Africans on Time's 100 Most Influential People

Africans on Time's 100 Most Influential People Pioneers: Mustafa Hassan, Sudanese aid worker - "Truly he is a hero, making the world better one life at a time," David Miliband, International Rescue Committee CEO Artists: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian author - "Her greatest power is as a creator of characters who struggle profoundly to understand their place in the world," Time's Radhika Jones Leaders: Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian president-elect - "A president-to-be who wants to leave a legacy to match the historic conditions of his election," Time's Aryn Baker Obiageli Ezekwesili, Nigerian #BringBackOurGirls campaigner - "It would have taken a long time to raise awareness about the girls taken by Boko Haram without her," Ugandan aid worker Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe Abubakar Shekau, Nigerian militant leader - "The citizens of Nigeria... know Abubakar Shekau all too well: He is the most violent killer their country has ever seen," retired US General Carter Ham Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisia's president - "It will be up to Essebsi to ensure Tunisia defeats terrorism without compromising the promises of its revolution," NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin Icons: Jerry Brown, Liberian doctor - "He took action and stopped people from dying of Ebola," English actor Idris Elba