#YAfrica500: Meet the 500 Most Inspiring Youth on the Continent (North Africa)

Africa has the colours of influence because it has the youth that drive conversations and cause progressive changes within and outside the continent. These youth are the ones whose innovative nature draws the awe of the world. These youth we have listed, because we call them the most inspiring African youth of the present time – whose names will stay on our lips a while.

Want to know them? We present the change makers from North Africa:

1. Achraf Hakimi, Moroccan footballer (22)
2. Enas Yousif, Sudanese advocate (20)
3. Emtithal Mahmoud, Sudanese activist (27)
4. Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer (28)
5. Sfar Nermine, Tunisian belly dancer (22)
6. Makhtoum Abdalla, Sudanese advocate (17)
7. Ines Abdeli, Algeria actress (15)
8. Zahia Dehar, Algerian fashion designer (28)
9. Nabil Bentaleb, Algerian footballer (26)
10. Mehdi Abeid, Algerian footballer (28)
11. Bendjima Younes, Algerian model (27)
12. Salim Announ, Algerian content creator (24)
13. Chettout Kahina, Algerian volleyball player (28)
14. Walid Bidani, Algerian weightlifter (26)
15. Dalia Chih, Algerian singer (23)
16. Miraa May, Algerian singer (24)
17. Mohamed Tadjadit, Algerian activist (25)
18. Noureddine Khimoud, Algerian activist (25)
19. Nourhane Atmani, Algerian writer (20)
20. Numidia Lezoul, Algerian actress (24)
21. Sara Lalama, Algerian actress (27)
22. Miss Cha, Algerian content creator (25)
23. Aden Liban, Egyptian content creator (24)
24. Hannah El-Zahed, Egyptian actress (27)
25. Hanady Mehanna, Egyptian actress (23)
26. Hisham Gamal, Egyptian TV producer (27)
27. Ahmed Omar Odiggo, Egyptian tech entrepreneur (27)
28. Ahmed Tarek, Egyptian educator (24)
29. Noura Galal, Egyptian fashion designer (28)
30. Malak El-Bahtimy, Egyptian entrepreneur (27)
31. Doha “Payme” Ahmed, tech, Egyptian (24)
32. Mohamed El Farra, Egyptian soundtrack composer (25)
33. Mae Sakr, Egyptian entrepreneur (25)
34. Toqa “Abtakerli” Magdi, Egyptian activist (22)
35. Tareq Madour, Healthcare tech, Egyptian (26)
36. Fadila Khaled, Digital media, Egyptian (20)
37. Nada Zaher, Egyptian entrepreneur (26)
38. Aya Abdelraouf, Egyptian fashion creative director (28)
39. Farida Osman, Egyptian swimmer (26)
40. Nour El Sherbini, Egyptian squash player (24)
41. Michael Farid, Egyptian tech entrepreneur (28)
42. Ali Mohamed, tech, Egyptian (25)
43. Mostafa Kandil, Egyptian tech entrepreneur (28)
44. Mohmoud Nouh, Egyptian tech entrepreneur (28)
45. Ahmed Sabah, tech, Egyptian (28)
46. Mohamed Khairat, Egyptian media personality (28)
47. Carmen Essam Soliman, Egyptian singer (26)
48. Tito Shalgam, Libyan fashion designer (25)
49. Achraf Hakimi, Moroccan footballer (22)
50. Adam Hamrita, Moroccan content creator (18)
51. Nidal Bentale, Moroccan influencer (26)
52. Fouad “Lil Zoo” Ambelj, Moroccan dancer (22)
53. Ella Haun, Moroccan content creator (16)
54. Hamza Zaidi, Moroccan content creator (23)
55. Faouzia Ouihya, Moroccan singer (20)
56. Rajaa Belmir, Moroccan singer (28)
57. Walid El Kilani, Moroccan content creator (22)
58. Salah Eddine Boukhanou, Moroccan YouTuber content creator (18)
59. Mkazbal Amal, Moroccan content creator (15)
60. Ihssane Benalluch, Moroccan content creator (23)
61. Manal Benchlikha, Moroccan singer (27)
62. Omar Belmir, Moroccan singer (26)
63. Taha Fahssi, Moroccan rapper (25)
64. Nada Adelle, Moroccan model (27)
65. Kwatar Bamohamed, Moroccan content creator (23)
66. Imane Asoula, Moroccan content creator (27)
67. Moulay Hassan, Morocco’s crown prince (17)
68. Zouhair Bahaoui, Moroccan singer (25)
69. Ihab Ikbal, Moroccan rapper (25)
70. Bol Bol, Sudanese NBA basketballer (21)
71. Nyla Lueeth, Sudanese influencer (21)
72. Nyakim Gatwech, Sudanese model (27)
73. Wenyen Gabriel, Sudanese NBA basketballer (23)
74. Aicha Fehri, Tunisian influencer (15)
75. Bastien Dracowar, Tunisian content creator (28)
76. Oumaima Mouissii, Tunisian influencer (25)
77. Mekki Zarrouk, Tunisian content creator (24)
78. Youssef Bahri, Tunisian content creator (28)
79. Amina Tyler, Tunisia women’s right advocate (26)
80. Hayfa Sdiri, Tunisian entrepreneur (23)
81. Sam Abass, Egyptian film director (27)
82. Nour El-Afandi, Egyptian synchronized swimmer (28)
83. Ayoub Barraj, Tunisian wrestler (23)
84. Fateh Benferdjallah, Algerian wrestler (19)
85. Hichem Khalil Cherabi, Algerian Olympic athlete (27)
86. Yasser Triki, Algerian Olympic athlete (23)
87. Kariman Shafik, Egyptian judoka (24)
88. Doaa Elghobashy, Egyptian volleyball player (24)
89. Farida El Askalany, Egyptian volleyball player (25)
90. Issam Bassou, Morocco judoka (22)
91. Dorra Mahfoudhi, Tunisian athlete (27)
92. Ons Jabeur, Tunisian tennis player (26)
93. Abdessalem Ayouni, Tunisian runner (26)
94. Dina Dash, Egyptian entrepreneur (26)
95. Anok Yai, Sudanese model (23)
96. Adut Akech, Sudanese model (21)
97. Imaan Hammam, Moroccan model (24)
98. Nyadak Thot, Sudanese model (25)
99. Meriam Amjoune, Moroccan advocate (11)
100. Omar Archane, Moroccan advocate (15)