People
228 entries, A–Z.
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- Aaron CheruiyotVerifiedKenyan politician who is Senator for Kericho County and Senate Majority Leader.Kenya
- Abdel Fattah al-BurhanVerifiedSudanese army general who is commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and head of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council.Sudan
- Abdel Rahman Juma BarkallaVerifiedSudanese major general in the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its West Darfur commander.Sudan
- Abdelrahim Hamdan DagaloVerifiedSudanese military officer who is the deputy commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).Sudan
- Abdi Ahmed MohamudVerifiedKenyan anti-corruption investigator serving as Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.Kenya
- Abdul Samad RabiuVerifiedNigerian businessman who founded BUA International Limited and chairs the Nigerian Exchange-listed BUA Cement Plc and BUA Foods Plc.Nigeria
- Abdulswamad Sheriff NassirVerifiedKenyan politician who has been Governor of Mombasa County since September 2022 and was previously Member of Parliament for Mvita.Kenya
- Abel KandihoVerifiedUgandan army officer who commanded the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence and was later appointed Chief of Joint Staff of the Uganda Police Force.Uganda
- Abu Aqla KaikalPartially verifiedSudanese commander who leads the Sudan Shield Forces, a militia fighting alongside the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), after serving in the Rapid Support Forces.Sudan
- Abu Dharr Abdul Nabi Habiballa AhmmedVerifiedSudanese businessman based in Dubai who owns and manages Capital Tap Holding LLC, which the US and UK say has financed and supplied the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).Sudan
- Ace MagashuleVerifiedSouth 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.South Africa
- Aden DualeVerifiedKenyan politician serving as Cabinet Secretary for Health.Kenya
- Adil Arshed KhawajaVerifiedNairobi-based advocate and managing partner of Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews who has chaired the board of Safaricom PLC since January 2023.
- Adjenim Boateng AdjeiVerifiedFormer Chief Executive of Ghana's Public Procurement Authority who is being prosecuted by the Office of the Special Prosecutor over contracts awarded to Talent Discovery Limited.Ghana
- Agnes KalibataVerifiedRwandan 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.Rwanda
- Agnes NandutuVerifiedUgandan politician and former journalist who served as Minister of State for Karamoja Affairs from 2021 to 2024.Uganda
- Ahmad Iman AliVerifiedKenyan national whom the UN and US designated in 2018 as the leader of al-Shabaab's Kenyan branch.Kenya
- Ahmed Abdullahi JiirVerifiedKenyan politician serving as Governor of Wajir County following the 2022 general election.Kenya
- Aigboje Aig-ImoukhuedeVerifiedNigerian banker who led Access Bank as group managing director from 2002 to 2013 and has been Non-Executive Chairman of Access Holdings Plc since March 2024.Nigeria
- Akinwumi AdesinaVerifiedNigerian agricultural economist who was president of the African Development Bank Group from 2015 to 2025 and earlier Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.Nigeria
- Al-Fateh Abdullah IdrisPartially verifiedSudanese brigadier general in the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).Sudan
- Alain-Guillaume BunyoniVerifiedBurundian former prime minister and former minister of public security.Burundi
- Algoney Hamdan DagaloVerifiedSudanese RSF officer described by sanctioning authorities as the procurement director of the Rapid Support Forces and a brother of its leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.Sudan
- Ali Ahmed KartiVerifiedSudanese politician who is Secretary-General of the Sudanese Islamic Movement and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sudan.Sudan
- Ali Ahmed Nur Jim'aleVerifiedSomali businessman based in Djibouti who was on the UN Somalia sanctions list from February 2012 until his removal in March 2014.Somalia
- Ali DarassaVerifiedCentral African armed-group leader who founded the Unité pour la Paix en Centrafrique (UPC).Central African Republic
- Alice WahomeVerifiedKenyan lawyer and politician who is Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development.Kenya
- Aliko DangoteVerifiedIndustrialist who founded and heads the Dangote Group and founded and chairs the Aliko Dangote Foundation.
