Nigerian stars Davido, Nse Ufot, Olugbenga Agboola, Feyikemi 'FK' Abudu, Odunayo Eweniyi, Ijeoma Oluo and Damilola Odufuwa, South African architect Sumayya Vally, Sierra Leonean politician Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Zimbabwean-born actor Regé-Jean Page and Ugandan activist Vannesa Nakate are just a few of the Africans named in 2021 Time100 Next - the list that recognises leaders of tomorrow. The annual list serves as an extension to the Time100 list, which aims to highlight "the 100 individuals who are shaping the future of their fields and defining the next generation of leadership in business, entertainment, health and science, sports, activism, and more."
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
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