Full List Of Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 List 2018 – (Nigeria, South Africa)
Forbes goes into search of some of the brightest young entrepreneurs, leaders and billionaires of tomorrow every year to be featured in its 30 Under 30 list across the world.
Forbes Africa, in its 2018 Forbes under 30 list, and for the first time, had over 90 young individuals in the continent across three industries covering
- Business,
- Technology and
- Creative in the list.
In this article, is the list of the 30 Forbes Under 30 list of 2018.
Music stars such as Wizkid, Davido, Sarkodie, Nasty C, Cassper Nyovest, Falz, Yemi Alade also made the list.
BN Alum and founder of AsoEbiBella Ink Eze, Kene Rapu, Gozie Coker of Coker Creative, and Bidemi Zakariyau of LSF|PR were also listed.
Fashion entrepreneurs Adebayo Oke-Lawal of Orange Culture and Tania Omotayo of Ziva Lagos; beauty entrepreneurs Anita Adetola Adetoye of Anita Brows, Joyce Jacob were also named; actress Beverly Naya also made the list.
Tech Entrepreneurs like Chris Kwekowe of Slatecube, Olaoluwa Samuel-Biyi of SureRemit.
Full list of 30 Forbes Africa’s Under 30
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Technology |
Creative |
Yannick Nzonde, 29, DRC Co-founder ATI Groupe |
Rivo Mhiari, 23, South Africa Founder, Rikatec |
Thuso Mbedu, 26, South Africa. Actress. |
Leroy Mwasaru, 20, Kenya Founder, Greenpact |
Olaoluwa Samuel-Biyi, 27, Nigeria Co-founder, SureGifts. Director, SureRemit |
Maria Borges, 25, Angola. Supermodel. |
Ladipo Lawani, 29, Nigeria Founder, L&L Foods |
Isaya Yunge, 28, Tanzania Founder, SomaApps Technologies Company Limited |
Herieth Paul, 22, Tanzania. Supermodel.Eddy Kamuanga Illunga, 26, DRC. Painter. |
Emmanuel Ademola Ayilara, 29, Nigeria Founder, LanaWey Investment Limited |
Mahmood Oyewo, 26, Nigeria Co-founder, RubiQube |
Cassper Nyovest, 27, South Africa. Rapper & Entrepreneur. |
Mwiya Musokotwane, 28, Zambia Founder, Thebe Investment Management |
Kevin Lubega, 28, Uganda Founder, EzeeMoney |
Stacey Gillian Abe, 27, Uganda. Multidisciplinary Contemporary Artist. |
Nomvula Mhambi, 29, Zimbabwe Founder, Disruptive Innovation |
Berno Potgieter & Thatoyaona Marumo, 28, South Africa Founders, Domestly |
Yemi Alade, 29, Nigeria. Singer & Songwriter. |
Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed Falalu, 28, Nigeria Founder, FalGates |
Leonida Mutuku, 29, Kenya Founder, Intelipro |
Falz, 27, Nigeria. Rapper & Actor.Orapeleng Moodutle, 29, South Africa. Fashion Designer. |
Roger Boniface, 29, South Africa Founder, EDISIM |
Chris Kwekowe, 25, & Emerald Kwekowe, 21, Nigeria Founders, Slatecube |
Nomzamo Mbatha, 27, South Africa. Actress. |
Gilbert Eugene Peters, 29, Zimbabwe Founder, Spidex Media |
Phiwa Nkambule, 26, Swaziland Co-founder, Riovic |
Kwesta, 29, South Africa. Rapper & Entrepreneur. |
Sihle Ndlela, 28, South Africa Co-founder, Majozi Bros Construction |
Sunkanmi Ola, 22, Nigeria Founder, Syracuse Digital |
Davido, 25, Nigeria. Singer & Songwriter. |
Vera Shaba, 29, South Africa Founder, Shaba and Rampling; Green Building Solutions |
Perseus Mlambo, 29, Zambia Founder, Zazu Africa Limited |
Safia Elhillo, 27, Sudan. Author & Poet. |
