta Annan, Dr. Sangu Delle, Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, Hon Sophia Karen Edem Ackuaku, and HRM Drolor Bosso Adamtey.

READ ALSO: Net Worth of Richest Young Women in The World.

This year’s list features a diverse group of individuals from various sectors, including politics, business, entertainment, and human rights advocacy.

Some of the notable names listed in the business category include Nigeria’s Femi Otedola; Sudanese-British billionaire businessman Mo Ibrahim and Zimbabwe’s Kenneth Sharpe. Mahmood Mamdani; Chancellor at Kampala International University; Tanzanian’s biodiversity leader Elizabeth Maruma Mrema Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Liberia’s Former president Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

In addition to the individuals recognized on Reputation Poll International’s “100 Most Reputable
Africans” list for their various achievements, there are also those who are celebrated for their contributions to social impact and social entrepreneurship, helping to transform businesses in Africa and positively impacting lives without causing controversy.

SEE RELATED: Avance Media 2023 Top 50 Young CEOs in Ghana.

Beninese Singer, and songwriter Angelique Kidjo and Danai Jekesai Zimbabwean-American Actress were also featured in the entertainment category.

All things considered, the list of the 100 Most Reputable Africans is evidence of the tenacity and resiliency of the African continent. It draws attention to the accomplishments of people who are trying to change the world and make a better life for others.

Full List of 100 Most Reputable Africans in 2024.

The list serves as a source of inspiration for all Africans and a reminder of the numerous gifted and accomplished people changing the globe. Below is the list of the 100 Most Reputable Africans in 2024.

  1. Angelique Kidjo || Singer, Songwriter and actress
  2. Abderrahmane Sissako || Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer
  3. Abshir Aden Ferro || Somalian politician
  4. Abdul Samad Isyaku Rabiu (CFR CON) || Businessman and philanthropist
  5. Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf  || Somalia Judge and Attorney
  6. Abdulrazak Gurnah || Tanzanian-British novelist and academic
  7. Agnes Matilda Kalibata || President of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
  8. Alek Wek || South Sudanese-British model and designer
  9. Ann Peacock
  10. Armstrong Ume Takakang (Dr) || CEO, Nigeria’s Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI)
  11. Berhane Asfaw || Ethiopian Palaeontologist 
  12. Bience Philomina Gawanas || Namibian lawyer
  13. Catherine Uju Ifejika || Lawyer and legal expert
  14. Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinal || Italian Actress
  15. Constance Connie Ferguson || Filmmaker, businesswoman
  16. Cynthia Davies CBE || CEO of the Diversifying Group
  17. Danai Jekesai || Actress
  18. Daniël Christiaan de Wet Swanepoel || South-African professor
  19. David Moinina Sengeh || Sierra-Leone Politician
  20. Debra Mallowah || Vice president for Coca-Cola’s East and Central African franchise
  21. Diébédo Francis Kéré || Architect
  22. Dr. Denis Mukwege || Pentecostal pastor and Congolese Gynaecologist
  23. Drolor Bosso Adamtey (HRM) || Suapolor, Se (Shai) Traditional Area
  24. Ebenezer Bonyah || Associate Professor
  25. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema || Biodiversity leader and lawyer
  26. Apostle Eric Nyamekye || Chairman of the Church of Pentecost
  27. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf || Former president of Liberia
  28. Emmanuel Mark Kembe || South Sudan Musician
  29. Eric Yirenkyi Danquah || Ghanaian Plant geneticist
  30. Euvin Naidoo || South African Banking Executive
  31. Femi Otedola || Nigerian Businessman and Philanthropist
  32. Folorunsho Alakija || Nigerian Businessman
  33. Fransisco Aupa Indongo || Namibian Business man and politician
  34. Fred Swaniker || Entrepreneur, Founder of Africa Leadership College
  35. Gabriel Aduda || Permanent Secretary Ministry of Petroleum Resources Nigeria
  36. Gebisa Ejeta || Ethiopian American Plant Breeder, Geneticist and Professor
  37. Dr. George Akuffo Dampare || Inspector General of Police, Ghana
  38. Gideon Boko Duma || Botswana Politician
  39. Gilbert Houngbo || Togolese Politician and Diplomat
  40. Ibukun Awosika || Chairperson, Board of Directors, First Bank of Nigeria Limited
  41. Isatou Ceesay || Gambian Activist and Social Entrepreneur
  42. Jeanette Marais || CEO, Momentum Investment
  43. Jahman Oladejo Anikulapo || Nigerian Journalist
  44. Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum || Congolese Microbiologist
  45. Jimmy Volmink || Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University
  46. Joseph Nyumah Boakai || President of Liberia
  47. Juldeh Camara || Musician
  48. Julian Kyula || Co-Founder, Board Member, and Group CEO, MoDe
  49. Jumoke Oduwole || Special Adviser to the President of Nigeria on Ease of Doing Business in
    the Office of the Vice President
  50. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkellah || Sierra Leonean Agricultural Economist, Politician

