Nigerian teenage filmmaker, Zuriel Oduwole, are among 100 Most Influential African women featuring in the Forbes Afrique magazine, the African version of the influential Forbes magazine.
As the world’s most influential global business and wealth magazine, the Forbes title has led the way in identifying men and women who through their business acumen, social entrepreneurship and sometimes political position affect positively how we live our daily lives. These individuals are featured in annual or bi-annual lists in the 30, 40, and more common now – 100 “people” category.
Zuriel is described in the opening monologue of the listing, as the pearl and high point of the list, because of her storied accomplishments at such a young age.
Her first visit to Namibia was last December on a quiet vacation from working in South Africa, but it was the image of her time spent teaching basic Math and Algebra to a group of Khoi children, that caught the attention of Namibia’s youth. She returned to Namibia this February for a series of private and public events, including presenting her annual DUSUSU Award to the First Lady, Monica Geingos, at State House. Her two-day trip also included hosting a film making and film editing workshop for young Namibians as part of her mission of empowering the independence and economic viability of her generation, after listening to their views and challenges over social media.
Forbes Afrique, covering all 23 Francophone speaking countries on the African continent as well as France, Belgium, and Switzerland, has just released its bi-annual list of Africa’s 100 Most Influential women in its August 2016 edition. A very comprehensive list from more than 150 million African women on the continent, it features accomplished leaders from every field, including two African presidents from Liberia and Mauritius. Others on the list include Africa’s only female CEO and owner of a Brewery – Kenya’s Tabitha Karanja, CNN’s Celebrated Anchor Isha Sesay from Sierra Leone, South African actress Charize Theron, music powerhouse Angelique Kidjo from Benin Republic, Academy Award winner Lupita Nyogo of Kenya, and World Economic Forum African director, Tanzania’s Elsie Kanza.