Africans who made TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2021

AMERICAN news magazine TIME on Wednesday released its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world this year, with several African game-changers making the prestigious list.

These are the Africans, either born on, or with roots to the continent, who made the cut for 100 Most Influential People 2021:

1. Director-general of the World Trade Organization, Nigeria’s Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

2. Benin singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo.

3. Senegalese scholar and writer Felwine Sarr.

4. Kenyan environmental activist Phyllis Omido.

5. Ugandan-British actor Daniel Kaluuya.

6. French actor Omar Sy.

7. South African-born entrepreneur Elon Musk, who is the founding Tesla chief executive and chief engineer at SpaceX and early stage investor, chief executive and product architect of Tesla. SpaceX and its civilian crew made history with their successful launch recently.

8. Cameroonian virologist John Nkengasong.

9. Ethiopian-born entrepreneur Sara Menker. |