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Driving a green agenda within big business: Yannick Yala Konga

Class of 2018

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Christy Chitengu: The young lawyer fighting for the rights of stateless people.

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New skills for a new nation: Meet Ismail Ombo Dumutu from South Sudan

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Luqman Jama: The Somali scholar seeking a path from poverty to peace for his nation

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My story of MRF impact: Fanidh Sanogo

Class of 2020

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My story of MRF impact: Luqman Abdukadir and Ismail Dumutu

Class of 2022

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My story of MRF impact Reem Elsayed

Class of 2018

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My story of MRF impact: Nogues Ollier

Class of 2018

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Making magic with actor Masasa Mbangeni

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Made in the fire: From civil war to civil service

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Taking the baton forward: The scholar advocating for girls' rights

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Taking the village with him

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Doctor beyond borders: In the mind of an ENT surgeon in training

Class of 2019

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Hope For Africa

Class of 2019

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True Grit: From Pharmacy to Robotics and AI

Class of 2019

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Long walk through adversity: a former child bride’s path to education

Class of 2020

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Fanidh Sanogo: Going sideways to see differently

Class of 2020

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Yohane Gadama: The need for neurology

Class of 2020

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Kadria Hassan: What happens when cities develop too quickly?

Class of 2020

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Afro-vision: the filmmaker on a mission to tell better stories about Africa

Class of 2016

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From offcuts to inputs: the entrepreneur creating a circular economy in fashion

Class of 2017

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Preaching peace: the young leader slowing down Cameroon’s civil war

Class of 2018

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The courage coach: how Rachel Nyaradzo Adams is developing deep benches of leaders in Africa

Class of 2006

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Healing first: how Tumelo Moreri is helping young Africans become leaders

Class of 2014

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Preserving African languages with linguist Ahmed Sosal

Class of 2017

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Healing Humanity with drama therapist Leané Meiring

Class of 2015

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Inventing Algorithms with tech boss Lethabo Motsoaledi

Class of 2016