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Africa<\/a>\u00a0is home to some of the most talented and influential individuals in the world. From actors to musicians to athletes, Africans have made their mark on the global stage.<\/p>\n

Many of these individuals have been featured on the covers of some of the most prestigious international magazines, showcasing their talent, beauty, and success to the world.<\/p>\n

These are just a few of the many talented Africans who have made their mark on the international stage.<\/p>\n

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As they continue to inspire and empower others, they are sure to grace the covers of many more magazines in the years to come.<\/p>\n

Here are the top 10 Africans who have graced the covers of international magazines:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kwame Nkrumah<\/h4>\n

Some four years before Ghana gained independence in March 1957, Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah on 9 February 1953, became presumably the first Ghanaian to grace the front-page cover of the TIME Magazine.<\/p>\n

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Kwame Nkrumah\u00a0at 47 years old was the leader of the Convention Peoples Party seeking to bring the country into a new state from British colonial rule.
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An image of TIME Magazine\u2019s cover from that year in 1953 has emerged online with Kwame Nkrumah\u00a0captured by Boris Chaliapin who was an artist for the magazine and credited for illustrating more than 400 covers including former US President, Richard Nixon among other notable personalities.<\/p>\n

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Behind the image of Nkrumah was the illustration of the African map while an inscription, \u2018GOLD COAST\u2019S KWAME NKRUMAH \u2013 In the Dark Continent, dawns early light\u2019 captured beneath.<\/p>\n

On 24 February 1966, Kwame Nkrumah\u00a0was deposed in a coup by the National Liberation Council in an operation dubbed \u201cOperation Cold Chop\u201d while he was on visit to Hanoi in Vietnam.<\/p>\n

Nelson Mandela<\/h4>\n

At the end of Mandela\u2019s\u00a0twelve-day, eight-city U.S. tour \u2014 during which he declared himself a Yankees fan and danced the toyi-toyi, a traditional South African victory dance \u2014\u00a0this story reflected\u00a0on what the icon means to Americans:<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor the many blacks who have begun to call themselves African Americans, he is a flesh-and-blood exemplar of what an African can be\u2026He arrived in the U.S. more as a symbol of courage and hope than as a politician with well-known positions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lupita Nyong\u2019o<\/h4>\n

She may have\u00a0won an Oscar\u00a0for her role as the slave Patsey in Steve McQueen\u2019s\u00a012 Years a Slave<\/em>\u00a0and recently landed a contract with\u00a0Lanc\u00f4me Paris, but Lupita Nyong\u2019o \u201cnever dreamed\u201d she would be touted as \u201cMost Beautiful\u201d for all the world to see.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was exciting and just a major, major compliment,\u201d the 31-year-old says of gracing this year\u2019s cover. And especially, \u201cI was happy for all the girls who would see me on [it] and feel a little more seen.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Born in Mexico and raised in Kenya, Nyong\u2019o first equated beauty with what she saw on television: \u201cLight skin and long, flowing, straight hair,\u201d she says. \u201cSubconsciously you start to appreciate those things more than what you possess.\u201d Her mother, Dorothy, who is the managing director and head of PR for the\u00a0Africa Cancer Foundation, \u201calways said I was beautiful,\u201d Nyong\u2019o adds. \u201cAnd I finally believed her at some point.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burna Boy<\/h4>\n

Burna Boy\u00a0is soaring over the crowd at Amsterdam\u2019s Ziggo Dome, yelling the Yoruba term that loosely means \u201cmove your legs.\u201d His six-foot-one frame explodes into the air, seemingly powered by enough energy to fuel the Space Drift Tour race car he zoomed onto the stage in earlier. Wearing a blue custom Botter jumpsuit, he looks like some kind of Afro-futurist astronaut, ready to fly even higher.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe gives his all. And when he comes off [stage], you\u2019ll see him in the dressing room, falling flat out on the floor and shaking,\u201d says his younger sister Ronami Ogulu, who\u2019s also his stylist and creative director. \u201cThen he comes up and we patch him all together and we go again the next day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tyler<\/h4>\n

If you are one of the few humans left on the planet who has somehow escaped the gravitational pull of the song that has quickly become as ubiquitous as the element it\u2019s named after (spoiler: water), your days are numbered.<\/p>\n

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Soon after\u00a0Tyla\u2019s now-hit\u00a0was uploaded to the internet last July, its uniquely hot vibe catapulted her monthly\u00a0Spotify streams to 29 million\u00a0and infiltrated every single one of my playlists. The accompanying choreography spawned a\u00a0whole pop culture moment of its own on TikTok. Even as a 37-year-old mom, I found myself playing it on repeat while popping that thang everywhere from the beach to the Winelands during my COVID-redo honeymoon in sunny South Africa earlier this year.<\/p>\n