READ ALSO: Avance Media: 2023 Top 100 Most Influential African Women Revealed.

  1. Kennedy Odede || CEO, Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO)
  2. Kenneth Sharpe || Zimbabwean Businessman, Philanthropist
  3. Khairy Beshara || Egyptian Film Director
  4. Ladisias Prosper Agbesi || CEO, Lash Group
  5. Leymah Roberta Gbowee || Liberian Peace Activist
  6. Mahmood Mamdani || Ugandan Scholar
  7. Manuel Lopes Andrade (Tcheka) || Cape Verdean Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist
  8. Masenate Mohato Seeiso (HRM) || Queen of Lesotho
  9. Maud Chifamba || Academician
  10. Mensa Otabil (Dr) || Ghanaian Pastor and Motivational Speaker
  11. Mike Jocktane || Politician and Pastor of Gabonese Protestants
  12. Mo Ibrahim || Founder, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
  13. Modupe Adefeso-Olateju || Organizational Leader and Policy Expert
  14. Mogoeng Mogoeng || South African Jurist
  15. Mohamed Hag Ali Hag el Hassan || Sudanese-Italian Mathematician and Physicist
  16. Mohamed Osman Baloola || Sudanese Scientist and Inventor
  17. Monique Nsanzabaganwa (Dr) || Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission
  18. Muhammed Bulama (Dr) || Deputy Director, Multi-Media of the APC Presidential Campaign for the 2023 Presidential Elections
  19. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah || Namibian Politician
  20. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Dr) || Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
  21. Nnenna Oti (Prof) || Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Technology Owerri.
  22. Nuhu Ribadu mni || Nigerian Politician and Retired Police Officer
  23. Okello Oculi || Ugandan Novelist, Poet
  24. Ory Okolloh || Blogger, Lawyer, and Activist
  25. Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires || Cape Verdean Politician
  26. Enenche Paul (DR) || Medical Doctor, Televangelist
  27. Peter Turkson (His Eminence) || Ghanaian Prelate, Cardinal of the Catholic Church
  28. Polycarp Pengo (His Eminence) || Tanzanian Prelate, Cardinal of the Catholic Church
  29. Rachid Yazami || Moroccan Scientist, Engineer and Inventor
  30. Dr. Rajae Ghanimi || Medical Doctor
  31. Rediet Abebe || Ethiopian Computer Scientist
  32. Roberta Annan || Ghanaian Business Woman, Investor and Philanthropist
  33. Rosalia Hausiku Martins || Director, Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board
  34. Ronald Lamola || Politician and Attorney
  35. Rita Oyoku || Entrepreneur
  36. Samia Suluhu Hassan || President of Tanzania
  37. Sangu Delle (Dr) || Pan-African Entrepreneur and Investor
  38. Sherrie Silver || Choreographer
  39. Osinachi Kalu Okoro Egbu || Singer, Song Writer
  40. Sinari Bolade Daranijo || Entrepreneur
  41. Siya Kolisi || South African Rugby Player
  42. Sophia Karen Edem Ackuaku (Hon) || Managing Director, Amsos Ghana Ltd
  43. Sven Thieme || Namibian Business Man
  44. Tariye Gbadegesin || CEO, ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment
  45. Sister Theopista Namukasa || Teacher
  46. Trevor Noah || Comedian
  47. Tom Alweendo || Namibian politician
  48. Vusi Thembekwayo || Business Man, Author, Speaker
  49. Wanjira Mathai || Vice President and Regional Director for Africa, World Resources Institute Kenya
  50. Zainab Hawa Bangura || Sierra Leonean Politician and Social Activist

SEE ALSO: Avance Media List of Top 50 Bloggers in Ghana 2023.

Source: Prince Akpah | 247Hitz.Com ~ 100 Most Reputable Africans 2024

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