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Siminalayi Fubara

Siminalayi Fubara is a Nigerian politician and accountant serving as Governor of Rivers State. He entered elected office after a career in the state public service, including service as Accountant-General, and won the governorship election in 2023.

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Omoyele Sowore

Omoyele Sowore is a Nigerian political activist and online publisher who founded Sahara Reporters and contested the 2019 and 2023 presidential elections as the African Action Congress candidate. His public career spans student and pro-democracy activism, human-rights advocacy,…

Paul Kagame

Paul Kagame is a Rwandan politician and former military commander who has served as president since 2000. His public career spans leadership of Rwandan Patriotic Front forces, senior post-1994 government offices, the presidency and multilateral roles in the African Union and…

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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.

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil El-Sisi

Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is an Egyptian politician and retired military officer who has served as president of Egypt since his first election in 2014. He began a third six-year term in April 2024 after a military career that included leadership of the armed forces and a central…

Rotimi Amaechi

Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi

Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi is a Nigerian politician and former Rivers State governor, Nigeria Governors' Forum chairman, and federal Minister of Transportation. As of August 22, 2026, the African Democratic Congress identifies him as its vice-presidential candidate on a proposed…

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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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Nentawe Yilwatda

Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda

Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda is a Nigerian engineer, academic and politician from Plateau State who has served as National Chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress since July 2025. His earlier public roles included election administration in Benue State and service as…

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Makhtar Diop

Makhtar Diop is a Senegalese economist and international-development executive who has served as Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation since March 2021. His earlier public roles include Senegal's Minister of Economy and Finance and senior World Bank…

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Tulio de Oliveira

Tulio de Oliveira is a South Africa-based bioinformatician and professor specializing in infectious-disease genomics and genomic surveillance. He directs CERI and KRISP and led collaborative scientific teams involved in identifying and reporting the SARS-CoV-2 Beta and Omicron…

Zubaida Umar

Zubaida Abubakar Umar

Zubaida Abubakar Umar is a Nigerian public servant and administrator who has led the National Emergency Management Agency, Nigeria's federal disaster-management agency, since March 2024. Her earlier public-sector work included finance and corporate-services leadership at the…

Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede

Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede is a Nigerian banker, investor and philanthropist who led Access Bank Plc from 2002 to 2013. As of 22 August 2026, he is Non-Executive Chairman of Access Holdings Plc and holds leadership roles in finance, enterprise development and philanthropy.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian economist and the seventh Director-General of the World Trade Organization. The first woman and first African to lead the WTO, she previously served twice as Nigeria's finance minister and held senior leadership roles at the World Bank.

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Segun Aina

Professor Segun Aina

Professor Segun Aina is a Nigerian computer-engineering academic and public-sector education administrator who became Registrar and Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board in July 2026. His background includes university teaching and work on ICT systems…

Joe Ajaero

Joe Ajaero, also identified by the International Labour Organization as Joe Chiaka Ajaero, is a Nigerian trade-union leader and president of the Nigeria Labour Congress. Elected to lead the Congress in February 2023, he previously worked in journalism and held senior roles in…

Balarabe Lawal

Balarabe Abbas Lawal

Balarabe Abbas Lawal is a Nigerian public servant and politician who, as of August 22, 2026, is listed as Nigeria's Minister of Environment. His career includes senior roles in Kaduna State and the federal government, with recent responsibilities in environmental governance and…

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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,…

Sam Altman

Sam Altman is a technology executive and entrepreneur who co-founded OpenAI and serves as its chief executive officer. Previously president of Y Combinator and a co-founder of Loopt, he is a prominent figure in artificial-intelligence leadership, policy and corporate governance.

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Tosin Eniolorunda

Tosin Eniolorunda is a Nigerian fintech entrepreneur who co-founded TeamApt, the company now known as Moniepoint Inc. Moniepoint most recently identified him as its Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer in June 2026.

Nuhu Ribadu

Nuhu Ribadu is a Nigerian public official and lawyer who has served as National Security Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since June 2023. He is also known for leading the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as its first executive chairman and for subsequent roles in…

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Kudirat Kekere-Ekun

Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun

Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun is a Nigerian jurist serving as Chief Justice of Nigeria. Her career has included service in the Lagos State High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court before she became substantive Chief Justice in September 2024.

Paul Biya

Paul Biya is a Cameroonian politician who has served as President of the Republic since November 6, 1982. Official sources continued to identify him as president in August 2026, following a 2025 election whose declared result was publicly contested by opposition leaders and…

Félix Tshisekedi

Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo

Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, commonly known as Félix Tshisekedi, is a Congolese politician serving as President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. First inaugurated in January 2019, he began a second five-year term in January 2024 and previously chaired the African…

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Kemi Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch is a British Conservative politician who has led the Conservative Party and served as Leader of HM Official Opposition since November 2024. She has represented North West Essex in Parliament since July 2024, having previously held senior ministerial posts.

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