Mamadou Samba was appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser in January 2015 to serve as the Director of the Mayor’s Office of African Affairs (MOAA). Originally from Dakar, Senegal, Mamadou was a former Commissioner of the DC Commission on African Affairs, a role in which he served as a strong advocate for diverse African diaspora communities. …
Julienne Uwacu is a politician in Rwanda, who has served as the cabinet minister of sports and culture in the Cabinet of Rwanda, since 24 February 2015. In the cabinet reshuffle of 31 August 2017, Julienne Uwacu retained her portfolio. We are proud of her achievement and we name her Most Influential 100 Class of 2018 Politics and Governance …
Judith Uwizeye is a lawyer, academic, and politician in Rwanda, who has served as the Cabinet Minister in the Office of the President, since 31 August 2017. From July 2014 until August 2017, she served as the cabinet minister of public service and labour in the Cabinet of Rwanda. She was born in Rwanda, on …
Ilhan Omar is a Somali-American politician from Minnesota. In 2016, she was elected a Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, making her the first Somali-American Muslim legislator elected to office in the United States. She is the Director of Policy and Initiatives of the Women Organizing Women Network. We are proud of her achievement and we name her Most …
Hamisi Andrea Kigwangalla is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Nzega constituency since 2010.We are proud of his achievement and we name him Most Influential 100 Class of 2018 Politics and Governance Category.
Guled Ibrahim is a Rotary Peace Fellow & Policy Advisor, Somali Mission to the UN.We are proud of his achievement and we name him Most Influential 100 Class of 2018 Politics and Governance Category.
Eiman Kheir is Regional Diaspora Policy Officer working for the citizens and Diaspora Directorate (CIDO) of the African Union Commission (AUC) and responsible of engaging the African diaspora in the region of the Middle East, Asia and Oceania. Eiman handles a variety of portfolios within the directorate such as the Diaspora engagement & participation, Preventing …
Deniece Laurent-Mantey is currently a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State and has served in the United States government for over six years. She began her career at the U.S. Department of State as an intern in the Bureau of African Affairs and continued to hold various roles. Mrs. Laurent-Mantey most recently …
Chereda Grannum holds a position at the Ministry of Culture, Sports & Youth, Commission for Pan-African Affairs, Government of Barbados. She’s in charge of conceptualization, coordination and implementation all of the IDPADstate-led activities in her capacity as Project Officer of the Commission for Pan-African Affairs, and as 2016 U.N. Fellow – Human Rights ( OHCHR …
Amal Amélia Lakrafi is a French politician. Since 19 June 2017, she serves as a member of the National Assembly for the 10th district of French people living abroad, which includes Africa and the Middle East. In the National Assembly, Lakrafi is a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she chairs …