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for their contribution to women on the African continent,” said opportunities for development within and beyond Africa. These
Renuka Methil, Managing Editor of FORBES AFRICA and FORBES women have overcome so many challenges and, in doing so,
WOMAN AFRICA. “Now, more than ever, we need bold leadership embody this year’s theme: Resetting Everything: The New Face
that considers the greater socio-economic impact and identifies of Leadership.”

The Forbes Woman Africa The Forbes Woman Africa The Forbes Woman Africa The Forbes Woman Africa
Sports Award Entertainer Award Businesswoman Award Lifetime Achievement
• Tatjana Schoenmaker, • Angélique Kidjo, Singer- • Joana Gyan Cudjoe, CEO, Award
World Record Holder and songwriter, UNICEF Golden Empire Legacy • Dr Phumzile Mlambo-
Olympic Gold Medallist International Goodwill Ngcuka, Founder of
Ambassador, Co-Founder Nana Adjoa Awo I (known Umlambo Foundation,
At the age of 20, the of the Batonga Foundation in business circles as Joana Former Deputy President
breaststroke specialist Gyan Cudjoe) is a self- of South Africa and Former
became the first South Four-time Grammy Award accomplished, successful Executive Director UN
African woman in eight winner, Angélique Kidjo, is one entrepreneur. She is the Women
years to earn a medal in the of the greatest international founder and CEO of Golden
pool at the Commonwealth musicians today, a creative Empire Legacy Ltd with Dr Mlambo-Ngcuka was
Games. After several more force with 16 albums to her ancestral descendants from recently appointed by the
awards, she shattered her name. ‘Africa’s premier diva’ – three royal families. She General Assembly as chair
African long-course records according to Time magazine started as a small-scale of the UN World Tourism
over all three breaststroke - Angélique was also named miner, working her way up in Organisation Ethics, and is on
distances at the 2021 SA one of the 100 Most Influential a male-dominated business. the board of Global Citizen and
Championships in Gqeberha. People in the World for 2021. She strongly believes in Women Deliver. She has been
Three months later, at the Forbes Magazine ranked linking mining to the shared on the Gender Commission
Tokyo Olympic Games, she Angelique on its list of the global commitment of the of the International Olympics
went on to secure two of the Most Powerful Celebrities in United Nations Sustainable Committee and was asked
South African team’s three Africa. She was also the recent Development Goals focusing by Pope Francis and Mike
medals and the squad’s only recipient of the prestigious on gender equality, decent Bloomberg to be a jury on
two medals in the pool. After 2015 Crystal Award from the work and economic growth. initiatives that recognise good
breaking her own African World Economic Forum, the work in service of humanity.
record in the heats, she 2016 Amnesty International She is affiliated with the
grabbed the silver medal in Ambassador of Conscience Fund to End Violence Against
the 100m final, breaking the Award, and the 2018 German Children and is a founder of
world record in the 200m Sustainability Award. the Umlambo Foundation,
event to win gold. a school improvement
organisation.

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