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- Agnes KalibataIndependently verifiedRwandan agricultural scientist who was president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) from 2014 to 2025, previously Rwanda's Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, and founder and chair of the C4Impact advisory group.6 outcomesRwanda
- Akinwumi AdesinaSelf-reportedNigerian agricultural economist who was president of the African Development Bank Group from 2015 to 2025 and earlier Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.6 outcomesNigeria
- Aliko DangoteIndependently verifiedIndustrialist who founded and heads the Dangote Group and founded and chairs the Aliko Dangote Foundation.9 outcomes
- Alisher UsmanovDeliveredUzbek-born Russian businessman whose holding company is USM Holdings, former shareholder of Arsenal FC, and elected president of the International Fencing Federation (FIE).1 outcomesRussia
- Andrew RugasiraSelf-reportedUgandan businessman who founded Good African Coffee and wrote 'A Good African Story'.3 outcomesUganda
- Angeline MurimirwaSelf-reportedChief Executive Officer of CAMFED, the girls' education organisation working in sub-Saharan Africa, and a co-founder of the CAMFED Association.6 outcomes
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- Eleni Gabre-MadhinIndependently verifiedEthiopian economist who founded and was the first chief executive of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange.4 outcomesEthiopia
- Ellen Johnson SirleafIndependently verifiedLiberian politician and economist who was President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018 and is a 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.3 outcomes
- Elon MuskSelf-reportedBusiness executive who is chief executive officer of Tesla, Inc. and chief executive officer, chief technology officer and chairman of SpaceX.3 outcomesUnited States
- Emeka OfforPledgedNigerian businessman, chairman of the Chrome Group and founder of the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation.6 outcomesNigeria
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- Fatoumata BâDeliveredSenegalese entrepreneur and investor who founded and is executive chair of the venture capital firm Janngo Capital and was earlier a senior executive at Jumia.4 outcomesSenegal
- Folorunso AlakijaSelf-reportedNigerian businesswoman in the oil sector who founded the Rose of Sharon Foundation, a non-governmental organisation supporting widows and orphans.5 outcomesNigeria
- Fred SwanikerPledgedGhanaian-born entrepreneur who founded the African Leadership Group, including African Leadership Academy, African Leadership University and ALX.5 outcomesGhana
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- Gautam AdaniSelf-reportedIndian industrialist who is the founder and chairman of the Adani Group and executive chairman of Adani Enterprises Ltd and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.2 outcomesIndia
- Githinji GitahiSelf-reportedKenyan physician and Group Chief Executive Officer of Amref Health Africa.3 outcomesKenya
- Glenda GraySelf-reportedSouth African HIV and vaccine researcher who was President and CEO of the South African Medical Research Council for two terms ending in 2024 and chairs the GARDP board.4 outcomesSouth Africa
- Graça MachelDeliveredMozambican former Minister of Education who founded the Graça Machel Trust and led a UN assessment of the impact of armed conflict on children.8 outcomesMozambique
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- Jacinda ArdernSelf-reportedNew Zealand politician who was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 26 October 2017 to 25 January 2023 and is Patron of the Christchurch Call.1 outcomesNew Zealand
- James MwangiIndependently verifiedBanker who is Group Managing Director and CEO of Equity Group Holdings and Executive Chairman of Equity Group Foundation.8 outcomes
- Jane Ruth AcengDeliveredUgandan physician and politician who was Uganda's Minister of Health until June 2026 and is now Government Chief Whip.2 outcomesUganda
- Jean KaseyaPledgedCongolese medical doctor who is Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).3 outcomesDR Congo
- Jennifer RiriaSelf-reportedKenyan microfinance executive who led Kenya Women Finance Trust (KWFT) from 1991 and became group chief executive of Kenya Women Holding.3 outcomesKenya
- Johann RupertPledgedSouth African businessman who chairs the luxury group Compagnie Financière Richemont and the investment company Remgro.4 outcomesSouth Africa
- Juliana RotichSelf-reportedKenyan technologist who co-founded the crowdsourcing platform Ushahidi and the connectivity company BRCK.5 outcomesKenya
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- Kennedy OdedeIndependently verifiedFounder and Chief Executive Officer of Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO), a community organisation that began in Kibera, Nairobi.6 outcomes
