Africa is one of the
continents in the world with the fastest growing economy, it is therefore no
surprise that Africa continues to produces young, vibrant entrepreneurs who are
taking the face of business and economy to another level.
Many of them are
specialising in different fields and are giving opportunities to the masses by
providing jobs and inspiring many more people to become entrepreneurs
themselves. They are impacting into the
society on a daily basis and their stories are inspiring to witness. 
SANGU DELLE (GHANA) CEO
GOLDEN PALMS INVESTMENT.
Sangu is a 28 year old
vibrant and very influential Ghanaian entrepreneur. He is the brain behind
Golden Palm Investments, Ghana. A holding company that invest in early stage
venture and growth capital financing across Africa, particularly in Real
etstate, healthcare, agribusiness and technology. The GPI has backed start-ups
such as SOLO mobile in Nigeria, mPharma in Ghana and Stawi Foods of Kenya. In
health care, he and his team have built a successful chain of hospitals in
Ghana, which they hope to expand into the region. He is a fast rising
entrepreneur with great and enviable business initiatives and passion towards
bringing about significant changes in the life of Africans.
ALLY EDHA AWADH
(TANZANIA) CEO, LAKE OIL GROUPS
Lake Group of companies
commenced operations in March 2006 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, just as an oil
marketing company. The group owns Lake Oil Limited, Lake Gas Ltd and Lake Trans
ltd, Gulf premix ltd. Lake group has also entered into cylinder manufacturing.
It is now one of the largest distributors of petroleum products in Tanzania and
exports to neighbouring countries also.
ISAAC OBOTH (UGANDA)
CEO, MEDIA 256
Media 256 started in
2010 by the 26 year old CEO. It is a successful film production company, having
risked it all by quitting university to start his own company. Orphaned at a
young age, Isaac learned early on the importance of making a living by creating
opportunities. Now, media 256 has a client list that includes Coca Cola, UNDP,
USAID, the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange, Marie Stopes International and the
African leadership network and the African leadership academy.
ADII PIENAAR (SOUTH
AFRICA) CO FOUNDER, WOOTHEMES.
He is one of the 3 co
founders of Woothemes, a company that designs and develops customized commercial
themes and plugings for WordPress. Adii built the business with a bootstrap
budget, and the company today generates over $3 million revenues from the sales
of its theme. Pienaar has since exited the company and now runs a PubicBeta, a
service that allows successful entrepreneurs to transfer knowledge to new start
ups.
UCHE PEDRO (NIGERIA)
CEO BELLANAIJA
She is a 32 year old
Nigerian Entrepreneur, who is the founder of Bellanaija, an entertainment,
fashion and lifestyle website. She is one of the most popular bloggers in
Nigeria. Her site was created in 2006, she has grown to be one of the hottest destinations
for celebrity news and fashion trends on the internet, attracting more than 10
million page views per month.