Culture & Female Empowerment

The 50 Over 50 List Of Africa’s Female Powerhouses: Success At Every Age

Name Age Country Title Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka 67 South Africa Chair, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Advisory Committee on Human Rights Nolitha Fakude 55 South Africa President, Minerals Council South Africa and Group Director, Anglo-American plc Dr Helena Ndume 62 Namibia Head, Ophthalmology Department at Windhoek Central Hospital Tsitsi Dangarembga 63 Zimbabwe Author, Playwright and Filmmaker Juliet Ehimuan 50+ Nigeria Country Director, GoogleChief Justice Martha Koome Chief Justice Martha Koome 63 Kenya 15th Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya, President of the Supreme Court of Kenya Dr Victoria Kisyombe 50+ Tanzania Founder and CEO, Selfina Dr Agnes Kalibata 50+ Rwanda President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Policymaker and Agricultural Scientist Folorunso Alakija 71 Nigeria Managing Director, Rose of Sharon Group Louise Mushikiwabo 62 Rwanda Secretary General, Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie Dr Matshidiso Moeti 69 Botswana Regional Director, World Health Organization Africa| Wendy Luhabe 65 South Africa Social Entrepreneur Arunma Oteh 50+ Nigeria Chair, Royal African Society, Former Treasurer and Vice President of the World Bank Nomhle Maggie Mliswa 58 Zimbabwe CEO, Summerhill Farms Graça Machel 77 Mozambique-South Africa Founder and Chair of the Board for the Graça Machel Trust, Co-founder and Deputy Chair, The Elders Irene Charnley 62 South Africa Chair, Gibela Rail Transport Consortium Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita 62 South Africa Chair, Standard Bank Group and Standard Bank of South Africa Alda Salomão 50+ Mozambique Environmental Lawyer, Human Rights Activist, Land Specialist Olajumoke Adenowo 54 Nigeria Founder, AD Consulting Zipporah Kittony 80 Kenya Former Chairperson, Maendeleo ya Wanawake and Veteran Politician Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala 68 Nigeria Director-General, World Trade Organization Grace Onyango 98 Kenya Veteran Female Politician Dr Frannie Léautier 50+ Tanzania CEO, SouthBridge Investments Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa 52 South Africa CEO, Naspers South Africa Amina J Mohammed 61 Nigeria Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe 58 South Africa Co-Founder and CEO, Motsepe Foundation and Founder and Executive Chair, African Fashion International Connie Ferguson 52 South Africa Actress, Filmmaker and Co-Founder, Ferguson Films Wendy Ackerman 60+ South Africa Founder and Honorary Life President, Pick n Pay Stores Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim 63 South Africa President, UNESCO-TWAS, Professor in Clinical Epidemiology, Columbia University and Vice-Chancellor for African Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal Jennifer Karina 64 Kenya Board and Governance Expert, Founder and CEO, Anchor Relationship Network Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 84 Liberia First Female President of Liberia, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Flora Mutahi 50+ Kenya Founder and CEO, Melvin Marsh International Ibukun Awosika 61 Nigeria Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Chair Centre Group Lydia Nsekera 55 Burundi Chair, International Olympic Committee for Gender Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Magda Wierzycka 54 South Africa Founder and Executive Chairperson, Sygnia Judy Dlamini 63 South Africa Founder and Chairperson, Mbekani Group Dr Jennifer Riria 50+ Kenya Veteran Women’s Rights Campaigner, Founder and CEO, Echo Network Africa Catherine Wijnberg 64 South Africa Founder, Fetola Nonkululeko Gobodo 62 South Africa Co-Founder, SNG Grant Thornton Louisa Mojela 60+ South Africa Co-Founder, WIPHOLD Thuli Madonsela 60 South Africa Advocate and Professor of Law Lady Justice Joyce Aluoch 75 Kenya Former Judge of the High Court of Kenya and Presiding Judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague Wendy Appelbaum 62 South Africa Entrepreneur, Founder, DeMorgenzon Wine Estate Nokugcina Elsie Mhlophe 64 South Africa Storyteller, Writer, Playwright, Director Chileshe Kapwepwe 64 Zambia Secretary General, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Professor Glenda Gray 60 South Africa President, South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Connie Chiume 70 South Africa Actress and Filmmaker| Angélique Kidjo 62 Benin Five-Time Grammy Winner, Singer-Songwriter, Actress and Activist Rebecca Enonchong 55 Cameroon Founder and CEO, AppsTech| Yvonne Chaka Chaka 57 South Africa Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Entrepreneur and Humanitarian

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