Philanthropists

Prince Arthur Eze Place of Birth Lagos, Nigeria Industry Oil Business Known as the eighth wealthiest person in Africa, Prince Arthur Eze is a Nigerian oil tycoon. After completing his secondary education at St Augustin Secondary School in Nkwere in Nigeria, Eze attended the California State University at Long Beach, where he [...]

Tony Elumelu – A Driving Force Behind the African Economy Place of Birth Lagos, Nigeria Industry Banking, financial services, energy, hospitality, healthcare, real estate, hospitality. Business Early in his career, Tony Elumelu bought Standard Trust Bank. He converted it into one of the top five players in Nigeria. In later years Elumelu [...]

Lusanda Gwayi Place of Birth Cape Town, South Africa Industry Legal, Philanthropic and Ministerial Business After completing her secondary education at Clarendon Girls High School, Lusanda Gwayi started studying at the University of Cape Town where she achieved her law degree. Gwayi started her career but received a calling to full-time [...]

Katherine Brink Place of Birth Cape Town, South Africa Industry Charity Business Katherine Brink grew up in Cape Town and completed her secondary education at Wynberg Girls High School. She went on to study with Unisa. Philanthropy and Sponsorship Katherine Brink started a non-profit organisation called Little Brinks in 2008 through which [...]

General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma Place of Birth Nigeria Industry Military, shipping, energy, investment and politics Business General TY Danjuma is a Nigerian philanthropist, soldier, businessman, politician and millionaire. He served in the Nigerian army for 20 years and achieved the rank of Lieutenant General before serving as Chief of Army Staff. [...]

Alhaji Aliko Dangote Place of Birth Kano, Kano State, Nigeria Industry Building materials, commodities, energy and telecommunications Business When Aliko Dangote was still at primary school he started buying packets of sweets and selling them individually to make pocket money - he was a businessman already. In 1977 Dangote founded [...]

Karen Ansara Industry Public Policy and Community Counseling Business Karen Ansara received her B.A. in Political Science from Wellesley College and a Master of Divinity from Andover Newton Theological School. She holds an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Salem State College and is trained in strategic philanthropy. Her husband, Jim [...]

Eyal Mesika Place of Birth Israel Industry Security From Israel to Nigeria Since his arrival in Nigeria, Mesika has founded, built and developed a leading security firm – EMI Systems Limited - which has been providing specialized protection and safety solutions for more than two decades. Mesika's firm also provides job [...]

Jim Ovia Place of Birth Agbor, Delta State, Nigeria Industry Banking and Telecommunications Business Banking Jim Ovia is a veteran banker with more than three decades of experience in the industry. He is the founder of Zenith Bank in Nigeria where he worked for over 20 years as Chief Executive [...]

Naushad Merali Place of Birth Nairobi, Kenya Industry Businessman, Industrialist, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist Business Naushad Merali was the director of the WPH Kenya Tea Company from the 1980s for over two decades. In 2004 Merali purchased a 60% stake in the French media company Vivendi. He paid US$230 million for it.  A [...]