Insight

On 10/12/2011, Forbes Magazine published a list of The 40 Most Powerful Celebrities in Africa which included actors, authors, musicians, movie producers, supermodels, TV personalities and athletes, drawn from all across Africa.
On this list Nigerian novelist, Chinua Achebe ranked No. 1. Zimbabwe’s Oliver Mtukudzi was listed alongside young up comers like famed Kenyan crooner Eric Wainaina, Ivorian soccer sensation Didier Drogba and Nigerian screen goddess Genevieve Nnaji.