Thomas Duncan, 28, Namiba Owner, Anticor |
Kola Olajide, 26, Nigeria Co-founder, Bridge Labs |
Joyce Jacob, 28, Nigeria. Founder: Joyce Jacob Beauty. |
Wesley Beneke, 29, South Africa Founder, WCB Construction |
Bamal Namata, 26, Cameroon Founder, Maibeta |
Shekhinah, 23, South Africa. Singer & Songwriter. |
Anita Adetola Adetoye, 26, Nigeria Founder, Anita Brows Beauty |
Nneile Nkholise, 29, South Africa Founder, iMed Tech |
Adebayo Oke-Lawal, 28, Nigeria. Fashion Designer. Founder: Orange Culture. |
Akinwande Durojaye, 28, Nigeria Founder, JustBrandIt; FixMyRide. Co-founder, FueledUp; LashBells |
Riaz Moola, 26, South Africa Founder, HyperionDev |
Wizkid, 27, Nigeria. Singer & Songwriter. |
Samuelle Dimairho, 27, Zimbabwe Co-founder, Chengetedzai Depository Company |
Leonard Stiegeler, 29, Nigeria. Co-founder, Zanda, Jumia & Director Ringer Africa AG. |
Koleka Putuma, 25, South Africa. Poet & Author. |
Joey Friedman, 26, South Africa Founder, LA Group of Companies |
Kofi Genfi & Nii Osae Osae Dade, 24, Ghana. Founders, CYST Company Limited. |
Nasty C, 21, South Africa. Rapper & Producer. |
Zuko Tisani, 25, South Africa Founder, Legazy Technology Conferencing |
Juan Pienaar, 27, South Africa. Founder, Apex Media. |
Beverly Naya, 29, Nigeria. Actress & Entrepreneur. |
Gisela van Houcke, 27, DRC Founder, Zuri Luxury Hair&Beauty |
Timothy Adeleye, 29, Nigeria. Founder, Optiweb Communications. |
Simphiwe, 27, South Africa. Visual Artist. |
Bidemi Zakariyau, 28, Nigeria Founder, LSF|PR |
Maya Horgan Famodu, 27, Nigeria. Founder, Ingressive. |
Rina Chunga-Kutama, 29, South Africa. Fashion Designer. |
Zareef Minty, 24, South Africa Founder, ZRF HoldingsFred Apaloo, 28, Ghana Founder, Villa Grace |
Abraham Omani Quaye, 28, Ghana. Founder, Farmart. |
Kemiyondo Coutinho, 28, Uganda. Playwright, Actress, Filmmaker & Entrepreneur. |
Kene Rapu, 28, Nigeria Founder, Kene Rapu |
Melvyn Lubega, 28, South Africa. Founder, GO1. |
Sarkodie, 29, Ghana. Rapper & Entrepreneur. |
Jack Mthembu, 27, South Africa Founder, First One Adventures |
Huston Malande, 28, Kenya. Founder, Skyline Design. |
Mapeseka Koetie-Nyokong, 29, South Africa. Actress & Entrepreneur. |
Reabetswe Ngwane, 25, South Africa Co-founder, KreamFields |
Cukia Kimani, 26 & Ben Myres, 25, South Africa. Founders, Nyamakop. |
Sonia Irabor, 28, Nigeria. Writer, Filmmaker & Actress. |
Anelisa Mntuyedwa, 28, South Africa Founder, Gilbert Civils |
Ink Eze, 28, Nigeria. (YAY!! BN Alum!) Founder, AsoEbiBella. |
Tony Gum, 22, South Africa. Visual Artist. |
Gozie Coker, 29, Nigeria Founder, Coker Creative |
June Syowia, 23, Kenya. Founder, Beiless Group. |
ANATII, 25, South Africa. Producer, Writer, Director & Artiste. |
Alexander Knieps, 27, South Africa Founder, Printulu |
Obinna Okwodu, 27, Nigeria. Founder, Fibre. |
Sasha Pieterse, 22, South Africa. Actress & Singer/Songwriter. |
Adam Amoussou, 27, Benin Founder, Amosconsult Group |
Abdellah Mallek, 28, Algeria. Co-founder, Sylabs. |
Tania Omotayo, 26, Nigeria. Model & Entrepreneur |
Nataliey Bitature, 28, Uganda Co-founder, Musana Carts |
Yasmine El Baggari, 25, Morocco. Founder, Voyaj. |
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Simba Mubvuma, 26, Zimbabwe. Co-founder, Lexware Inc. |