Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Don Jazzy, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, P-Square, Aliko Dangote Make New African Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Africans List.

New Africa Magazine recently unveiled its 2013 list of the most powerful people in Africa.

Nigeria leads the way as the country with the highest number of influential figures, taking up a whopping 23% of the list with an incredibly wide spread over all categories, as well as dominating the business scene. Next is South Africa, taking up 22% of the list

According to press release sent out, the list is all about “the powerful, the rich, the fastest, the first” as well as “spiritual leaders, political game changers, global superstars and a slew of sporting record breakers to rival the world’s best”.

Arts & Culture

Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (Nollywood Actress)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Author)

Chinwetel Ejiofor (Actor)

Don Jazzy (Music Producer)

PSquare (Peter & Paul Okoye) – Musicians

Media

Alex Okosi (Media Executive)

Mo Abudu (Media Mogul, TV Host, Owner – EbonyLife TV)

Religion

Prophet TB Joshua

Science & Academia

Francisca Nneka Okeke (Scientist)

Sports

Stephen Keshi (Football Coach)

Blessing Okagbare (Athlete)

Civil Society

Zuriel Oduwole (Filmmaker/Activist)

Business

Aliko Dangote

Aliko Dangote

Adebayo Ogunlesi

Algboje Aig-Imoukhede

Jason Njoku

Kola Aluko

Tony Elumelu

Jim Ovia

Politics

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Finance Minster)

Sanusi Lamido (Governor CBN)