Dami Watti: Building the Bridge Between Africans and the Healthcare They Deserve
There are moments in life that break you open. For Dami Watti, one of those moments happened in a hospital in the Netherlands, repeatedly stabilised, repeatedly sent home, and repeatedly told that what she was experiencing was normal. Until her organs began to deteriorate and she had to leave the country against medical advice just […]
How Marvella Akiojano Is Redefining Beauty Entrepreneurship Through Marviano Cosmetics
Marvella Akiojano is a beauty entrepreneur, content creator, and the founder of Marviano Cosmetics, a fast-growing, solution-driven beauty brand known for its long-lasting, smudge-proof lip products. What started as a passion for beauty and storytelling has evolved into a brand built on intention, precision, and performance, with multiple sold-out product launches and a loyal, fast-growing […]
Dr. Ifunanya Ilodibe: First Female CEO of EHA Clinics and The Woman Rewriting the Future of Healthcare Leadership
In May 2025, Dr. Ifunanya Ilodibe made history, becoming the first woman and first non-founding CEO of EHA Clinics, one of Nigeria’s most respected primary healthcare organisations but if you ask her about that moment, she will tell you that what she felt first was not pride. It was responsibility. That is who Dr. Ifunanya […]
Lead Out Loud With Ranti Femi-Oyekola: Lawyer, Producer, Founder and Still Going
Ranti Femi-Oyekola has been called to the Nigerian Bar, run a food truck, trained at a culinary academy, walked film sets across West Africa, executive produced an award-winning festival-selected film, joined the producing team of The Morayo Show, founded a company protecting African creatives, and is currently building an animated film celebrating young African girls. […]
Abiola Ofurhie: From a Thousand No’s to Building the Road Every African Producer Has Been Waiting For
Abiola Ofurhie is a Nigerian-born, Dublin-based founder doing something quietly revolutionary, building the infrastructure that will carry African food products into global markets with the confidence, compliance, and dignity they deserve. As the founder of Kewve, Abiola is dismantling a centuries-old system that has taken Africa’s raw materials and handed the profits to everyone else […]
Toyin Ajisemola: Building Trust, Visibility, and Opportunity for Women Who Deserve to Be Seen
There is a question that echoes through every immigrant community, every WhatsApp group, every church hall and cultural gathering: “Who do you know?” It is the question that powers trust, drives referrals, and keeps community economies alive. For Toyin Ajisemola, that question became a calling. A carpool mom, entrepreneur, foodie, and proud Naija girl building […]
Redefining Beauty With Dignity: How Priscilla Kadima Is Building a Wellness Space Where Women Feel Seen and Safe
In a beauty industry often driven by trends and quick fixes, Priscilla Kadima is building something far more intentional. An approach to beauty rooted in dignity, education, and care for women’s bodies. As a beauty entrepreneur, esthetician, and cosmetic scientist, Priscilla is the founder of Halawa Pris Sugaring Spa, Nigeria’s first mobile sugaring hair removal […]
An Update From Our Founder: Closing The Curtains on #LLA100Women
Some things start as an idea. Some start as a feeling. The #LLA100 Women list started as both, a feeling that would not leave our founder Francesca Uriri alone, a quiet, insistent voice that said: the world is not seeing what you are seeing. Do something about it. So she did. In 2015, Francesca Uriri […]
Dr.Kemi Dasilva Ibru: The Doctor Leading a Global Stand Against Gender-Based Violence
Some people treat medicine as a job. Dr. Kemi Dasilva-Ibru treats it as a mission, to heal, protect, and empower women and girls. As a specialist physician, public health expert, and founder of WARIF, she has spent over 25 years on the frontlines of gender-based violence, turning the pain she witnesses into action. What started […]
Lead Out Loud With Jeiel Damina #InternationalDayOfTheGirlChild Special
We’re thrilled to introduce something new and exciting at Leading Ladies Africa, and what better day to launch it than on the International Day of the Girl Child? 🌍 Introducing Lead Out Loud, our brand-new interview series spotlighting young African women who are shaping culture, breaking barriers, and leading with creativity and purpose. To kick […]