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9 Greatest African Innovators in Arts and Sciences

The National Geographic has released a list of some of Africa’s Greatest Innovators in Arts and Sciences. Compiled by distinguished professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute at Harvard University, the list is part of The Innovators Project, a series of profiles on people who are transforming their fields by creating, educating, provoking, and delighting.

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Check out the list (in no particular order) here:

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Sandra Appiah

Sandra Appiah is the Chief Operating Officer at Face2Face Africa. She graduated with honors (Summa Cum laude) from the Newhouse School of public communications (Syracuse University, NY) and spent a lot of time in the media industry working with companies such as the New York Times, HBO, and MTV. An avid believer in Africa with an interest in showcasing the glory of the continent, Ms. Appiah is also host of “The Sandra Appiah Show”, an inspirational talk show that chronicles the journeys of Africa’s movers & shakers. Sandra has been listed in Forbes 30 Under 30: Africa’s Best Young Entrepreneurs in 2013. With an incandescent passion matched only by her abundant ambition and prodigious talent, Ms. Appiah has been at the forefront of the mission for this generation of Africans to seize control of tools by which Africa's narrative is curated, crafted, and presented to the wider world.

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