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Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye

Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye is a Senegalese politician and former tax official who became President of Senegal in April 2024. Since July 2026, he has also chaired the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government.

Bayo Ojulari

Bashir Bayo Ojulari

Bashir Bayo Ojulari is a Nigerian energy-sector executive and the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited. Appointed in April 2025, he previously held senior positions at Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company and Renaissance Africa Energy Company.

Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu

Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu is a Nigerian lawyer, diplomat and public servant serving as Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs as of August 2026. She previously served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, ambassador to Spain and a presidential adviser on diaspora matters.

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Bill Gates

Bill Gates is a Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist who serves as chair and a board member of the Gates Foundation. His Africa-related public role is principally exercised through the foundation, which works with governments, local organizations and international partners…

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Bobi Wine

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, publicly known as Bobi Wine, is a Ugandan musician and opposition politician who leads the National Unity Platform and contested Uganda's 2021 and 2026 presidential elections.

Bola Tinubu

Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu

Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu is a Nigerian politician who has served as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria since May 29, 2023. His public career has included service in the Nigerian Senate, two terms as Governor of Lagos State, pro-democracy activity during military…

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Bosun Tijani

Bosun Tijani is Nigeria's Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. A former technology-sector executive, he co-founded and led Co-Creation Hub before joining the federal cabinet, where his portfolio includes digital-economy policy, innovation and…

Buba Marwa

Mohamed Buba Marwa

Mohamed Buba Marwa is a retired Nigerian Army brigadier general and public administrator serving as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Appointed in January 2021 and reappointed for a further five-year term in November 2025,…

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Charles Anosike

Charles Afam Anosike

Charles Afam Anosike is a Nigerian meteorological-agency executive appointed Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency in December 2023. Official NiMet and World Meteorological Organization materials also identify him as Nigeria's…

Chikwe Ihekweazu

Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu is a Nigerian physician, infectious disease epidemiologist and public-health executive. As of 22 August 2026, he serves as Executive Director of the World Health Organization's Health Emergencies Programme, following earlier leadership of Nigeria's national…

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Chris Oyakhilome

Chris Oyakhilome is a Christian religious leader identified by Christ Embassy as president of LoveWorld Inc. and Christ Embassy, and by Ofcom as the founder and president of LoveWorld Incorporated. His public work encompasses ministry leadership, religious broadcasting,…

Christian Happi

Christian Tientcha Happi

Christian Tientcha Happi is a Cameroonian molecular biologist and genomics researcher based at Redeemer's University in Nigeria. He is known for applying pathogen genomics to infectious-disease surveillance and outbreak response, including work on malaria, Ebola virus disease…

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Christopher Musa

Christopher Gwabin Musa

Christopher Gwabin Musa is a retired Nigerian Army general serving as Nigeria's Minister of Defence. He previously served as Chief of Defence Staff and held senior commands associated with military operations in north-east Nigeria and the Lake Chad region.

Christopher Piwuna

Christopher Goson Piwuna

Christopher Goson Piwuna is a Nigerian professor of medicine, consultant psychiatrist and academic union leader. He was elected president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in May 2025 and remained listed as president on the union's official website in August 2026.

Chukwuma Soludo

Charles Chukwuma Soludo

Charles Chukwuma Soludo is a Nigerian economist, professor and politician serving as Governor of Anambra State. His earlier public career included leading the Central Bank of Nigeria and holding federal economic-policy roles under President Olusegun Obasanjo.

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Cyril Ramaphosa

Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa

Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa is a South African political leader, former trade-union leader and business figure who has served as President of South Africa since 2018 and was elected by the National Assembly for a further term in 2024. He is also president of the African National…

Damilola Ogunbiyi

Damilola Ogunbiyi is a Nigerian sustainable-energy executive serving as Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Energy for All and as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All. Her work spans international energy coordination…

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Daniel Okoh

Daniel Chukwudumebi Okoh

Daniel Chukwudumebi Okoh is a Nigerian Christian cleric and the president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, an office he assumed after his election was formally validated in July 2022. Christ Holy Church International also identifies him as its Archbishop.

Dario Amodei

Dario Amodei is an artificial intelligence researcher and executive who co-founded Anthropic and was identified by the company as its chief executive officer in April 2026. He previously served as OpenAI's vice president of research, where he helped direct research and…

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David Mark

David Alechenu Bonaventure Mark

David Alechenu Bonaventure Mark is a Nigerian politician and retired Nigerian Army brigadier general who represented Benue South in the Senate from 1999 to 2019 and served as President of the Senate from 2007 to 2015. As of August 22, 2026, Nigeria's electoral commission listed…

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David Oyedepo

David Olaniyi Oyedepo

David Olaniyi Oyedepo is a Christian cleric and the Founder and President of Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners' Chapel International. His public roles also include serving as chancellor of Covenant University and Landmark University.

Demis Hassabis

Demis Hassabis is a British artificial intelligence researcher and entrepreneur who co-founded DeepMind and leads Google DeepMind as chief executive officer. His leadership in AlphaFold's protein-structure-prediction research was recognised with a share of the 2024 Nobel Prize…

Dimie Ogoina

Dimie Ogoina is a Nigerian infectious-disease physician, physician-scientist and academic administrator known for clinical research and outbreak-response work on mpox. He is Vice-Chancellor of Bayelsa Medical University and was elected chair of the World Health Organization's…

Elon Musk

Elon Reeve Musk

Elon Reeve Musk is a technology entrepreneur who leads Tesla and SpaceX and has held leadership roles in xAI. He has been Tesla's chief executive officer since 2008 and is SpaceX's founder and chief executive officer. SpaceX acquired xAI, including X, in February 2026, although…