Multiple Nigerians make New African Magazine 100 most influential Africans of 2023 list.
New African Magazine describes the list as one made up of diverse and inspiring group of men and women, who have demonstrated excellence, innovation, leadership, resilience, and vision in their respective domains.
They include politicians, entrepreneurs, industrialists, environmentalists, creatives, scientists, educators, sports personalities, and more.
Included in the list are Nigerian musicians Tems and Burna Boy. The Grammy winners were included in the creative category.
The Nigerian musicians aren’t the only artists on the list. South African DJ Black Coffee and and Pop star Tyla also made the list. Algerian disc jockey DJ Snake and Ethopian born Canadian megastar The Weeknd also made the list.
The New African Magazine 100 Most Influential Africans 2023 List
Politics and Public Service
William RutoIbrahima Cheikh DiongSidi Ould TahAkinwumi AdesinaNgozi Okonjo-IwealaBola TinubuMamady DoumbouyaOusmane SonkoNadia Fettah AlaouiTsitsi MasiyiwaTidjane Thiam
Business
Mohamed KandeSim TshabalalaKarim BeguirDidier AcoueteyOlugbenga AgboolaSamaila ZubairuProf. Benedict Okey OramahRalph MupitaIbrahim SagnaSimon TiemtoréJules NgankamRiham ElGizyAndré de RuyterAliko DangoteHam SerunjogiSerge EkuéBahija JallalCoura SèneBernard Koné DossonguiHassanein HiridjeeShola AkinladeJames MwangiPascal Agboyibor
Science and Academia
Anna Adeola MakanjuChao Tayiana MainaNemat Talaat ShafikIsmahane ElouafiMoungi BawendiTimnit Gebru
Environmental
James Irungu MwangiEphraim Mwepya ShitimaWanjira MathaiRashid SumailaElizabeth Maruma MremaDr Musonda Mumba
Creative
Kaouther Ben HaniaDanai GuriraNcuti GatwaBlack CoffeeTyla Laura SeethalTemilade “Tems” OpeniyiLesley LokkoMulenga KapwepweAlice DiopWanuri KahiuBassem YoussefMalenga MulendemaJadesola OsiberuEditi EffiongAli Said Alamin MandhryAbel “The Weekend” TesfayePretty YendeJulie MehretuPierre ThiamTeju ColeThebe MaguguDavid DiopBurna BoySerge Attukwei ClotteyNana Darkoa SekyiamahAïda MulunehOmoyemi AkereleMariam Issoufou KamaraVictor EkpukDJ SnakeGandhi “Maitre Gims” Djuna
Media
Claude GrunitzkyChioma NnadiEdward EnninfulAlan KasujjaWode MayaAnton HarberKhabane “Khaby” LameCharity EkezieMoses “Uncle Mo” KibonekaBranko BrkicTomiwa AladekomoMarie MbulluNicolas Pompigne-MognardDaniel AhaoussaFabrice Sawegnon
Sports
Francis NgannouFaith KipyegonThe Springboks, led by captain Siya KolisiPatrice MotsepeKelvin KiptumVictor OsmihenBiniam GirmayYassine Bounou
