These Africans Are on TIME Magazine's Most Influential List

Nigeria's multimillionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist Tony Elumelu, physician Tunji Funsho and Nigerian-American author Tomi Adeyemi, as well as Gambian lawyer and politician Abubacarr Tambadou, Congolese microbiologist Dr Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum are all on TIME magazine's 100 most influential people list for 2020. The list recognises the activism, innovation, and achievement of the world's most influential individuals in their respective fields of human endeavour.

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Nigeria's multimillionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist Tony Elumelu, physician Tunji Funsho and Nigerian-American author Tomi Adeyemi, as well as Gambian lawyer and politician Abubacarr Tambadou, Congolese microbiologist Dr Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum are all on TIME magazine's 100 most influential people list for 2020.

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