Speakers
71 entries, A–Z.
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- Ace MagashuleReportedSouth African politician, former Premier of the Free State and former ANC Secretary-General, now leader of the African Congress for Transformation (ACT), who is on trial in the R255 million Free State asbestos audit tender case.
It's really a waste of time. I don't even know who the witnesses are.
South Africa - Aden DualeReportedKenyan politician serving as Cabinet Secretary for Health.
remains a key pillar of Kenya's Universal Health Coverage agenda
Kenya - Agnes KalibataReportedRwandan agricultural scientist who was president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) from 2014 to 2025, previously Rwanda's Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, and founder and chair of the C4Impact advisory group.
The comprehensive Mathematica evaluation raised sustainability questions over the VBA model.
Rwanda - Ali DarassaReportedCentral African armed-group leader who founded the Unité pour la Paix en Centrafrique (UPC).
I declare before national and international opinion that our commitment is sincere and total, with no turning back
Central African Republic - Aliko DangoteReportedIndustrialist who founded and heads the Dangote Group and founded and chairs the Aliko Dangote Foundation.
It is time to make strategic investments in interventions to eliminate malnutrition in Nigeria.
- Alisher UsmanovReportedUzbek-born Russian businessman whose holding company is USM Holdings, former shareholder of Arsenal FC, and elected president of the International Fencing Federation (FIE).
As is well known, I am still subject to unjustified restrictions, which I am currently challenging in court
Russia - Andrew RugasiraReportedUgandan businessman who founded Good African Coffee and wrote 'A Good African Story'.
The most important thing is just don't give up,
Uganda - Anita AmongReportedUgandan politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda until May 2026.
I take this opportunity to thank the Almighty God for the gift of life and freedom
Uganda
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- Cassiel Ato ForsonVerified primaryGhanaian politician and Member of Parliament serving as Minister for Finance.
Public debt reduced from GH¢726.7 billion as at end-December 2024 to GH¢613 billion as at end-June 2025.
Ghana - Corneille NangaaReportedCongolese politician who leads the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) and formerly presided over the DRC's National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI).
This nauseating judicial saga reinforces our struggle for democratic normality in Congo.
DR Congo
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- Edwin SifunaReportedKenyan politician serving as Senator for Nairobi County.
I'm not one to run away from responsibility.
Kenya - Eleni Gabre-MadhinReportedEthiopian economist who founded and was the first chief executive of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange.
The biggest unanticipated challenge was managing the fear factor.
Ethiopia - Ellen Johnson SirleafReportedLiberian politician and economist who was President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018 and is a 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
We concentrated on building institutions, getting laws, getting our public financial management law passed
- Elon MuskReportedBusiness executive who is chief executive officer of Tesla, Inc. and chief executive officer, chief technology officer and chairman of SpaceX.
This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI's mission
United States - Emeka OfforReportedNigerian businessman, chairman of the Chrome Group and founder of the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation.
Helping mothers and babies survive and thrive is among the greatest investments we can make in Nigeria's future.
Nigeria - Enoch GodongwanaReportedSouth African politician serving as Minister of Finance.
32 people have been arrested. What more do we want?
South Africa - Eugene WamalwaReportedKenyan politician who leads the Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) and is a 2027 presidential aspirant within the United Opposition.
Let me be clear: We in the opposition are not fighting over a party name.
Kenya
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- Fatoumata BâReportedSenegalese entrepreneur and investor who founded and is executive chair of the venture capital firm Janngo Capital and was earlier a senior executive at Jumia.
gender equality is both a moral case and a business case
Senegal - Ferdinand WaitituReportedKenyan politician who served as Governor of Kiambu County from 2017 until his removal from office in January 2020.
The applicant is apprehensive about the time it will take to hear and determine the appeal.
Kenya - Folorunso AlakijaReportedNigerian businesswoman in the oil sector who founded the Rose of Sharon Foundation, a non-governmental organisation supporting widows and orphans.
Since we started 11 years ago, we have directly touched the lives of 3500 widows
Nigeria - Fred SwanikerReportedGhanaian-born entrepreneur who founded the African Leadership Group, including African Leadership Academy, African Leadership University and ALX.
I realized that there's no way that I could, in my lifetime, solve any one of those issues.
Ghana
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- Gabriel Jok RiakReportedSouth Sudanese army general who commanded the SPLA's Sector One and served as Chief of Defence Forces from 2018 to 2020.
