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TOP 20 INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN LIST
ADIPWE 2016
African Diaspora Professional
Women in Europe (ADIPWE) 2016
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African Diaspora Professional
Women in Europe (ADIPWE)
Top 20 inspirational women 2016
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ZURIIEL ODUWOLENigeria-Mauritius
INTERVIEWER, SPEAKERDreamupspeakupstandup.com
@ZurielOduwole
Young American girl of Nigerian and Mauritian heritage, Zuriel Oduwole describes herself
as ‘a proud Pan African child’. She is famous for interviewing Africa's political and business
leaders and making documentaries to show Africa in a positive light. She has spoken to
24,400 children in 11 countries on Education and its Empowerment. Zuriel wants to see
every girl in the world have access to education or a chance to accomplish their dreams.
African Diaspora Professional
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SAMANTHA ASUMADU, Ghana FILMMAKER, JOURNALIST
mediadiversified.org@WritersofColour
Samantha Asumadu is a journalist and documentary filmmaker. She is the founder of Media
Diversified, a non-profit organisation which seeks to cultivate and promote skilled writers of
colour by providing advice and contacts and by promoting content online through its own
platform. Samantha is a prominent campaigner for more diversity in the British media.
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TERHAS BERHE, EthiopiaENTREPRENEUR
brandcommsgroup.com@brandcomms
Terhas Asefaw Berhe is the MD and founder of Brand Communications, a full-service brand
and communications agency focused on building iconic African brands. She was inspired to
start her venture to give an independent perspective on Africa and the opportunity to
master the necessary brand skills to help grow African businesses and organisations,
African Diaspora Professional
Women in Europe (ADIPWE)
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LOLA OYELAYO, NigeriaDIRECTOR OF STRATEGY & UX
in/lolaoyelayo
Lola is one of the top creative tech leaders in her field .She helps organisations to re-design
their businesses and adopt a user-centric digital mindset. But she is also an advocate for
increased diversity in the tech industry. She mentors and is active in programmes focused
on increasing women and black and ethnic minorities in technology.
African Diaspora Professional
Women in Europe (ADIPWE)
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EUNICE BAGUMA BALL, UgandaENTREPRENEUR
africatbn.com@africatbn
Eunice Baguma Ball is the founder of Africa Technology Business Network (ATBN), a London-
based organisation that is creating a bridge between the UK and Africa technology
ecosystems with the aim of unlocking profitable opportunities for businesses in both
economies.
African Diaspora Professional
Women in Europe (ADIPWE)
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KIRAN YOLISWA, ZimbabweENTREPRENEUR
styledbyafrica.com@StyledByAfrica
Kiran Yoliswa is a co-founder of styledbyafrica.com, a blog turned into a thriving
ecommerce for carefully sourced, beautifully made, African fashion and lifestyle brands.
They bring the best items to a global audience with a unique design perspective and have
recently opened their first showroom in Brixton, London.
African Diaspora Professional
Women in Europe (ADIPWE)
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YASMIN BELO-OSAGIE, NigeriaENTREPRENEUR
sheleadsafrica.org@SheLeadsAfrica
Yasmin Belo-Osagie, is a co-founder of She Leads Africa, a social enterprise ensuring
women are part of Africa's growth story. With access to the latest business and
entrepreneurship news, exclusive networking events, and start-up capital, She Leads Africa
aims to be the premiere organisation for young African women looking to build and scale
strong businesses. Yasmin has been named as one of Forbes’s 20 Youngest Power Women in
Africa.
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AFUA OSEI, GhanaENTREPRENEUR
sheleadsafrica.org@SheLeadsAfrica
Afua is a Co-Founder of She Leads Africa, a social enterprise ensuring women are part of
Africa's growth story. With access to the latest business and entrepreneurship news,
exclusive networking events, and start-up capital, She Leads Africa aims to be the premiere
organisation for young African women looking to build and scale strong businesses.
Afua is also the former Miss Ghana USA advocating her platform of "Empowering and
Connecting the Next Generation of African Female Business Leaders".
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SANDRA APPIAH, GhanaTV HOST
sandraappiah.face2faceafrica.com@Ms_SandraAppiah
Sandra Appiah is the founder of Face2face Africa (F2FA), a media group that serves a
technologically interconnected generation of young people across the world who have a
shared-ancestry in Africa. She hosts the Sandra Appiah Show, seeking to engage, inform, and
inspire, the new generation of African descendants and share the inside stories of their
unique journeys.
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DR. OLA OREKUNRIN, NigeriaMEDICAL DR, ENTREPRENEUR
flyingdoctorsnigeria.com @NaijaFlyingDr
Ola Orekunrin was determined to improve the healthcare delivery system in Nigeria after
her sister died whilst on holiday in the country. She created Flying Doctors Nigeria, West
Africa’s first Air Ambulance Service. Completely physician-led, this means complex, life-
saving procedures can be carried out on the helicopter or ambulance en-route to hospital.
Ola’s vision is "to revolutionize the provision of emergency healthcare across Africa."
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CAROLE TAWEMA, BeninENTREPRENEUR
karethic.com@CaTawe
Carole Tawema is the MD and founder of Karethic which offers a range of organic cosmetics
produced with unrefined shea, made from traditional know-how of Beninese workers. Carole
wanted to introduce to the French market, the real raw shea, from Africa, which has 5x more
active ingredients than the refined products they normally get. And at the same time, give
women in her country of origin a better life with a fair-trade brand.
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BILIKISS ADEBIYI, NigeriaENTREPRENEURwecyclers.com
@bilikiss
Bilikiss Adebiyi is a social entrepreneur and founder of WeCyclers. The company offers
waste collection and recycling services in Lagos, to reduce unmanaged urban waste in low-
income neighbourhoods and provide a reliable supply of materials to the local recycling
industry.
