By Patricia Uyeh,

The Africa Youth Awards has released its 2nd annual list of the 2017 100 Most Influential Young Africans, an initiative which is noted to be the biggest and most respected across the continent with participation from over 140 countries globally.

The list which was restricted to age limits between, 15 & 36 had a coverage of 28 countries on the continent with Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana and Kenya leading with 19, 18, 10, 7 representatives respectively.

Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson- Okojie, Toke Makinwa, Davido, Wizkid, Jimi Tewe, Ehiz and a couple of others made the list.

See full list below:

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