Avant made things happen for men and women of colour in the music and film industry, in sports, in business and in politics. (Read more...)

While at Credit Suisse, Tidjane Thiam proved to the world that when it comes to excelling in a field, it will never be a matter of colour, but of expertise. (Read more...)

When billionaire owner of Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban contacted Cynt Marshall, he had one goal in mind; save his team's reputation. (Read more...)

When Kofi Annan took over the United Nations office of Secretary-General, he met the organization reeling in a state of imminent bankruptcy. (Read more...)

Burns started at the bottom of the ladder as an intern at Xerox and worked her way up to CEO. (Read more...)

Adesina began his term of office by launching the strategic High 5s: 1. Light Up and Power Africa 2. Feed Africa 3. Integrate Africa 4. Industrialize Africa 5. Improve the quality of life of the people of Africa. (Read more...)

Ebata claimed that he intended to spotlight outstanding business people, to recognize individual accomplishments, and to encourage investment opportunities in Francophone Africa. (Read more...)

In 2010, Bob Collymore became the CEO of Safaricom with the drive and desire to maintain M-Pesa as leader of mobile money business model in the world. (Read more...)

In the early 2000s, when the Tanzanian government privatized loss-making companies, Mo Dewji acquired them cheaply and made them profitable. (Read more...)

Dynamic, passionate, enthused, energetic, determined, and compassionate. These words perfectly fit the profile of Dr. Winifred Byanyima, fondly called Winnie, the lady at the helm of the United Nations program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). (Read more...)