1.Olatorra Oniru
Olatorara Oniru is fast becoming a prominent name in Nigeria’s fast growing e-commerce sector. The 29-year-old is the founder of DressMoutlet.com, a Lagos-based online fashion retailer. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Management and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Olaterrera has worked for a range of global companies including Ericsson.
- Mike Chilvey Jr.
Mike Chilvey Jr. comes from a family of entrepreneurs. The 26-year-old businessman is the son of Malvian business magnate, Mike Chilvey. Learning from his father, the younger Mike is developing the atmosphere as a media entrepreneur. In 2015, he acquired Lilongwe-based Star FM, a struggling radio station that he is slowly turning into a fruitful venture.
- Barclay Okri
The 24-year-old Barclay Okari is the founder of Impact Industries, which manufactures inexpensive, reusable sanitary pads. She started the company when she was only 19, to solve a particular problem that surrounded many girls in Kenya’s rural communities.
- Vanessa Zomi
Vanessa Zomi, 21, is one of Cameron’s brightest young minds. She was only 17 when she started her venture Emerald Moringa Tea with the aim of fighting diabetes by lowering blood sugar levels. After her mother discovers the disease, Vanessa sets off to find a cheap but effective remedy and she discovers it in a moringa tree. This remarkable tree is known for its medicinal benefits, its leaves contain antioxidants that enable it to treat various types of diabetes and boost the immune system.
- Nakosana Majibisa
At the age of 27, Nososana Mazibisa is one of Zimbabwe’s most promising young entrepreneurs. The idea of starting his own business was mooted during a high school debate about his country’s crumbling economy. He started mining, where things did not work. But he never gave up.
- Nor Darsi
Nour Drissi is the founder of the online car rental platform Loue1Voiture.com, the first Moroccan company to allow users to compare car rental prices and reserve cars.
The 28-year-old entrepreneur got the idea to start his own venture while working as a campaign marketing manager for a car rental company. During that time, she found that most car rental companies in the North African country generally suffered from poor online presence and absence of online booking and payment options. This realization inspired him to start Loue1Voiture.com, which aimed to rent a car in Morocco. Noor’s company gives greater visibility to independent and lesser known rental agencies in the country.
- Mogou Seshane
As the world becomes increasingly modern, people are losing certain aspects of their culture and traditions, including the traditional cuisine that defines them. 27-year-old Mogo Sishoin realized that when she was found, most people knew how to whip out some Western dishes, many people do not know how to make South African dishes. So he started The Lazeez Makoti, a cooking startup that teaches its customers how to cook local food.
- Happy Muyika
Most people would do anything to study at Harvard University, but not Mubarak Muyika. The 22-year-old entrepreneur turned down a fully paid scholarship to a respected university, to pursue his entrepreneurial dream.
At the age of 16, he founded Hypentary Technologies, a web hosting company. As the company grew, established businesses began contacting young CEOs to buy a stake in HighPantary Technologies. Mubarak eventually sold the business to Wemps Telecom, a company owned by Kenyan entrepreneur Elvis Wakowama.
- Veron Mankau
At the age of 30, Veron Mancou has made significant progress as an entrepreneur and has made major achievements under his belt. Not only is he the founder of one of Congo’s most successful tech startups, VMK, but also the Pointe-Noir-born inventor, the first African-made tablet (Way-C) and smartphone (Alia) manufacturer – feat he achieved when He was in his twenties.
- Dina Dash
She was only 21 when she stepped into the business, and now 22-year-old Dinah Dash is already shaking Cairo’s PR and marketing scene. After working for a PR agency for a while, the American University in Cairo graduated decided to set up its own company. DASH management does everything from campaigns to product and store launches, photo shoots and social media management.
