Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister,  David Moinina Sengeh, has been featured in the list of 100 most reputable Africans.

Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister Dr. David Moinina Sengeh appears 19th on the list. Other Sierra Leoneans on the list are Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella taking the 50th spot while Hon. Haja Zainab Hawa Bangura appears 100th on the list.

Reputation Poll is an annual list of the continent’s most respected and admired individuals. This year’s list features a diverse group of individuals from various sectors, including politics, business, entertainment, and human rights advocacy. Impact, visibility, and integrity make up the selection criteria. From Pretoria University, Prof. Daniël Christiaan de Wet Swanepoel, Microbiologist Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum from the Congo Democratic Republic, Prof. Gebisa Ejeta Ethiopia, and Prof. Mohamed Hag Ali Hassan from Sudan.

A brief background Reputation reveal about the Chief Minister Reads “David is a politician from Sierra Leone who was appointed by President Julius Maada Bio to the position of chief minister in 2023. Prior to this, he held the positions of Chief innovation officer for the Directorate of Science, Technology, and Innovation and Minister of basic and senior secondary education.

A TED Senior Fellow, he is. Sengeh received an offer to work on data-driven healthcare at IBM in Africa. He developed healthcare technologies for Africa while working at IBM Research’s newest lab in Johannesburg and Nairobi. Sengeh is investigating the application of artificial intelligence because there are less than 50 doctors for every 100,000 people in Africa. He collaborated with KwaZulu-Natal University’s Waheeda Banu Saib. In collaboration with the Port Loko Health Management Team, he created an online platform that lets districts keep an eye on the Ebola outbreak,”

This year’s list features a diverse group of individuals from various sectors, including politics, business, entertainment, and human rights advocacy.