Aisha Yesufu and Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim on the 2020 BBC 100 Women list

Di BBC don revealed the list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for the year 2020.

This year, 100 women highlight two things that do not effect change and make a difference when times get tough.

Say the name of the Nigerian activist and coordinator of the Bring Back Our Girl campaign Aisha Yesufu on a list.

Dem includes her alongside oda ogbonge women such as Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland who form parties where women lead, Michelle Yeoh, star of new Avatar and Marvel films, Sarah Gibert and head of research for the coronavirus vaccine of Oxford University, as well as Jane. Fonda, let’s be a climate activist and an actress.

The media recognizes Aisha Yesufu’s role in the protest against SARS and takes many Nigerians to the streets to hold the Nigerian Police accountable. This protest led to the expulsion of the controversial Anti-Theft Squad (Sars), accused of murder, rape and robbery of civilians.

Aisha Yesufu and Nigerian actress Anoda Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim make the list.

No, only two Nigerian women make the list, the BBC 100 Women’s list also recognizes 18 other women from different African kontris.

Nigeria– Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim: Uyaiedu is a feminist filmmaker, director, and LGBTQ + activist, creating stories about marginalized groups in Nigeria.

Sierra- Leone – Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr: Popular for her work as an environmentalist. When floods and fires affect millions of people internationally one year, Freetown Mayor Aki-Sawyerr encourages residents to join her campaign to plant one million trees in two years.

Somaliland – Ubah Ali na di, co-founder of Solace for Somaliland Girls, a foundation that is committed to eradicating all forms of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Somaliland communities, through education and empowerment.

Zimbabwe – Tsitsi Dangarembga: Writer, filmmaker, and cultural activist, she doesn’t win many awards with her books. She is among the pipo wey dem detained for the sake of saying that the protest continues against the goment wey dem accused of corruption and bad government.

Benin – Angélique Kidjo: Four Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo is one of the greatest artists in international music today. Angelique also advocates on behalf of children as an ambassador for UNICEF and, through her own charitable foundation, Batonga, they support girls’ education in Africa.

Somalia – Ilwad Elman: young leader who is at the forefront of the peace process in Somalia. She is an activist for peace.

Tanzania – Rebeca Gyumi: Lawyer and defender of gender equality. By 2019, her NGO won a court case banning child marriages and raised the minimum age to 18.

Kenya: Jemimah Kariuki: The doctor started the free ambulance service when she realized that medical care had been delayed due to limited transportation service.

Egypt – Nadeen Ashraf: Nadeen, a philosophy student, started an Instagram account with women from Egypt to share stories of sexual harassment.

Ethiopia – Loza Abera Geinore: Loza Abera Geinore was born a Democrat in a small town in southern Ethiopia. She played for Hawassa City SC in the Ethiopian Women’s Premier League for two seasons, and this time she became the club’s top scorer. She will be a professional soccer player and a member of the Ethiopian national women’s team.

Egypt – Maggie Gobran: Mama Maggie Gobran don dedicates her life to transforming the lives of marginalized children in Egypt. He left his best life and his best career to look for children. She is going to wash her legs, look them in the eye and tell them they are important. Since 1989, Mama Maggie and her team have not done things that change the lives of hundreds of thousands of children, they provide psychological well-being, education, medical care and, above all, dignity for children.

Zambia – Mulenga Kapwepwe: She went on and established the Zambian Women’s History Museum, which was hailed by 2020 as part of women’s contribution to the nation. He also built children’s libraries for the Zambian capital, Lusaka.

Mozambique – Josina Machel: She always fought for women’s rights. Joshina is a survivor of domestic violence and gets an organization that helps her bring about social change regarding gender-based violence, and she creates safe havens for survivors of violence in communities throughout southern Africa.

South Africa – Bulelwa Mkutukana – Successful South African singer-songwriter wey don uses her songs to talk about violence against women for di kontri.

Democratic Republic of Congo – Douce Namwezi N’Ibamba: Multimedia journalist and founder of the Uwezo Afrika Initiative, a non-profit company that promotes the empowerment of women through journalism, job training and social entrepreneurship. She fights the taboos surrounding menstruation by making sex education and hygiene kits available to students and women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Kenya – Phyllis Omido: Phyllis Omido, Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Justice, Governance and Environmental Action (CJGEA), advocates for the environmental and socio-economic rights of marginalized communities affected by Kenya’s extractive industries.

Uganda – Vanessa Nakate: Di 23, Ugandan climate activist and founder of the Rise Up Movement based in Africa. Campaigns internationally to show the impacts of climate change in Africa.

Uganda – Ethelreda Nakimuli-Mpungu: Dr. Ethel Nakimuli-Mpungu from Makerere University in Uganda made therapy more culturally appropriate, especially for people living with HIV and depression.

South Africa – Ishtar Lakhani: Ishtar na feminist and activist. This year he played an important role in the Free di Vaccine campaign, which was organized by the Center for Art Activism and the Allied Universities for Essential Medicines (UAEM). She works with the sole goal of making sure that the Covid-19 vaccine money is not too high, is available to everyone, and is free at the point of delivery.