- Alisher UsmanovVerifiedUzbek-born Russian businessman whose holding company is USM Holdings, former shareholder of Arsenal FC, and elected president of the International Fencing Federation (FIE).Russia
- Ally Hussein LaayVerifiedTanzanian accountant and former board chairman of Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange-listed CRDB Bank Plc who chairs CRDB Bank Congo.Tanzania
- Alou Boi DiarraPartially verifiedMalian air force officer whom Treasury identified as Chief of Staff of the Malian Air Force when it sanctioned him in 2023; the designation was lifted in 2026.Mali
- Amos LugoloobiPartially verifiedUgandan politician who has served as Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Planning) since 2021.Uganda
- Amos WakoVerifiedKenyan lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General of Kenya and later as Senator for Busia County.Kenya
- Andrew RugasiraVerifiedUgandan businessman who founded Good African Coffee and wrote 'A Good African Story'.Uganda
- Angeline MurimirwaVerifiedChief Executive Officer of CAMFED, the girls' education organisation working in sub-Saharan Africa, and a co-founder of the CAMFED Association.
- Anita AmongVerifiedUgandan politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda until May 2026.Uganda
- Ayodele FayoseVerifiedNigerian politician who served two non-consecutive terms as Governor of Ekiti State and was tried by the EFCC on money laundering and theft charges at the Federal High Court, Lagos.Nigeria
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- Benjamin Bol MelVerifiedSouth Sudanese businessman and former Vice President for the Economic Cluster of South Sudan.South Sudan
- Bereket SimonPartially verifiedEthiopian politician and founding member of the EPRDF who served as Minister of Communication Affairs from 1995 to 2012.Ethiopia
- Bertrand BisimwaPartially verifiedCongolese politician who is president of the March 23 Movement (M23), part of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC).DR Congo
- Bethlehem Tilahun AlemuVerifiedEthiopian entrepreneur who founded the footwear company soleRebels and several other consumer and finance ventures.Ethiopia
- Boni KhalwaleVerifiedKenyan physician and politician serving as Senator for Kakamega County.Kenya
- Brian MolefeVerifiedFormer Group Chief Executive of Transnet who is an accused in National Prosecuting Authority corruption prosecutions over Transnet's locomotive procurement.
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- Carole KariukiVerifiedChief executive of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and independent non-executive director of the Nairobi Securities Exchange and Equity Bank Kenya.Kenya
- Cassiel Ato ForsonVerifiedGhanaian politician and Member of Parliament serving as Minister for Finance.Ghana
- Charles MbireVerifiedUgandan investor who chairs the board of MTN Uganda Limited, listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange.Uganda
- Charles SematamaVerifiedCongolese military commander of the armed group Twirwaneho in South Kivu and former officer of the Armed Forces of the DRC.DR Congo
- Corneille NangaaVerifiedCongolese politician who leads the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) and formerly presided over the DRC's National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI).DR Congo
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- Daniel MandukuVerifiedKenyan Member of Parliament for Nyaribari Masaba and former Managing Director of the Kenya Ports Authority.Kenya
- Denny KalyalyaVerifiedZambian economist serving a second term as Governor of the Bank of Zambia, reappointed in September 2021.Zambia
- Diezani Alison-MaduekeVerifiedFormer Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources (2010-2015) who was tried on bribery charges at Southwark Crown Court, London, and acquitted by a jury in June 2026.Nigeria
- Dmitry SytiiVerifiedRussian national who directs the Russian House in Bangui and whom US, EU and UK authorities identify as a Wagner Group figure in the Central African Republic.Central African Republic
- Donald KaberukaVerifiedRwandan economist who was president of the African Development Bank Group from 2005 to 2015 and Rwanda's Minister of Finance from 1997 to 2005.Rwanda
- Douglas KanjaVerifiedKenyan police officer who has been Inspector General of the National Police Service since September 2024.Kenya
- Dudu MyeniVerifiedFormer chairperson of South African Airways who was declared a delinquent director for life by the High Court in Pretoria in 2020 and who died in June 2024 while facing Bosasa-linked corruption charges.South Africa
