At age 14 and the 'youngest on the list', Nigerian Girl
Education Advocate and Film Maker Zuriel Oduwole has been named in the
inaugural list of the 100
Most Influential Young Africans, released in Accra - Ghana. She is
featured under the Entertainment and Culture category.
Alongside other young Africans under the age of 40, the list
includes Ugandan Billionaire Ashish Thakkar, South African'sRocket Scientist Siyabulel and
Political Activist Julius Malema, Kenyan's BBC News
Anchor Sophie
Ikenye and Academy Award winner Lupita Nyongo, Nigerian's Writer Chimananda Ngozi and
Music Artist Wizkid,
Ghanaian's Forbes
TV Anchor Peace
Hyde and Health Solutions Expert Byrite Asamoah, and Africa's Largest
independent Shoe Manufacturer Ethiopia's Bethlehem Alemu.
At age 10, she became the youngest person in the world to be
featured in Forbes Magazine,
at age 11, New York Business
Insider named her the Most Powerful 11 year old in the world, at
age 12, ELLE Magazine named
her one of 33 Women Who Influenced The World, and at age 13, London's New Africa Woman gave her the
Rising Star Award.
The 100 Most Influential Young Africa list was released in
tandem with major news media platforms, including a direct post with the White
House, in Washington DC.
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