Manyika for over 20 years has given counsel to CEOs of world leading companies on product, strategy, growth, and business innovation. (Read more...)

In Dec. 2013 Medou Badang became the first non-European leader of the Cameroonian subsidiary of the multinational Orange. (Read more...)

Acha Leke has diligently constructed a vast network in Africa and connected himself to the major actors who aspire to bring growth and prosperity. (Read more...)

According to ESPN, Jordan spent $275 million to majority own the Charlotte Hornets' NBA team. According to Forbes, the team is now worth more than $1.5 billion. (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...)

A woman, black woman, foreign black woman in America as Enonchong described herself in SeedStar launched her first tech company in 1999 in the United States called AppsTech. (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...)

Akintola Williams, a centenarian, is Africa's first black certified chartered accountant. (Read more...)

Kenneth C. Frazier is the first African American President of Merck & Co., a pharmaceutical company in the Fortune 500 - America's 500 largest companies, by revenue. (Read more...)

The music icon has been able to include the profits accrued from her beauty brand's success to her fortunes, her chart-topping music career and acting roles. (Read more...)