- Duduzile Zuma-SambudlaVerifiedSouth African politician and former uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party member of Parliament on trial in the Durban High Court on charges linked to the July 2021 unrest.South Africa
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- Ebenezer Twum AsanteVerifiedGhanaian telecoms executive, MTN Group vice president for the Southern & East Africa and Ghana region, who chairs Standard Chartered Bank Ghana and sits on the Scancom PLC (MTN Ghana) board.Ghana
- Edwin SifunaVerifiedKenyan politician serving as Senator for Nairobi County.Kenya
- Eleni Gabre-MadhinVerifiedEthiopian economist who founded and was the first chief executive of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange.Ethiopia
- Ellen Johnson SirleafVerifiedLiberian politician and economist who was President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018 and is a 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
- Elon MuskVerifiedBusiness executive who is chief executive officer of Tesla, Inc. and chief executive officer, chief technology officer and chairman of SpaceX.United States
- Emeka OfforPartially verifiedNigerian businessman, chairman of the Chrome Group and founder of the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation.Nigeria
- Emmanuel TutubaVerifiedTanzanian public finance official who has been Governor of the Bank of Tanzania since January 2023.Tanzania
- Emmerson MnangagwaVerifiedZimbabwean politician who is President of Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe
- Enoch GodongwanaVerifiedSouth African politician serving as Minister of Finance.South Africa
- Erick MutaiVerifiedKenyan politician and academic who has been Governor of Kericho County since 2022.Kenya
- Eugene WamalwaVerifiedKenyan politician who leads the Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) and is a 2027 presidential aspirant within the United Opposition.Kenya
- Evans KideroVerifiedKenyan politician and former company executive who served as the first Governor of Nairobi City County from 2013 to 2017.Kenya
- Eyob TekalignVerifiedEthiopian economist and former State Minister of Finance who has been Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia since September 2025.Ethiopia
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- Fatoumata BâVerifiedSenegalese entrepreneur and investor who founded and is executive chair of the venture capital firm Janngo Capital and was earlier a senior executive at Jumia.Senegal
- Femi OtedolaVerifiedNigerian businessman who chairs First HoldCo Plc (formerly FBN Holdings) and is one of its largest shareholders.Nigeria
- Ferdinand WaitituVerifiedKenyan politician who served as Governor of Kiambu County from 2017 until his removal from office in January 2020.Kenya
- Filipos WoldeyohannesVerifiedEritrean army officer who has served as Chief of Staff of the Eritrean Defense Forces.Eritrea
- Folorunso AlakijaPartially verifiedNigerian businesswoman in the oil sector who founded the Rose of Sharon Foundation, a non-governmental organisation supporting widows and orphans.Nigeria
- Fred SwanikerVerifiedGhanaian-born entrepreneur who founded the African Leadership Group, including African Leadership Academy, African Leadership University and ALX.Ghana
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- Gabriel Jok RiakVerifiedSouth Sudanese army general who commanded the SPLA's Sector One and served as Chief of Defence Forces from 2018 to 2020.South Sudan
- Gautam AdaniVerifiedIndian 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.India
- Gedo Hamdan AhmedVerifiedSudanese officer who commands the North Darfur section of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).Sudan
- Geoffrey RukuVerifiedKenyan politician who has been Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes since April 2025.Kenya
- George ElombiVerifiedCameroonian lawyer who has been President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) since October 2025, after almost three decades at the bank.Cameroon
- George NatembeyaVerifiedKenyan politician and former provincial administrator serving as Governor of Trans Nzoia County.Kenya
- Gertrude TorkornooVerifiedFormer Chief Justice of Ghana, suspended in April 2025 and removed on 1 September 2025 under Article 146 of the Constitution, who challenged the process before Ghanaian courts and the ECOWAS Court of Justice.Ghana
- Gideon MuriukiVerifiedKenyan banker who has been managing director and chief executive of The Co-operative Bank of Kenya since 2001.Kenya
