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Forbes Lists the 2014 ‘20 Young Power Women in Africa’ | Ada Osakwe, Toyosi Akerele, Amy Jadesimi & More
Forbes Magazine has released its 2014 edition of the annual ’20 Young Power Women in Africa’ list and quite a number of Nigerians made the cut.
According to Forbes, these women are “20 young, extraordinary and inspiring African women, aged 45 and under, who are making the most dramatic impact in individual African countries in the world of politics, business, technology, policy, diplomacy and media. Meet the 2014 class of the 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa: the continent’s emerging power brokers, the Amazons to watch, and the custodians of tomorrow.”
Meet the 20 young power women in Africa:
Fatima-Zahra Mansouri, Moroccan, Mayor of Marrakech
Ada Osakwe, Nigerian, Advisor to the Honorable Minister Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nigeria
Amy Jadesimi, Nigerian, Managing Director, LADOL
Naisula Lesuuda, Senator, Kenya
Amira Elmissiry, Zimbabwean, Special Assistant to the President of the African Development Bank
Rimini Makama, Nigeria, Director, Africa Practice
Afua Osei (Ghanaian) and Yasmin Belo-Osagie (Nigerian), Co-Founders, She Leads Africa
Phumzile Van Damme, South African, Member Of Parliament
Tebogo Mashego, South African, Entrepreneur
Naadiya Moosajee, South African, Co-founder, Women In Engineering
Irene Koki Mutungi, Kenyan, Pilot
Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, Nigerian, Social entrepreneur
Yvonne Khamati, Kenyan, Deputy Head of Mission at Kenya Embassy, Somalia
Kamayirese Germaine, Rwandese, State Minister for Energy and Water, Rwanda
Adiat Disu, Nigerian, Founder, African Fashion Week
Jamila Abass, Linda Kwamboka, and Susan Oguya, Kenyan, Co-founders, MFarm
Tabetha Kanengoni Malinga, Zimbabwean, Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
