The
year
2024
is
slowly
ending,
and
we
look
at
some
Africans
who
were
constantly
in
the
news
for
various
reasons.
The
list
ranges
from
sports,
business,
politics,
and
activism.
These
Africans
had
a
lot
of
people
speaking
on
social
media
and
some
traditional
media
for
some
of
the
things
they
did
under
the
year
in
review.
Since
the
list
had
to
do
with
Africans,
Nigerians
dominated
it.
The
list
of
Most
Talked-About
Africans
of
2024
is
a
definitive
ranking
of
the
people
who
were
the
topics
of
conversation
during
the
year,
based
on
cumulative
data
from
The
Social
Chart.
Using
advanced
social
media
tracking
and
Google
Analytics,
the
list
highlights
the
people
who
dominated
online
conversations
from
January
1
to
November
3,
2024.
Here
are
a
few
of
the
most
talked-about
Africans:
Ayo
‘Wizkid’
Balogun
–
Musician
(Nigeria)
William
Ruto
–
Politician
(Kenya)
David
‘Davido’
Adeleke
–
Musician
(Nigeria)
Bola
Ahmed
Tinubu
–
Politician
(Nigeria)
Raila
Odinga
–
Politician
(Kenya)
Aliko
Dangote
–
Businessman
(Nigeria)
Idris
‘Bobrisky’
Okuneye
–
Social
media
sensation
(Nigeria)
Tyla
Seethal
–
Musician
(South
Africa)
Peter
Obi
–
Politician
(Nigeria)
Liyema
Pantsi
–
Musician
(South
Africa)