- Githinji GitahiVerifiedKenyan physician and Group Chief Executive Officer of Amref Health Africa.Kenya
- Gladys WangaVerifiedKenyan politician who has been Governor of Homa Bay County since August 2022 and National Chairperson of the Orange Democratic Movement since 2024.Kenya
- Glenda GrayVerifiedSouth 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.South Africa
- Gloria OrwobaVerifiedKenyan politician who served as a nominated Senator for the United Democratic Alliance until her seat was declared vacant in May 2025.Kenya
- Graça MachelVerifiedMozambican former Minister of Education who founded the Graça Machel Trust and led a UN assessment of the impact of armed conflict on children.Mozambique
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- Harrison Garama KombeVerifiedKenyan politician declared elected Member of the National Assembly for Magarini Constituency in 2022, whose election was later nullified.Kenya
- Hassan JohoPartially verifiedKenyan politician who has been Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs since August 2024 and was Governor of Mombasa County from 2013 to 2022.Kenya
- Henry RotichPartially verifiedKenyan economist who served as Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and was later appointed a senior adviser in the Office of the President.Kenya
- Humphrey WattangaVerifiedKenyan finance executive who was Commissioner General of the Kenya Revenue Authority from 2023 to 2026.Kenya
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- Ike EkweremaduVerifiedFormer Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate who was convicted at the Central Criminal Court in London in March 2023 in an organ-trafficking case and sentenced to nine years and eight months.Nigeria
- Imtiaz SoolimanVerifiedMedical doctor who founded and leads the Gift of the Givers Foundation, a South African disaster-response and humanitarian NGO.South Africa
- Irungu Kang'ataVerifiedKenyan 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.Kenya
- Ishmael YamsonVerifiedGhanaian businessman and former Unilever Ghana chief executive who chairs the board of Scancom PLC (MTN Ghana), listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange.Ghana
- Ivan MaslovVerifiedRussian national identified by US, EU and UK authorities as the head of the Wagner Group in Mali.Russia
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- Jacinda ArdernVerifiedNew Zealand politician who was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 26 October 2017 to 25 January 2023 and is Patron of the Christchurch Call.New Zealand
- James Gyakye QuaysonVerifiedGhanaian member of Parliament for Assin North who was tried in the High Court on forgery, perjury and false declaration charges linked to his 2020 candidacy and acquitted in April 2025.Ghana
- James KabarebeVerifiedRwandan retired general who is Senior Defence and Security Advisor in the Office of the President of Rwanda and a former Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Rwanda
- James MwangiVerifiedBanker who is Group Managing Director and CEO of Equity Group Holdings and Executive Chairman of Equity Group Foundation.
- James P. M. NdegwaVerifiedKenyan investor and insurance professional who is the non-executive Group Chairman of Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed NCBA Group PLC.Kenya
- Jamil MukuluVerifiedUgandan national listed by the UN and US as head and commander of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), on trial in Uganda since November 2025.Uganda
- Jane Ruth AcengVerifiedUgandan physician and politician who was Uganda's Minister of Health until June 2026 and is now Government Chief Whip.Uganda
- Jean KaseyaVerifiedCongolese medical doctor who is Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).DR Congo
- Jennifer RiriaPartially verifiedKenyan microfinance executive who led Kenya Women Finance Trust (KWFT) from 1991 and became group chief executive of Kenya Women Holding.Kenya
- Jim OviaVerifiedNigerian banker who founded Zenith Bank Plc in 1990 and retired as its Group Chairman in 2026.Nigeria
- Johann RupertPartially verifiedSouth African businessman who chairs the luxury group Compagnie Financière Richemont and the investment company Remgro.South Africa
- John HlopheVerifiedFormer Judge President of the Western Cape High Court, removed from office in 2024 after a gross misconduct finding, and later an uMkhonto weSizwe Party member of Parliament whose designation to the Judicial Service Commission was set aside by the Western Cape High Court in June 2025.