- Kwabena Frimpong-BoatengSelf-reportedGhanaian cardiothoracic surgeon who founded the National Cardiothoracic Centre at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and later served as Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.3 outcomesGhana
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- Magdi YacoubSelf-reportedEgyptian-born cardiothoracic surgeon, emeritus professor at Imperial College London, and founder of the Aswan Heart Centre and the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation.4 outcomesEgypt
- Makhtar DiopSelf-reportedSenegalese economist who is Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and a former Minister of Economy and Finance of Senegal.4 outcomesSenegal
- Manu ChandariaDeliveredKenyan industrialist associated with the Comcraft Group who chairs the Chandaria Foundation.4 outcomesKenya
- Mo IbrahimIndependently verifiedTelecommunications entrepreneur who founded Celtel and founded and chairs the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, an African governance organisation.5 outcomes
- Mohammed DewjiPledgedBusinessman who is President of MeTL Group, a former Member of Parliament for Singida in Tanzania, and founder of the Mo Dewji Foundation.7 outcomesTanzania
- Muhammad Ali PateSelf-reportedNigerian physician serving as Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria.8 outcomesNigeria
- Mwele Ntuli MalecelaSelf-reportedTanzanian medical scientist who led Tanzania's lymphatic filariasis elimination programme, headed the National Institute for Medical Research, and directed WHO's neglected tropical diseases department until her death in 2022.3 outcomesTanzania
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- Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaIndependently verifiedNigerian economist who has served as Director-General of the World Trade Organization since 1 March 2021, and who was previously Nigeria's Finance Minister and a World Bank Managing Director.1 outcomesNigeria
- Nicky OppenheimerPledgedSouth African businessman and conservationist who chairs Oppenheimer Generations and formerly chaired the De Beers Group.3 outcomesSouth Africa
- Noerine KaleebaDeliveredUgandan HIV/AIDS activist who co-founded The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) in 1987 and later worked as an adviser at UNAIDS.3 outcomesUganda
- Nzambi MateeSelf-reportedKenyan materials engineer who founded Gjenge Makers, which makes building materials from plastic waste.4 outcomesKenya
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- Patrice MotsepePledgedMining businessman who founded and is executive chairman of African Rainbow Minerals, co-founded the Motsepe Foundation and is President of the Confederation of African Football.5 outcomes
- Patrick AwuahSelf-reportedGhanaian education entrepreneur who founded Ashesi University in Ghana and serves as its president.4 outcomesGhana
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- Rakesh RajaniIndependently verifiedTanzania-based civil society leader who founded Twaweza East Africa and Uwezo and was founding Executive Director of HakiElimu.3 outcomesTanzania
- Roman AbramovichPledgedRussian-born businessman, former owner of Chelsea Football Club (2003-2022) and former governor of Russia's Chukotka region, with shareholdings in Evraz and Norilsk Nickel.1 outcomesRussia
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- Salim S. Abdool KarimSelf-reportedEpidemiologist who directs the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) and chaired South Africa's Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19.3 outcomesSouth Africa
- Sam Bankman-FriedIndependently verifiedFormer cryptocurrency executive who co-founded Alameda Research and founded and led the FTX exchange, and who was convicted of fraud and conspiracy offences in 2023.2 outcomesUnited States
- Strive MasiyiwaSelf-reportedTelecommunications and technology entrepreneur who founded Econet Wireless and co-founded the Higherlife Foundation with Tsitsi Masiyiwa.6 outcomes
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- Taddy BlecherSelf-reportedSouth African education entrepreneur who co-founded and leads the Maharishi Invincibility Institute and chairs the Department of Basic Education's E3 initiative.3 outcomesSouth Africa
- Theophilus Yakubu DanjumaPledgedRetired Nigerian Army general and businessman who founded the TY Danjuma Foundation, a grant-making foundation in Nigeria.12 outcomesNigeria
- Tony ElumeluIndependently verifiedBanker and investor who chairs Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa and founded the Tony Elumelu Foundation.7 outcomes
- Toyin SarakiSelf-reportedNigerian philanthropist who founded the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, a maternal, newborn and child health organisation.8 outcomesNigeria
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