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Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò | TED Speaker

Drawing on a rich cultural and personal history, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò studies philosophy of law, social and political philosophy, Marxism, and African and Africana philosophy.
Historian, philosopher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/olu_fe_mi_ta_i_wo

Kola Masha | TED Speaker

Kola Masha is the founder of Babban Gona, the first for-profit social enterprise in history to be awarded the prestigious Skoll Award, due to its financial sustainability and highly scalable impact. The organization is part-owned by the farmers they serve.
Agricultural leader
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kola_masha

Christian Happi | TED Speaker

A powerhouse of scientific leadership in Africa, Christian Happi sequences and studies the genomes of infectious diseases like Ebola, HIV and coronavirus.
Molecular biologist, genomist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/christian_happi

Kemi DaSilva-Ibru | TED Speaker

A qualified physician with more than 15 years of experience in private practice, Dr. Kemi DaSilva-Ibru dedicates her time to addressing the needs of girls and women.
Women's health specialist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kemi_dasilva_ibru

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | TED Speaker

Inspired by Nigerian history and tragedies all but forgotten by recent generations of westerners, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novels and stories are jewels in the crown of diasporan literature.
Novelist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie

'Gbenga Sesan | TED Speaker

'Gbenga Sesan empowers underserved people with information and communications technology.
Tech inclusionist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/gbenga_sesan

Achenyo Idachaba | TED Speaker

Achenyo Idachaba is the head of MitiMeth, a Nigeria-based company that makes handicrafts from aquatic weeds and other agro-waste.
Green entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/achenyo_idachaba

Amina J. Mohammed | TED Speaker

Amina J. Mohammed is the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group. Previously she served as Minister in the Nigerian government.
UN Deputy Secretary-General
https://www.ted.com/speakers/amina_j_mohammed

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | TED Speaker

A respected global economist, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's parents instilled in her the value of service to others.
Economist, international development expert
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ngozi_okonjo_iweala

Laolu Senbanjo | TED Speaker

Laolu Senbanjo's motto is: “Everything is my canvas.”
Artist, musician, lawyer, activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/laolu_senbanjo

Newton Aduaka | TED Speaker

Newton Aduaka's award-winning Ezra, told through the eyes of a young boy in Sierra Leone, illuminates one of the most harrowing consequences of war: the recruitment of child soldiers.
Filmmaker
https://www.ted.com/speakers/newton_aduaka

Temie Giwa-Tubosun | TED Speaker

Temie Giwa-Tubosun is saving lives, one bag of blood at a time.
Entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/temie_giwa_tubosun

Zachariah Mampilly | TED Speaker

Zachariah Mampilly is an expert on the politics of both violent and non-violent resistance.
Political scientist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/zachariah_mampilly

Ken Goldberg | TED Speaker

Ken Goldberg works reflect the intersection of robotics, social media, and art.
Roboticist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ken_goldberg

Magatte Wade | TED Speaker

Magatte Wade creates jobs in Africa -- and calls attention to the obstacles to job creation on the continent.
Brand creator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/magatte_wade

Anand Giridharadas | TED Speaker

Anand Giridharadas writes about people and cultures caught amid the great forces of our time.
Writer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/anand_giridharadas

Ernest Madu | TED Speaker

Ernest Madu founded the Heart Institute of the Caribbean, a revolutionary clinic for cardiovascular diseases in Kingston, Jamaica -- revolutionary for offering first-class health care in a developing nation. His next stop: Nigeria.
Cardiologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ernest_madu

Janine di Giovanni | TED Speaker

Janine di Giovanni reports from war zones around the world.
Reporter
https://www.ted.com/speakers/janine_di_giovanni

Susan Ruffo | TED Speaker

A conservationist and former diplomat, Susan Ruffo is the senior advisor for Ocean and Climate at United Nations Foundation.
Ocean expert
https://www.ted.com/speakers/susan_ruffo

Gloria Kasang Bulus | TED Speaker

Gloria Kasang Bulus has dedicated her life to promoting environmental ethics, sustainable use of natural resources and preserving the natural environment for future generations.
Climate activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/gloria_kasang_bulus

Yasmin Green | TED Speaker

Yasmin Green is the director of research and development for Jigsaw, a unit within Alphabet Inc. focused on solving global security challenges through technology.
Geopolitical technologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/yasmin_green

Aditi Gupta | TED Speaker

Aditi Gupta uses storytelling and art to educate young girls about menstruation.
Social entrepreneur, co-founder of Menstrupedia
https://www.ted.com/speakers/aditi_gupta

Adeola Fayehun | TED Speaker

Adeola Fayehun combines her passion for activism with her training in journalism to tell African stories on YouTube with humor.
Journalist, satirist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/adeola_fayehun

Chris Abani | TED Speaker

Imprisoned three times by the Nigerian government, Chris Abani turned his experience into poems that Harold Pinter called "the most naked, harrowing expression of prison life and political torture imaginable." His novels include GraceLand (2004) and The Virgin of Flames (2007).
Novelist, poet
https://www.ted.com/speakers/chris_abani

Qudus Onikeku | TED Speaker

With a background as an acrobat and dancer, Qudus Onikeku is one of the preeminent Nigerian choreographers working today.
Dancer, choreographer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/qudus_onikeku

Wale Elegbede | TED Speaker

Wale Elegbede is a strategist who believes good, ethical leaders have a responsibility to bring positive change to their communities, organizations and families.
Strategist, change-maker, social justice advocate
https://www.ted.com/speakers/wale_elegbede

Somi | TED Speaker

With her lustrous voice and wide-ranging musical curiosity, Somi spins elegant vocal jazz from African legacies.
Vocalist, composer and culturist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/somi_kakoma

Luvvie Ajayi Jones | TED Speaker

Luvvie Ajayi Jones is a two-time New York Times bestselling author, podcast host and sought-after speaker who thrives at the intersection of humor, media and justice.
Author, speaker, podcast host
https://www.ted.com/speakers/luvvie_ajayi

Stephanie Busari | TED Speaker

Stephanie Busari is a journalist and editor at CNN International Digital.
Journalist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/stephanie_busari

Elizabeth Zion | TED Speaker

Elizabeth Zion is an 18-year-old writer, poet and student from Dublin, Ireland.
Family reunification visionary
https://www.ted.com/speakers/elizabeth_zion
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