- John Imani NzenzeVerifiedMilitary officer and intelligence chief of the March 23 Movement (M23) / Alliance Fleuve Congo in eastern DRC.Rwanda
- John MbadiVerifiedKenyan politician serving as Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning.Kenya
- John MuruguVerifiedKenyan banker and former Treasury and Central Bank official who chairs the board of The Co-operative Bank of Kenya.Kenya
- Johnson Pandit AsiamaVerifiedGhanaian economist who has been Governor of the Bank of Ghana since February 2025.Ghana
- Johnson SakajaPartially verifiedKenyan politician who has been Governor of Nairobi City County since August 2022.Kenya
- Joseph KinyuaVerifiedKenyan economist and former Head of the Public Service who chairs the board of Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed KCB Group PLC.Kenya
- Joshua AlabiVerifiedGhanaian academic and former Member of Parliament who has chaired the board of GCB Bank PLC since January 2025.Ghana
- Joshua DariyeVerifiedNigerian politician who was Governor of Plateau State from 1999 to 2007 and later a senator for Plateau Central, and who was convicted of criminal breach of trust in an EFCC prosecution.Nigeria
- Juliana RotichVerifiedKenyan technologist who co-founded the crowdsourcing platform Ushahidi and the connectivity company BRCK.Kenya
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- Kalonzo MusyokaVerifiedKenyan opposition politician and leader of the Wiper Patriotic Front party.Kenya
- Kamau ThuggeVerifiedKenyan economist who has been Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya since June 2023.Kenya
- Kathuri MurungiVerifiedKenyan politician serving as Senator for Meru County and Deputy Speaker of the Senate.Kenya
- Kawira MwangazaVerifiedKenyan politician who was Governor of Meru County from 2022 until her removal by Senate impeachment in August 2024, and earlier Member of the National Assembly for Meru County.Kenya
- Keli GadzekpoVerifiedGhanaian financial-services executive who co-founded the Databank Group and chairs the Ghana Stock Exchange-listed Enterprise Group PLC.Ghana
- Kellen KariukiVerifiedKenyan accountant and banker who chairs the board of Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited.Kenya
- Ken Ofori-AttaVerifiedFormer Minister of Finance of Ghana (2017–2024) who faces corruption-related charges brought by the Office of the Special Prosecutor at the High Court in Accra and is the subject of extradition proceedings in the United States.Ghana
- Kennedy OdedeVerifiedFounder and Chief Executive Officer of Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO), a community organisation that began in Kibera, Nairobi.
- Kipchumba MurkomenVerifiedKenyan politician and advocate serving as Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration.Kenya
- Kiprono KittonyVerifiedKenyan businessman who chairs the board of Kenya Airways PLC and previously chaired the Nairobi Securities Exchange.Kenya
- Kudakwashe TagwireiVerifiedZimbabwean businessman and politician who is Minister of Economic Development and Investment Promotion and founder of Sakunda Holdings.Zimbabwe
- Kwabena Frimpong-BoatengVerifiedGhanaian cardiothoracic surgeon who founded the National Cardiothoracic Centre at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and later served as Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.Ghana
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- Laila MachariaVerifiedKenyan lawyer and investor who is vice-chairperson of Centum Investment Company PLC and a non-executive director of Absa Bank Kenya PLC.Kenya
- Ledama OlekinaVerifiedKenyan politician serving as Senator for Narok County.Kenya
- Lillian OmolloVerifiedFormer Kenyan Principal Secretary for Youth (Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs).Kenya
- Linus GitahiVerifiedKenyan executive who chairs the board of Diamond Trust Bank Kenya and was formerly chief executive of Nation Media Group.Kenya
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- Magdi YacoubVerifiedEgyptian-born cardiothoracic surgeon, emeritus professor at Imperial College London, and founder of the Aswan Heart Centre and the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation.Egypt
- Makhtar DiopVerifiedSenegalese economist who is Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and a former Minister of Economy and Finance of Senegal.Senegal
- Malek Reuben Riak RenguVerifiedSouth Sudanese lieutenant general who served as Deputy Chief of Defence Force and Inspector General of the SPLA.South Sudan
- Mamo MihretuVerifiedEthiopian lawyer and economic policy official who was Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia from January 2023 to September 2025.Ethiopia
