“Powerful, Rich, Record Breakers” – Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Don Jazzy, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, P-Square, Aliko Dangote make New African Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Africans List

A round of applause for the 100 Most Influential Africans.

New Africa Magazine recently unveiled its 2013 list of the most powerful people in Africa.

Nigeria leads the way as the country which has the highest number of influential figures, taking up a whopping 23% of the list with an incredibly wide spread over all categories, as well as dominating the business scene. Next is South Africa, taking up 22% of the list

According to press release sent out, the list is all about “the powerful, the rich, the fastest, the first” as well as “spiritual leaders, political game changers, global superstars and a slew of sporting record breakers to rival the world’s best”.

View the Nigerians who made the list.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Arts & Culture
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Actress
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Author
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Actor
Don Jazzy, Music Producer
P-Square, Musicians

Alex Okosi

Media
Alex Okosi – Media Executive
Mo Abudu – Ebony Life TV

TB Joshua

Religion
TB Joshua, Prophet

Francisca Nneka Okeke

Science & Academia
Francisca Nneka Okeke, Scientist

Stephen Keshi

Sports
Stephen Keshi, Football Coach
Blessing Okagbare, Athlete

Zuriel Oduwole

Civil Society
Zuriel Oduwole, Filmmaker/Activist

Aliko Dangote

Business
Aliko Dangote
Adebayo Ogunlesi
Algboje Aig-Imoukhuede
Andrew Alli
Jason Njoku
Kola Aluko
Tony Elumelu
Jim Ovia

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

Politics
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Finance Minister
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Governor CBN

To view the full list of all other Africans, click here