Africa has made tremendous progress across all spheres and is now considered a hub of great talent, which is making a significant contribution to prospering the continent’s economic and social progress.

Foremag will be looking at 10 African young and smart men under 40 making it in Africa.

  • Mmusi Maimane  

 

Mmusi Maimane is the leader of South Africa’s opposition party, Democratic Alliance. At a young age, Maimane has risen through his political career to be South Africa’s opposition leader. He leads the opposition in South Africa’s National Assembly and is a beacon of hope for many aspiring young African politicians.

Aside from politics, he’s a pastor with a Master’s Degree in Theology and has a second Master’s Degree in Public Administration.

2-James Mwori

James Mworia, a Kenyan born, is the Chief Executive Officer of Centum Investments, the largest private capital firm in Eastern Africa. When he was just 30 years old, he was appointed as the CEO and MD of Centum Investment, a position he continues to hold to this day.

Mworia also holds high profile positions such as Sidian Bank Board of Directors Chairman and Nairobi Stock Exchange Board Member. He is under 40 and he’s making it.

  • Mouhamed Moustapha Fall

 

 

 

 

Mouhamed Moustapha Fall’s excellence in mathematics is admired by many in Africa. He is currently working at the African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in Senegal as the Endowed Chair in Mathematics and its applications. AIMS is funded by the Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation, and Fall focuses on Partial Differential Equations and Differential Geometry. On a continent where mathematics is considered a difficult subject, he managed to excel in computations and mathematics throughout his schooling to obtain a Ph.D.

At his young age, he has already published 30 research papers in the area of International Mathematics and Physics Journals. Fall is among the few Africans who review international mathematics journals. In addition, he is a renowned speaker at global mathematics conferences and sits on several global scientific boards.

  • William Elong

 

William Elong is a perfect example of how young people are driving innovations that are changing Africa. He is the founder of Will & Brothers and graduated with a degree at the tender age of 18. Five years later, Elong began an innovation that has played a major role in enhancing security. Using his company, Elong has come up with an IT innovation called ‘Drone Africa,’ whose aim is to increase the use of civil drones and defense tools in Cameroon to help fight terrorism.

In addition, the drones are used for mapping, media coverage, and tourism, as well as agriculture. He has embarked on a mission to raise money to become the pioneered African manufacturer of quadcopter type drones featuring high-definition cameras.

  • Billy Mawasha

 

 

Billy Mawasha is the Managing Director of Richard Bay Minerals and is a dynamic and people-focused business personality, who has strong commercial, operational, technical, and stakeholder engagement skills that add useful value to every business he leads. Mawasha is a respected South African corporate leader and is seen to be among young emerging African business leaders who have lead various key initiatives, such as enhancing workplace safety and engaging with local communities.

He is passionate about sustainable mining, development, and education. Billy has worked for various topnotch corporate entities and was recently recognized as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.

  • Edwin Bruno Shayo

 

 

 

 

Edwin Bruno Shayo is a famous Tanzanian entrepreneur, Founder, and CEO of Smart Codes Limited. He is credited for developing Tanzania’s most successful App, M-Paper, which is a platform responsible for distributing newspapers and books straight to readers via their smartphones. His innovation emerged top at the Apps Africa Awards as the Best Innovation and Education Application in Africa.

Shayo’s company, Smart codes Limited, is also well-known for helping other companies successfully manage their digital marketing strategies.

  • Alloysius Attah

Alloysius Attah is the CEO and Co-founder of Farmerline, a Ghanaian organization that is assisting small-scale farmers to become successful entrepreneurs by enabling them access to information and resources to help them boost their productivity.

Today, Farmerline is steadfast in positively impacting the lives of farmers by supporting them to be successful in their activities.

  • Simbarashe Mhuriro

Zimbabwean Simbarashe Mhuriro is the founder and managing director of Oxygen Africa, which is an investment advisory firm focusing on renewable energy development. Under his leadership, Oxygen Africa is currently spearheading the development of commercial and industrial rooftop solar projects in conjunction with a number of partners such as Old Mutual Property Zimbabwe and Minerva Risk Advisors.

With 12 years of experience in business management, Mhuriro has pioneered a set of solar PV projects that he hopes will operate commercially. Because of his role, he was named one of the 2017 honorees in the Business and Entrepreneurship Category by the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) Under 40.

  • Seun Osewa

 

Seun Osewa is a Nigerian internet mogul and Founder of Nairaland, a platform he launched in 2005.  Nairaland has a huge following both in Africa and around the world, competing in the same league with top global platforms such as Facebook, Google, and Wikipedia, among others.

Ranking among the top 1,000 most viewed sites in the world, Nairaland attracts over 1 million views each day, which has made Osewa a successful African internet sensation.

  •  Dr.Yohans Wodaje Emiru

 

Yohans Wodaje Emiru is an Ethiopian entrepreneur, CEO, and Founder of Telemed Medical Services, a firm whose mission is to enable Ethiopians access to fast, reliable, immediate and affordable healthcare services. Dr. Yohans has extensive experience in adult, maternal, and children’s health. HelloDoctor is Telemed’s flagship product that allows people to call from anywhere, anytime in search of instant healthcare services.

People from across the country use their phone to call a centralized call center where they can access numerous services such as medical consultation, ambulance dispatch or home-care booking. The leveraging of technology to improve Ethiopia’s healthcare infrastructure has earned Emiru a lot of respect and recognition. His company also has technology that allows for remote monitoring of patients with chronic conditions such as HIV and TB via mobile phones.