African techies in the 2023 Forbes 30 under 30 class (www.benjamindada.com)

By next week, several young business leaders across the world, especially from Africa will converge in Bostwana for the Forbes Under 30 Summit Africa. “Across four days in the country’s capital Gaborone, we will harness the power of entrepreneurial capitalism amid the continent whose growth will help define the 21st century,” Forbes said in a statement.

In attendance will be the 2023 class of the Forbes 30 under 30, dubbed “self made”, which implies that “these young achievers are starting from scratch to build businesses and brands that are totally solutionsoriented”.

Out of the 30 young Africans that made the list, we spotted 11 tech professionals from Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Rwanda and Mauritius.

They are

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• Mutethia Mbaabu
• Blessing Joel Abeng
• Germain Hansel NduOkeke
• Yvette Ishimwe
• Jessica Mshama
• Isaack Damian Buhiye