According to Forbes, several of your favorite icons that were previously featured on Golden Icons were mentioned as part of “The 40 Most Powerful Celebrities In Africa”......... 1. Chinua Achebe, 80, Nigerian, Novelist 2. Youssou N’dour, Age: 51, Senegalese, Musician 3. Didier Drogba, 33, Ivorian, Soccer Player 4. Angelique Kidjo, 51, Beninoise, Musician 5. Akon, 38, Senegalese, Musician 6. Wole Soyinka, 77, Nigerian, Playwright 7. Salif Keita, 62, Malian, Musician 8. Yvonne Chaka Chaka, 46, South African, Musician 9. Oumou Sangare, 43, Malian, Musician 10. Femi Kuti, 49, Nigerian, Musician 11. Toumani Diabaté, Malian, Musician 12. Oliver Mtukudzi, 59, Zimbabwean, Musician 13. Haile Gebrselassie, 38, Ethiopian, Athlete 14. Khaled Hadj Ibrahim, 51, Algerian, Musician 15. Samuel Eto’o, 30, Cameroonian, Soccer Player 16. Alek Wek, 34, Sudanese, Supermodel 17. Liya Kebede, 33, Ethiopia