- Manu ChandariaVerifiedKenyan industrialist associated with the Comcraft Group who chairs the Chandaria Foundation.Kenya
- Margaret Nyakang'oVerifiedKenyan accountant serving as Controller of Budget of the Republic of Kenya.Kenya
- Martha KaruaVerifiedKenyan politician who leads the People's Liberation Party and seeks the United Opposition's 2027 presidential ticket.Kenya
- Martin Oduor-OtienoVerifiedKenyan banker and former KCB Group chief executive who chairs East African Breweries PLC and Sanlam Allianz Holdings (Kenya) PLC.Kenya
- Mary Goretti KitutuVerifiedUgandan politician and geologist who served as Minister for Karamoja Affairs from 2021 to 2024 and earlier as Minister of Energy and Mineral Development.Uganda
- Michael Atingi-EgoPartially verifiedUgandan economist who became Governor of the Bank of Uganda in February 2025 after serving as Deputy Governor from 2020.Uganda
- Michael JosephVerifiedFounding chief executive of Safaricom who chaired the board of Kenya Airways PLC from 2016 to 2025.Kenya
- Michael Makuei LuethVerifiedSouth Sudanese politician who has served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Minister of Justice and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.South Sudan
- Mike SonkoVerifiedKenyan politician who served as Governor of Nairobi City County from 2017 until his removal by impeachment in December 2020.Kenya
- Mirghani Idris SuleimanPartially verifiedSudanese Armed Forces lieutenant general who heads the Defense Industries System, the army's main weapons production and procurement body.Sudan
- Mo IbrahimVerifiedTelecommunications entrepreneur who founded Celtel and founded and chairs the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, an African governance organisation.
- Mohamed Hamdan DagaloVerifiedSudanese military figure who leads the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and heads the RSF-backed parallel government's presidential council.Sudan
- Mohamed Sa'id AtomPartially verifiedSomali 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.Somalia
- Mohammed DewjiVerifiedBusinessman who is President of MeTL Group, a former Member of Parliament for Singida in Tanzania, and founder of the Mo Dewji Foundation.Tanzania
- Mohammed KashlafVerifiedLibyan militia commander who leads the Shuhada al-Nasr brigade in Zawiya and heads the guard of the Zawiya oil refinery.Libya
- Mohammed NyaogaVerifiedKenyan lawyer who chairs the board of Absa Bank Kenya PLC and formerly chaired the Central Bank of Kenya board.Kenya
- Moses LenolkulalVerifiedKenyan politician who served as Governor of Samburu County.Kenya
- Moses MagogoVerifiedUgandan politician and football administrator who has served as president of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA).Uganda
- Moussa KoussaPartially verifiedLibyan former Foreign Minister under Muammar Qadhafi who left the government in March 2011 and was then removed from US and EU sanctions lists.Libya
- Muhammad Ali PateVerifiedNigerian physician serving as Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria.Nigeria
- Muhammad SwazuriVerifiedKenyan land administrator who served as chairman of the National Land Commission.Kenya
- Musa HilalPartially verifiedSudanese tribal leader, a paramount chief in North Darfur and former member of Sudan's National Assembly.Sudan
- Musalia MudavadiVerifiedKenyan politician serving as Prime Cabinet Secretary.Kenya
- Mustafa Ibrahim Abdel Nabi MohamedPartially verifiedSudanese financier described by the EU as the financial director of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and a director of al-Khaleej Bank.Sudan
- Mustapha Abdul-HamidVerifiedGhanaian academic and politician, former Minister for Information and former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority, who was charged by the Office of the Special Prosecutor in July 2025 with extortion and money laundering offences.Ghana
- Mwangi wa IriaVerifiedKenyan politician who served as Governor of Murang'a County and was later appointed chairperson of a public procurement board.Kenya
- Mwele Ntuli MalecelaVerifiedTanzanian medical scientist who led Tanzania's lymphatic filariasis elimination programme, headed the National Institute for Medical Research, and directed WHO's neglected tropical diseases department until her death in 2022.Tanzania
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- Nancy GathunguVerifiedKenyan accountant and auditor serving as Auditor-General of the Republic of Kenya.Kenya
