Sensational music acts, DJ Cuppy, Mr Eazi, and Patoranking have made it to the 2020 Forbes Africa 30Under30 list.
According to Forbes Africa which is celebrating 6 years of the FORBES AFRICA 30 Under 30 list, the selected men and women have forged ahead with credible, creative and profound strategies to shape the future. They are the continent`s revolutionary thinkers revitalizing ideas and industries with fresh business models and innovative leadership. Over 3,000 nominations were sent in for list but only 30 names were selected.
DJ Cuppy, Mr Eazi, and Patoranking made the list but they were not the only Nigerians on the list as Tracy Batta, Olajumoke Oduwole, Swanky Jerry, Davies Okeowo, Mariam Gwadabe, and Asisat Oshoala made the list.
See the full list below:
- Bako Ambianda, 29, Cameroon
- Gift Sukez, 27, Malawi
- Thobo Khathola, 28, Botswana
- Tony Mautsu, 27, Botswana
- Uzair Essack, 27, South Africa
- Baraka Daniel Kiranga, 29, Tanzania
- Newman Tshepo Ramatokwane, 29, Botswana
- Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa, 24, Uganda
- Lloyd Harris, 23, South Africa
- DJ Cuppy, 27, Nigeria
- Mr Eazi, 28, Nigeria
- Wisdom Mawuli Parku, 26, Ghana
- Ogutu Okudo, 28, Kenya
- Patoranking, 29, Nigeria
- Tracy Batta, 29, Nigeria
- Olajumoke Oduwole , 29, Nigeria
- Paul Makaya, 26, Zimbabwe
- Anwar Bougroug, 29, Morocco
- Pieter-Steph du Toit, 27,
- Swanky Jerry, 28, Nigeria
- Nijel Amos, 26, Botswana
- Davies Okeowo, 29, Nigeria
- Maryam Gwadabe, 29, Nigeria
- Director Kit, 29, South Africa
- Sasha Vybz, 28, Uganda
- Lewis Appiagyei, 16, Ghana
- Hadeel Osman, 29, Sudan
- O`Plérou Grebet, 22, Ivory Coast
- Asisat Oshoala, 25, Nigeria
- Scilla Owusu, 23, Ghana
