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Africa Shines at TIME 100 Gala in N.Y.C.

TIME Magazine held its annual gala at the Lincoln Center in New York Tuesday night to celebrate this year’s most-influential people in the world as recently released by the magazine.

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Ugandan Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe was honored for providing refuge and hope for women and girls whose lives have been shattered by violence, rape, and sexual exploitation.

Journalist Katie Couric and Honoree Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe (Ben Gabbe-Getty Images for TIME)

Nigerian Finance Minister Ngonzi-Okonjo-Iweala was also honored for being a guardian of Nigerian public funds.

Honoree Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Kevin Mazur- Getty Images for TIME)

Nigerian business mogul Aliko Dangote was honored for his efforts to bridge the gap between private business and public health.

Honoree Aliko Dangote and his daughter Halima Dangote (Jonathan D. Woods for TIME)

Also present at the TIME event were top African personalities, including Nigerian-American actress Uzo Aduba and Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde who was named on the TIME 100 list last year.

Uzo Aduba attends the TIME 100 Gala (Ben Gabbe-Getty Images for TIME)

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde

 Congratulations to all of the honorees!

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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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