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The African Women of the Inaugural TIME 100 Next List!

The African Women of the Inaugural TIME 100 Next List!

The African Women of the Inaugural TIME 100 Next List!

As TIME Magazine gives its coveted nod of approval to the artists, advocates, leaders, phenoms and innovators of its inaugural 2019 TIME 100 Next, we applaud the African women who made the list.

From a Nigerian activist who champions the cause of rape culture leading from her own personal experience to a Kenyan Film Director who’s movie was celebrated Internationally but banned where it mattered – here are the African woman of the 2019 TIME 100 Next List.

Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi

The African Women of the Inaugural TIME 100 Next List!
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She’s an Obama Foundation Emerging Leader whose experience with sexual assault has led her to a higher purpose. Taking cues from her own experiences with sexual and domestic abuse, Oluwaseun created the Stand to End Rape organisation. Their aim is to improve the availability of resources, healthcare and counselling for rape survivors in Nigeria. Read more on her here.

Njideka Akunyili Crosby

The African Women of the Inaugural TIME 100 Next List!
Photo Credit: TIME.com/T.J. Kirkpatrick—Redux

She has a unique eye for contemporary art and is the 2nd person to be chosen to create a mural on the walls of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. Her visual representation of the hybrid life of Nigeria and the US makes her work endearing to millions who have been privileged to see it. And has earned her a spot as a TIME Next 100. Read more here.

Wanuri Kahiu

The African Women of the Inaugural TIME 100 Next List!
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Wanuri’s claim to International fame rests on a bitter-sweet victory. Her 2019 movie, “Rafiki”, which is based on 2 young Kenyan women falling on love, made history by becoming the first Kenyan movie to feature at Cannes Film Festival. It was also at first banned in Kenya for promoting the same-sex relationship. However, the domino effect that has led to her feature on this list has already set off, and there’s no stopping it. Read more here.

Adut Akech

The African Women of the Inaugural TIME 100 Next List!
Photo Credit: TIME.com/Dylan Robinson—Newspix/Getty Images

Every year, we are introduced to new faces of fashion that come in and add their own version of Black Girl Magic to the global stage. And this time, we are looking to South-Sudanese model, Adut Akech. With multiple international Vogue covers to her name, Adut takes her unique position of being a refugee supermodel seriously. She fights for inclusivity and to amplify the stories of her fellow refugees. Read on here.

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Joy Buolamwini

The African Women of the Inaugural TIME 100 Next List!
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If you’re ever in the market for a Computer Scientist and Digital Activist with a knack for changing the African narrative, then Joy is your girl. She is the founder of the Algorithm Justice League – a much-needed organisation created to challenge bias in the decision-making software and provide a platform to report it towards instilling permanent change. Joy is now working with Government agencies in Europe and has lent her expertise to two congressional hearings. Find out more here.

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