I soon became fascinated with this new global pop (or \u201cpopiano,\u201d if we\u2019re being technical\u2014more on that later) star from South Africa. And it wasn\u2019t just because of the\u00a0shiny new self-titled debut album\u00a0and\u00a0freshly won Grammy. It was also because she\u2019s sparked nuanced conversations around the world about racial identity simply by being who she is, a proud member of the Coloured community of South Africa (more on that later too). Something that\u2019s even more powerful than a chart-topping track.<\/p>\n

Tiwa Savage<\/h4>\n

Tiwa Savage\u2019s electricity went out three times during our video call. \u201cSorry about the power breakup,\u201d she apologises each time. I totally understand as we\u2019re both connecting from West Africa: Savage in Lagos, Nigeria, where she\u2019s been since the pandemic began; me in Accra, Ghana, where I\u2019ve been for the past two months to be with family. Electricity going out is a regular occurrence in major African cities such as ours. Despite the steady interruptions, Savage\u2019s energy never flags.<\/p>\n

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Our meeting is serendipitous as Savage\u2019s music has actually been a sounding guide, a hymnal of sorts, that subconsciously encouraged me to move across the Atlantic, from New York to the motherland. Last year, I deeply connected to her music because of my desire to get back to my roots. I wanted to learn about where my mother came from and see my grandmothers\u2019 childhood homes because that plays a role in who I am becoming.<\/p>\n

On this particular afternoon, Savage\u2019s honey-highlighted hair is blown out straight. Her skin, tinted with bronzer, is glowing and she wears a comfy-looking Burberry knit sweater. The international Afrobeats star has traveled the world through her music, performing across continents for a decade, but for the past year, the \u201cDangerous Love\u201d singer has been in her hometown of Lagos with her son, Jamil. She seems at peace taking care of her five-year-old, being close to family, and making music away from the chaos of the world. \u201dBeing at home with my son, not having to wear makeup, and I don\u2019t have to suck my belly in all the time and wear heels,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trevor Noah<\/h4>\n

Trevor Noah \u2013 The South African comedian and host of The Daily Show has appeared on the covers of magazines like GQ and Rolling Stone.<\/p>\n

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With his sharp wit and insightful commentary, Trevor has become one of the most influential voices in comedy and politics.<\/p>\n

Liya Kebede<\/h4>\n

The Ethiopian supermodel and actress has graced the covers of magazines like Vogue and Harper\u2019s Bazaar.<\/p>\n

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Known for her elegant beauty and philanthropic work, Liya has become a symbol of grace and style in the fashion world.<\/p>\n

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie<\/h4>\n

It\u2019s the rare novelist who in the space of a year finds her words sampled by Beyonc\u00e9, optioned by Lupita Nyong\u2019o and honored with the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. But the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is just that sort of novelist.<\/p>\n

A MacArthur \u201cgenius\u201d grant recipient, Adichie writes of the complex aftermath of Nigeria\u2019s colonial history and her nation\u2019s rise to prominence in an era when immigration to the West no longer means a one-way ticket.<\/p>\n

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With her viral TEDxEuston talk, \u201cWe Should All Be Feminists,\u201d she found her voice as cultural critic. (You can hear it rising midway through Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s woman-power anthem \u201cFlawless.\u201d) She sets her love stories amid civil war (Half of a Yellow Sun<\/em>) and against a backdrop of racism and migration (Americanah<\/em>). But her greatest power is as a creator of characters who struggle profoundly to understand their place in the world.<\/p>\n

Mo Salah<\/h4>\n

Salah was born to middle-class parents in Basyoun,\u00a0Egypt, north of\u00a0Cairo. As a youth, he idolized such professional football players as Brazilian\u00a0Ronaldo\u00a0and French\u00a0Zinedine Zidane, whose moves he tried to\u00a0emulate\u00a0during pickup games.<\/p>\n

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He joined the Egyptian club El Mokawloon\u2019s youth team at age 14 and debuted with the club\u2019s senior team in 2010. Salah\u2019s speed and scoring ability soon caught the attention of Swiss club FC Basel, which signed him to a contract in 2012. He helped lead FC Basel to the Swiss Super League title and an appearance in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Europa League semifinals in 2012\u201313. That season he received the Swiss Golden Player award as the Super League\u2019s outstanding player.<\/p>\n

Source: www.asaaseradio.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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