- Nasim DevjiVerifiedKenyan chartered accountant who is Group Chief Executive Officer of the Diamond Trust Bank group and sits on the board of Diamond Trust Bank Kenya.Kenya
- Natasha Akpoti-UduaghanVerifiedNigerian senator for Kogi Central who challenged her 2025 six-month suspension by the Senate in the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal.Nigeria
- Nathif JamaVerifiedKenyan politician and banker who has been Governor of Garissa County since 2022, having previously served as its first governor from 2013 to 2017.Kenya
- Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaVerifiedNigerian 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.Nigeria
- Nicky OppenheimerVerifiedSouth African businessman and conservationist who chairs Oppenheimer Generations and formerly chaired the De Beers Group.South Africa
- Noerine KaleebaVerifiedUgandan HIV/AIDS activist who co-founded The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) in 1987 and later worked as an adviser at UNAIDS.Uganda
- Noureddine AdamVerifiedCentral African armed-group leader, an original leader of the Seleka coalition, who served as Minister for Security in 2013.Central African Republic
- Nzambi MateeVerifiedKenyan materials engineer who founded Gjenge Makers, which makes building materials from plastic waste.Kenya
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- Okiya OmtatahVerifiedKenyan politician serving as Senator for Busia County.Kenya
- Okoth ObadoVerifiedKenyan politician who served as Governor of Migori County.Kenya
- Olayemi CardosoVerifiedNigerian banker and former Lagos State commissioner who has been Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria since September 2023.Nigeria
- Opiyo WandayiVerifiedKenyan politician who has been Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum since August 2024.Kenya
- Orji Uzor KaluVerifiedNigerian politician and senator for Abia North who was Governor of Abia State from 1999 to 2007, and whose 2019 fraud conviction was nullified by the Supreme Court in 2020.Nigeria
- Ory OkollohVerifiedKenyan lawyer and investor who was founding Executive Director of Ushahidi and later Managing Director for Africa at Omidyar Network and Luminate.Kenya
- Oscar SudiVerifiedKenyan member of Parliament for Kapseret who was acquitted in June 2024 of forgery and false declaration charges over academic certificates.Kenya
- Osman Mohamed Hamid MohamedVerifiedSudanese major general in the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and head of its Operations Department.Sudan
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- Papa Madiaw NdiayeVerifiedSenegalese private equity executive who founded AFIG Funds and has chaired Ecobank Transnational Incorporated since June 2024.Senegal
- Patrice MotsepeVerifiedMining 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.
- Patrick AwuahVerifiedGhanaian education entrepreneur who founded Ashesi University in Ghana and serves as its president.Ghana
- Patrick BitatureVerifiedUgandan businessman who founded the Simba Group and chairs Umeme Limited, listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange and the Nairobi Securities Exchange.Uganda
- Paul MakondaVerifiedTanzanian politician who is Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports and a former Regional Commissioner of Dar es Salaam.Tanzania
- Paul Malong AwanVerifiedSouth Sudanese general who was Chief of General Staff of the SPLA and Governor of Northern Bahr el-Ghazal State.South Sudan
- Paul Nyongesa OtuomaVerifiedKenyan politician and veterinary doctor who has been Governor of Busia County since 2022 and previously served as MP for Funyula and as a Cabinet minister.Kenya
- Paul Simba AratiVerifiedKenyan politician who has been Governor of Kisii County since August 2022 and was previously Member of Parliament for Dagoretti North.Kenya
- Peter ElweluVerifiedUgandan army officer who served as Deputy Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF).Uganda
- Peter ObiVerifiedNigerian opposition politician, former Governor of Anambra State, and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 election.Nigeria
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- Rakesh RajaniVerifiedTanzania-based civil society leader who founded Twaweza East Africa and Uwezo and was founding Executive Director of HakiElimu.Tanzania
- Raphael NakacindaVerifiedZambian politician and Secretary General of the Patriotic Front who was convicted in 2024 of defaming the President and in 2026 of seditious practices.Zambia
- Rashid EchesaVerifiedKenyan politician who served as Cabinet Secretary for Sports and was appointed chairperson of the Kenya Water Towers Agency Board in 2023.Kenya
