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James Mwangi (born 1962) CBS is a Kenyan accountant, career banker, businessman, and entrepreneur. He is the current Group Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of Equity Group Holdings Plc, the banking conglomerate with one of the largest customer bases on the African continent, over 14 million as of December 2019.  As the CEO of Equity Group Holdings Plc, Mwangi is credited with democratizing financial access. Mwangi was included among The Financial Times' 2009 list of the top 50 thought leaders of emerging markets and the top 20 most influential people in Africa. He was the Founding Chairman of Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Board from 2007-2019, charged with ensuring Kenya became a middle-income country with high living standards by 2030. He is a Presidential National Task Force member on the Kenya COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund and Chair of its Health Committee. Mwangi is also the current Chancellor, Meru University College of Science and Technology.

Aliko Dangote was born in Kano, Kano State into a wealthy Hausa Muslim family, the son of Mohammed Dangote and Mariya Sanusi Dantata,the daughter of Sanusi Dantata. He is the great-grandson of Alhassan Dantata, the richest West African at the time of his death in 1955.  Dangote was educated at the Sheikh Ali Kumasi Madrasa, followed by Capital High School, Kano.  In 1978, he graduated from the Government College, Birnin Kudu. He received a bachelor's degree in business studies and administration from Al-Azhar University, Cairo.

This area is dedicated to informing the diaspora about events on the African continent.

This area is dedicated to informing the diaspora about events on the African continent.

This area is dedicated to informing the diaspora about events on the African continent.

This area is dedicated to informing the diaspora about events on the African continent.

This area is dedicated to informing the diaspora about events on the African continent.

This area is dedicated to informing the diaspora about events on the African continent.

This area is dedicated to informing the diaspora about events on the African continent.

This area is dedicated to informing the diaspora about events on the African continent.

This area is dedicated to informing the diaspora about events on the African continent.

This area is dedicated to informing the diaspora about events on the African continent.