I am now the most relieved, happiest; and a normal citizen of this beloved country
South Sudan - Gautam AdaniReportedIndian industrialist who is the founder and chairman of the Adani Group and executive chairman of Adani Enterprises Ltd and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.
Throughout this challenging period, our faith in truth, fairness and the rule of law remained unwavering
India - George ElombiVerified primaryCameroonian lawyer who has been President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) since October 2025, after almost three decades at the bank.
Egypt and Afreximbank share a common vision to accelerate Africa's economic development.
Cameroon - Glenda GrayReportedSouth African HIV and vaccine researcher who was President and CEO of the South African Medical Research Council for two terms ending in 2024 and chairs the GARDP board.
We're able to say that this vaccine protected health workers against death.
South Africa
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- Imtiaz SoolimanReportedMedical doctor who founded and leads the Gift of the Givers Foundation, a South African disaster-response and humanitarian NGO.
I look at it from the humanitarian point of view
South Africa - Irungu Kang'ataReportedKenyan lawyer and politician who has been Governor of Murang'a County since August 2022 and previously served as Senator for Murang'a and MP for Kiharu.
Yes, corruption was decentralized. But the problem remains both at the national and county levels.
Kenya
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- Jacinda ArdernReportedNew Zealand politician who was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 26 October 2017 to 25 January 2023 and is Patron of the Christchurch Call.
I believe in Chris wholeheartedly.
New Zealand - James MwangiReportedBanker who is Group Managing Director and CEO of Equity Group Holdings and Executive Chairman of Equity Group Foundation.
An opportunity can open a door, but it is the choices you make
- Jane Ruth AcengReportedUgandan physician and politician who was Uganda's Minister of Health until June 2026 and is now Government Chief Whip.
Uganda is now free of active Ebola transmission.
Uganda - Jean KaseyaVerified primaryCongolese medical doctor who is Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
Africa CDC welcomes this continued partnership with Bavarian Nordic in responding to the ongoing mpox outbreak.
DR Congo - Jennifer RiriaReportedKenyan microfinance executive who led Kenya Women Finance Trust (KWFT) from 1991 and became group chief executive of Kenya Women Holding.
The African woman holds the sky in her hands.
Kenya - Johann RupertReportedSouth African businessman who chairs the luxury group Compagnie Financière Richemont and the investment company Remgro.
the institutional capacity to do this
South Africa - John MbadiReportedKenyan politician serving as Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning.
Only by the time you activate the phone is when you pay 25% excise duty.
Kenya
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- Kalonzo MusyokaReportedKenyan opposition politician and leader of the Wiper Patriotic Front party.
Reject Finance Bill 2026/27 as it is, as it is going to quietly introduce leases
Kenya - Kipchumba MurkomenReportedKenyan politician and advocate serving as Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration.
I cannot utter statements that are not supported by the Constitution and the law.
Kenya - Kwabena Frimpong-BoatengReportedGhanaian cardiothoracic surgeon who founded the National Cardiothoracic Centre at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and later served as Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.
the poverty gap is a technology gap.
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- Makhtar DiopVerified primarySenegalese economist who is Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and a former Minister of Economy and Finance of Senegal.
We're poised to unlock the full potential of the private sector to create jobs
Senegal - Manu ChandariaReportedKenyan industrialist associated with the Comcraft Group who chairs the Chandaria Foundation.
Without creation of wealth there is no way the country will go anywhere.
Kenya - Martha KaruaReportedKenyan politician who leads the People's Liberation Party and seeks the United Opposition's 2027 presidential ticket.
The only thing I will not do is be a running mate. That one I say.
Kenya - Michael JosephReportedFounding chief executive of Safaricom who chaired the board of Kenya Airways PLC from 2016 to 2025.
I was definitely not forced out.
Kenya - Mo IbrahimReportedTelecommunications entrepreneur who founded Celtel and founded and chairs the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, an African governance organisation.
I started as an academic, then I became an engineer and a manager
- Mohamed Sa'id AtomReportedSomali militia figure from Galgala whom the UN Somalia sanctions committee listed in 2010 and removed from its list in December 2014; he remains on the US SDN List.
peaceful means and understanding
Somalia - Mohammed DewjiVerified primaryBusinessman who is President of MeTL Group, a former Member of Parliament for Singida in Tanzania, and founder of the Mo Dewji Foundation.
