29. Sangu Delle, Ghanaian – (African Development Initiative)
An author and entrepreneur, he graduated from Harvard with highest Honors in African Studies and Economics and an MBA. His enterprising spirit has earned him the Thomas Hoopes Prize, the reverend Peter Gomes prize for Citizenship and Leadership and the Philippe Wamba Prize. In 2011, he was nominated by esteemed Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and selected by Fortnight Journal as one of the promising leaders of the Millennial Generation. In 2005, he was featured in Time Magazine as one of 25 future world leaders and in 2014 by Forbes as one of the 30 most Promising Young Entrepreneurs in Africa. Sangu is the founder and executive president of the African Development Initiative, a social entrepreneurial organisation dedicated to investing in opportunities to improve the health, education and economies of communities in low-recourse settings.
30. Israella Kafui Mansu, Ghanaian – (Mansuki Ghana)
The founder and CEO of Mansuki Ghana limited, a company that produces cosmetics from local products. At a very young age, she was distinguished with special recognition from the president and awards from South Africa and Sweden. She now employs lots of young people and exports her products to Europe, America and Asia, including other countries in Africa.
31. Ato Ulzen-Appiah, Ghanaian – (GhanaThink Foundation)
The co-founder and director of the GhanaThink Foundation a Ghanaian think tank and NGO involved in human resource development across the country. BarCamp, JuniorCamp, Kumasi Konnect, DiasporaCamp are some of the platforms his organisation uses to create personal, entrepreneurship and career development through the country. He is an MIT and Stanford University graduate and loves technology to its bit. He has on recent times made it to Davos, representing Ghana at the World Economic Forum.
32. Jennifer Jemedafe (Jaytech Global Concepts Limited)
30 – year old Jennifer Jemedafe is the Chief Executive Officer of Jaytech Global Concepts Limited, a social media management company. Her Passion: ‘I discovered that I had a flair for using social media for business purposes. I learned from my mentors you could turn whatever you had a passion for into a business. It doesn’t have to be the biggest thing or something everyone is doing. As long as your chosen business was adding value to society, you would eventually make money out of it.’
33. Kasope Ladipo-Ajai (Founder, OmoAlata)
Ladipo-Ajai, 29, is a co-founder of OmoAlata – a Nigerian brand that processes and packages local Nigerian spices and peppers. Its flagship OmoAlata Peppermix which is a blend of fresh organic tomatoes, onions and peppers has been favorably received in the Nigerian market. Kasope Ladipo-Ajai was the winner of the 2015 She Leads Africa Pitch competition.
34. Audullahi Saheed Mosadoluwa , Nigerian – BMTC Group
Audullahi Saheed Mosadoluwa, 37, is the founder of BMTC Group, a group of companies based in Nigeria, Dubai and Europe. He became the first black man appointed to the Board of the Prestigious RMA (Ras Khaimah Movers Association) in 2011. Audullahi holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree (2nd Class Honors Upper Division) in Criminology of the University Of Sharjah. He is a fellow of the Institute of Directors (Dubai Maloum) U.A.E. He holds also a 2003 Advance Diploma of the Aviation Training International (ATI) and also Air Travel Management from the Dubai College of Aviation.
With over 14 years experience in the Freight Logistics/Transportation industry and 9 years in Air & Sea Freight Chartering Business, Audullahi has vast experience in international trading facilitating and that has enabled BMTC Group to diversify to other business like importation of Base Oil, Lubricants, Oil and other commodities while the company exports Charcoal from Nigeria to anywhere in the World. As the CEO of BMTC Group, his wherewithal in strategic planning and implementation is the lubricant greasing the company’s wheel of success. He constantly develops various products for the company for presentations at annual conferences organized by International organizations that BMTC is a member of. Also, he markets and promotes the company’s services at seminars, conferences and other fora organized by various International Organizations such as OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International), AAR (Asia Association of Removers), FIATA (International Federation of Freight Forwarders), IATA (International Air Transportation Association), and AMSA (American Moving & Storage Association) amongst others. Moreover, in ensuring stability and growth, Audullahi directs the company’s revenue – producing activities and programs, and has primary responsibility for developing and expanding the company’s revenue base by developing new revenue initiatives, improving existing programs and activities, and recommending new policies or changes to existing policies that would improve revenue performance and the company’s services. He further plans, recommends, initiates and directs the implementation of new revenue-producing initiatives, including improvements in the financial and operating performance of existing businesses and management programs. Audullahi is also the founder of Ibile Peaceful Assembly, a civil and political organization with focus on empowerment, capacity building and liberation of the masses.
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