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Women in Europe (ADIPWE)
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RACHEL BANZA, DRCENTREPRENEUR
elikya-beauty.comin/rachel-banza
Co-founder of ELIKYA BEAUTY, Rachel Banza offers quality beauty centres to multi ethnic
women, a gathering place for the cosmopolitan woman where anything is possible. She also
views aesthetics as a tool to enhance the status of women.
African Diaspora Professional
Women in Europe (ADIPWE)
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DR JULIETTE TCHUENBOU, CamerounMEDICAL DOCTOR
amaff.fr
Doctor in Gastroenterologist and oncologist, Dr Juliette Tchuenbou is also the president of
AMAFF, Association of Physicians of France (AMAFF), which aims to promote all efforts to
improve education and training of future doctors, foster collaboration, sharing of
experiences, knowledge, skills and exchanges between doctors. The members also
participate in improving the healthcare in Africa.
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CHANTAL KAMATARI, BurundiCSR MANAGER
in/chantal-kamatari@Kamatacha
Chantal Kamatari is responsible for the Corporate Social Responsibility at BNP Paribas
Fortis that include economic, social, civic, and environmental. She is also volunteer
Coordinator of Microfinance Sans Frontières, now called BenevoLab, which offers everyone
the opportunity to volunteer their skills to MicroFinance Institutions (MFI) and NGOs
working on projects with a high social and economic impact including in Africa.
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ROKHAYA DIALLO, Senegal/GambiaJOURNALIST, AUTHOR
rokhayadiallo.com@RokhayaDiallo
Rokhaya Diallo is a French journalist, writer, award-winning filmmaker and activist, for racial,
gender and religious equality. She is a BET-France host and has produced and/or directed
documentaries, TV and radio programs. She is known for her antiracist actions and
published: Racism: a guide, France Belongs to Us, France: One and Multicultural and How to
talk to kids about racism.
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LEILA BEN HASSEN, TunisiaGENERAL MANAGER
icpublications.comin/leilabenhassen
Leila Ben Hassen is the General Manager of IC Publications, one of the world's leading
sources of analysis and debate on African political and economic issues. Using a variety of
platforms and services including magazines, newsletters, electronic media and international
events, they deliver coverage on the latest developments in the region.
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MURIELLE AHOURE, Cote d’IvoireATHLETE
facebook.com/MurielleAhoure@MurielleAhoure
Murielle Ahouré is a sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. She was a double
silver medalist at the 2013 world championships in Moscow. She ran under seven seconds
for the 60 metres in February 2013, becoming the eighth fastest woman ever with her time of
6.99 seconds.
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NADÈGE OUÉDRAOGO, Burkina fasoTOP MODEL
facebook.com/nadeja.ouedraogo
Spotted on Facebook by a photograph, the young woman started to discover the world of
modelling and find that to be a good therapy for her shyness. She has received many beauty
trophies and is working with one of the top agencies in Toronto, Orange modèle
management. But she is also in touch with a top fashion creator of her country, Salif'C, and
hope this will be the beginning of a great partnership. Her dream is to wear and showcase
African creations.
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LAITICIA EYUMANE, GabonCIVIL SERVANT, CAMPAIGNER femmesexceptionnelles.com
Shot at the age of 10 in her native country, she was evacuated to France for treatment and
survived. Although this event caused her to progressively lose her sight, she has never let it
affect her. She relocated to Canada where she is a civil servant and the president of the
Gabonese Solidarity Montreal. Laiticia helps to promote globally the ’Exceptional Women’, a
network of project creators, business women, and committed women. She is also looking to
get involved with orphans in developing countries.
AFRICAN DIASPORA PROFESSIONAL WOMEN IN EUROPE
• The country mentioned in the titles of the nominees are
the country of origin but we understand they might be
holding other nationalities
• This list has been compiled using internet sources
credited at the end of this document
• The ‘@ …’ below the website of the nominees refers to
their personal or professional Twitter handles
LEXICON
AFRICAN DIASPORA PROFESSIONAL WOMEN IN EUROPE IS AN ONLINE
FORUM THAT AIMS TO:
• Celebrate the success of African Women in Europe (and in the western
world in general)
• Give visibility to those women who have achieved success in their own
way but are still unknown by the wider public
• Inspire the new generation of African Women and share ideas to fulfil
their potential
• Contribute to Africa rebranding and development by identifying
opportunities to transfer the vast amount of knowledge gained in
Europe
This forum is open to women of African Diaspora as well as to anyone
who has a passion for Africa development.
ADIPWE
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Editor: Francine Beleyi, founder of African Diaspora
Professional Women in Europe (ADIPWE) since 2011.
Francine is a bilingual, French-English, Digital
Strategist/Multimedia Journalist and the result of
three cultures: French, British & Togolese.
ABOUT US
For more information email francine@nucleusofchange.com
http://Adipwe.wordpress.com
Linkedin group http://linkd.in/1gnU25l
Facebook ADIPWE
Twitter http://twitter.com/FrancineBeleyi
To stay in touch for the 2017edition, go to http://wp.me/PSWtT-7a
For further information visit francinebeleyi.com
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http://www.burkina24.com
http://femmesexceptionnelles.com
http://www.afrik.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/
https://www.linkedin.com
http://www.jeuneafrique.com
https://www.youtube.com
http://www.capital.fr
http://www.radiookapi.net
http://www.reconnectafrica.com
CREDITS
http://nofi.fr
http://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com
http://www.forbes.com
http://businessofeminin.com
http://www.lionessesofafrica.com
http://www.konnectafrica.net
http://www.cnbcafrica.com
http://edition.cnn.com
http://www.thebritishblacklist.com
http://www.creativebrief.com
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