La liste des 40 célébrités les plus influentes en Afrique selon Forbes Magazine regroupe cette année des acteurs célèbres, des auteurs, des artistes de musique, producteurs, de mannequins, de célébrités de télévision et certains athlètes, issus de toute l’Afrique.
Selon Forbes, ci-dessous les 40 célébrités les plus puissantes et les plus influentes d’Afrique .
Top 40 des célébrités les plus puissantes et influentes en Afrique.
Chinua Achebe, 80, Novelist (Nigeria)
Youssou N’dour, 51, Musician (Senegal)
Didier Drogba, 33, Footballer (Cote D’Voire)
Angelique Kidjoe, 51, Musician (Benin Republic)
Akon, 38, Musician (Senegal)
Wole Soyinka, 77, Playwright (Nigeria)
Salif Keita, 62, Musician (Mali)
Yvonne Chaka Chaka, 46, (South African)
Oumou Sang, 43, Musician (Mali)
Femi Kuti, 49, Musician (Nigerian)
Toumani Diabaté, Musician (Malian)
Oliver Mtukudzi, 59, Musician (Zimbabwean)
Haile Gebrselassie, 38, Athlete (Ethiopian)
Khaled Hadj Ibrahim, 51, Musician (Algerian)
Samuel Eto’o, 30, Soccer Player (Cameroonian)
Alek Wek, 34, Supermodel (Sudanese)
Liya Kebede, 33, Supermodel (Ethiopian)
Dobet Gnahoré, 29, Musician (Ivorian)
Genevieve Nnaji, 32, Actress (Nigerian)
Koffi Olomidé, 55, Musician (Congolese)
Neill Blomkamp, 32, Movie Director (South African)
Souad Massi, 39, Musician (Algerian)
Baaba Maal, 58, Musician (Senegalese)
Hugh Masekela, 72, Musician (South African)
K’Naan, 33, Rapper (Somali)
Amadou and Mariam, Musicians (Malian)
Awilo Longomba, Musician (Congolese)
Eric Wainaina, 38, Musician (Kenyan)
Binyavanga Wainaina, 40, Author (Kenya)
Ngugi Wa Thiongo, 73, Author (Kenya)
Freshlyground, Musicians (South Africa)
Chimamanda Adichie, 34, Writer (Nigeria)
Rokia Traoré, 37, Musician (Mali)
Tuface Idibia, 36, Musician (Nigeria)
P-Square, 29, Musicians (Nigeria)
Don Jazzy, 30, Music Producer (Nigeria)
D’Banj, 31, Musician (Nigeria)
Nneka, 31, Musician (Nigeria)
Asa, 29, Musician (Nigeria)
Patricia Amira, 33, TV Personality (Kenya)