- Raymond OmolloVerifiedKenyan statistician and civil servant who has been Principal Secretary for Internal Security and National Administration since late 2022.Kenya
- Renson IngongaVerifiedKenyan lawyer who has been Director of Public Prosecutions since September 2023.Kenya
- Rigathi GachaguaVerifiedKenyan opposition politician, former Deputy President and leader of the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP).Kenya
- Robert KyagulanyiVerifiedUgandan opposition politician and president of the National Unity Platform (NUP), runner-up in the January 2026 presidential election.Uganda
- Roman AbramovichVerifiedRussian-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.Russia
- Rose OgegaVerifiedKenya-based accountant and executive coach who is a independent non-executive director of JSE-listed Standard Bank Group and a former independent director of Safaricom PLC.Kenya
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- Sadio CamaraVerifiedMalian army officer and Minister of Defence whom OFAC sanctioned in 2023 and removed from the SDN List in February 2026; he was killed in an attack in Kati in April 2026.Mali
- Said Juma ChitembweVerifiedKenyan lawyer who served as a judge of the High Court of Kenya.Kenya
- Salah BadiPartially verifiedLibyan militia commander from Misrata who led the Al-Somood (Sumud) front and is a former member of the General National Congress.Libya
- Salim S. Abdool KarimVerifiedEpidemiologist 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.South Africa
- Sam Bankman-FriedVerifiedFormer 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.United States
- Santino Deng WolVerifiedSouth Sudanese army general who commanded the SPLA's Third Division and was listed by the EU and the US in 2014 and by the UN in 2015.South Sudan
- Sello MolokoVerifiedSouth African investment executive and co-founder of Thesele Group who chaired the boards of JSE-listed Absa Group (2022-2025) and Telkom (2019-2023).South Africa
- Soraya HakuziyaremyeVerifiedRwandan banker and former trade minister who has been Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda since February 2025.Rwanda
- Sospeter OjaamongVerifiedKenyan politician who served as Governor of Busia County.Kenya
- Stephen OpuniPartially verifiedFormer 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.Ghana
- Strive MasiyiwaVerifiedTelecommunications and technology entrepreneur who founded Econet Wireless and co-founded the Higherlife Foundation with Tsitsi Masiyiwa.
- Sultani MakengaVerifiedCongolese military commander who is the military leader of the March 23 Movement (M23).DR Congo
- Susan KihikaVerifiedKenyan lawyer and politician who has been Governor of Nakuru County since 2022 and was previously Senator for Nakuru and Speaker of the Nakuru County Assembly.Kenya
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- Taddy BlecherVerifiedSouth African education entrepreneur who co-founded and leads the Maharishi Invincibility Institute and chairs the Department of Basic Education's E3 initiative.South Africa
- Theophilus Yakubu DanjumaVerifiedRetired Nigerian Army general and businessman who founded the TY Danjuma Foundation, a grant-making foundation in Nigeria.Nigeria
- Tijani Ibrahim Moussa MohamedPartially verifiedSudanese field commander in the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).Sudan
- Tony ElumeluVerifiedBanker and investor who chairs Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa and founded the Tony Elumelu Foundation.
- Toyin SarakiPartially verifiedNigerian philanthropist who founded the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, a maternal, newborn and child health organisation.Nigeria
- Tundu LissuVerifiedTanzanian opposition politician and lawyer, national chairman of Chadema, on trial for treason in the High Court of Tanzania.Tanzania
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- Wale EdunVerifiedNigerian economist and banker who served as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy from 2023 to 2026.Nigeria
- Wangari MaathaiVerifiedKenyan environmentalist, scientist and politician who founded the Green Belt Movement and received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.Kenya
- Wavinya NdetiVerifiedKenyan politician who has been Governor of Machakos County since 2022 and was previously Member of Parliament for Kathiani and an Assistant Minister.Kenya
- Wyckliffe ShamiahVerifiedKenyan accountant and capital markets regulator serving as Chief Executive Officer of the Capital Markets Authority.Kenya
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