I plan to donate well above half my net worth
Tanzania - Muhammad Ali PateReportedNigerian physician serving as Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria.
Over 15,000 community health workers have been recruited.
Nigeria - Musalia MudavadiReportedKenyan politician serving as Prime Cabinet Secretary.
Those beating drums of disunity and spreading ethnicity are enemies of democracy.
Kenya
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- Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaVerified primaryNigerian economist who has served as Director-General of the World Trade Organization since 1 March 2021, and who was previously Nigeria's Finance Minister and a World Bank Managing Director.
We cannot deny the scale of the problems confronting the world today
Nigeria - Nicky OppenheimerReportedSouth African businessman and conservationist who chairs Oppenheimer Generations and formerly chaired the De Beers Group.
We have faith in our collective ability to overcome this challenge
South Africa - Noerine KaleebaReportedUgandan HIV/AIDS activist who co-founded The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) in 1987 and later worked as an adviser at UNAIDS.
Working for TASO yielded immediate visible results.
Uganda - Nzambi MateeReportedKenyan materials engineer who founded Gjenge Makers, which makes building materials from plastic waste.
Plastic still has value,
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- Papa Madiaw NdiayeVerified primarySenegalese private equity executive who founded AFIG Funds and has chaired Ecobank Transnational Incorporated since June 2024.
I have long admired Ecobank Group's successful development across Africa
Senegal - Patrice MotsepeReportedMining businessman who founded and is executive chairman of African Rainbow Minerals, co-founded the Motsepe Foundation and is President of the Confederation of African Football.
We are purchasing sanitisers, disinfectants, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Paul Simba AratiReportedKenyan politician who has been Governor of Kisii County since August 2022 and was previously Member of Parliament for Dagoretti North.
I have enough prove, so find something else to talk about.
Kenya - Peter ObiReportedNigerian opposition politician, former Governor of Anambra State, and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 election.
Imagine 243,000 Nigerians struggling for a N66 per litre discount in each of the NNPC petrol stations.
Nigeria
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- Rigathi GachaguaReportedKenyan opposition politician, former Deputy President and leader of the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP).
I want to laud President Uhuru for rejecting any attempts by Ruto to work with him.
Kenya - Robert KyagulanyiReportedUgandan opposition politician and president of the National Unity Platform (NUP), runner-up in the January 2026 presidential election.
At the opportune moment I will return and continue the cause
Uganda - Roman AbramovichReportedRussian-born businessman, former owner of Chelsea Football Club (2003-2022) and former governor of Russia's Chukotka region, with shareholdings in Evraz and Norilsk Nickel.
the funds, although currently frozen, remain the property of Fordstam Limited, which is wholly owned by Mr Abramovich
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- Salim S. Abdool KarimReportedEpidemiologist who directs the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) and chaired South Africa's Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19.
effective and transparent communication of science has become even more important
South Africa - Sam Bankman-FriedReportedFormer cryptocurrency executive who co-founded Alameda Research and founded and led the FTX exchange, and who was convicted of fraud and conspiracy offences in 2023.
I didn't ever try to commit fraud
United States - Sello MolokoReportedSouth African investment executive and co-founder of Thesele Group who chaired the boards of JSE-listed Absa Group (2022-2025) and Telkom (2019-2023).
refocus my attention on my family
South Africa - Stephen OpuniReportedFormer Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) who was tried for about seven years on 27 counts over fertiliser procurement and was acquitted and discharged in January 2025 after the Attorney-General withdrew the charges.
I was not frustrated or worried because I knew from my heart that I did nothing wrong
Ghana
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- Toyin SarakiReportedNigerian philanthropist who founded the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, a maternal, newborn and child health organisation.
A lot of people's foundations are about how much they're giving – mine is more about what we're giving.
Nigeria - Tundu LissuReportedTanzanian opposition politician and lawyer, national chairman of Chadema, on trial for treason in the High Court of Tanzania.
He is on the side of those who pray for, and will celebrate, my conviction
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- Wale EdunReportedNigerian economist and banker who served as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy from 2023 to 2026.
It has been a pleasure and privilege to serve your administration and the Renewed Hope Agenda
Nigeria - Wangari MaathaiVerified primaryKenyan environmentalist, scientist and politician who founded the Green Belt Movement and received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.
Tree planting became a natural choice to address some of the initial basic needs identified by women.
Kenya
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