Good Morning Africa, today we wake up to the beautiful news of Funke Akindele’s role in the new Avengers: Infinity War. Funke is one of Nollywood’s top actresses. The news of her role as one of the Dora Milaje has left social media buzzing with excitement.
Our WCW this week is Victoria Byoma, a Ugandan lawyer with a passion for arts and craft. She was recently recognised for her contribution to changing the lives of women in Uganda thanks to her business of making products from banana fibre.
Our WCW this week is Tabitha Chawinga, Malawi’s football star currently playing for Swedish side, Kvarnsveden. She emerged the best forward at the Swedish Football award on Monday.
Our #MCM is Dr. Denis Mukwege from DRC. A gynaecological surgeon, founder of Panzi Hospital and Foundation and an advocate, raising awareness on rape survivors and how rape is used as a weapon of war.
Today we commemorate the death of Kenule ‘Ken’ Beeson Saro-Wiwa, environmental activist, writer, TV producer, who was hanged on this day in 1995 by the military dictatorship of General Sani Abacha.
Our #WCW is the founder of Tunisian centre of Social Entrepreneurship, Asma Mansour. She focuses on creating a social shift in how to solve problems not only in Tunisia but also all over the world.
Dr. Jean Bosco Kazirukanyo is the founder and managing director of the Advanced Cement Training and Projects (ATCP) Institute. He invented a new type of cement that effectively contains and recycles ecologically harmful oil spills.
Eleni Gabre-Madhin, the CEO of Eleni LLC has been instrumental in the establishment of the Commodity Exchange in Ethiopia. The success of the exchange inspired her to set up a new model of commodity exchange suitable for countries in in the developing world, and in other African countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Mozambique and Cameroon.
Our #WCW is the MD and CEO of Nigeria Communication Satellite Ltd (NIGCOMSAT), Abimbola Alale. She is the only female boss of a major satellite company in Africa, Europe and The Middle East.
Activist, politician and photojournalist Boniface Mwangi have been the face of activism in Kenya, taking part in civic protests over the excesses of the government as well as in seeking justice for the vulnerable in the country.
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