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Owen Alik Shahadah Documentary maker and director, Germany


Scholar, writer and founder of the African Holocaust Society, Owen Alik Shahadah is an expert on African slavery and culture. Born in 1973 in Hanover, Germany, he was raised in New York, the Caribbean and the UK. Shahadah has written for many journals and newspapers published by non-governmental organisations. Tese include the African Executive business and opinion magazine and the Pambazuka News. Alongside his authoring career, which deals with social justice, African history, environmental issues, and education, Shahadah has produced influential documentaries. With his first independent movie, 500 Years Later, he won five international awards, including the United Nations Agency UNESCO Award (2007) for using film as a bold instrument to discuss the issues of slavery. It also won best documentary at the Pan-African Award (PAFF) premiere. Shahadah studied Aeronautical Engineering in London and holds a degree in zoology from the University of the West Indies. In 2010 he released the documentary Motherland about the socio-political history of Africa. In 2011 it won the African Movie Award for best Diaspora Documentary.


Nelson Évora Long jump and triple jump Olympian, Portugal


Nelson Évora, 28, is a former world and Olympic triple jump champion and one of the best known and most popular sportsmen in Portugal. Born in Cape Verde, he lived with his family in Ivory Coast, West Africa but represented the country of his birth until 2002, achieving the national records in the long jump (7.47m) and the triple jump (16.15m), which he still holds. He moved to Portugal with his family when he was five years old, but continued to represent Cape Verde until he gained Portuguese citizenship in 2002. From then on he went on to compete for Portugal, becoming triple jump world champion in 2007, at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan, and winning gold at the Beijing Olympics in the same event where he beat Britain’s Phillips Idowu into second place. Unfortunately Nelson was unable to take part in the London Olympics 2012 as a result of suffering a serious leg injury.


Rougui Dia Head chef, 144 Petrossian, Paris, France


Rougui Dia is the highly renowned head chef of the celebrated Le 144, Petrossian Caviar restaurant in Paris, France. Rougui is celebrated for changing the tastes of the restaurant’s traditional caviar by infusing the restaurant’s traditional Eastern European cuisine with the best of authentic Senegalese home-cooking. She was given the task of renewing the restaurant’s culinary range. Seven years later she’s regarded as a total success. Rougui started cooking at home from the age of 13. She developed her unique tastes from the teachings of her mother, and says her African heritage has contributed greatly to her success. She has written an autobiography, Le Chef est une Femme (Te Chef is a Woman), the title emphasising the fact that she has succeeded in an industry that remains male-dominated. Outside the kitchen, she devotes a large amount of time to humanitarian projects in Senegal. She also acts as a mentor to young aspiring chefs and visits schools to inspire students to fulfil their ambitions.


Rokhaya Diallo Vice-President and founder of Les Indivisibles, France


Following offensive statements by public figures about the Afro-French community during the 2005 French riots, Rokhaya Diallo became committed to challenging French government leaders on the way that they address issues concerning black people. Rokhaya, who holds a Masters degree in law and business, founded the association, Les Indivisibles, in 2006, and uses humour and irony to fight racism and question negative black stereotypes. Les Indivisibles has around 200 members and a council of six. Ten people run the association. Te group also creates cartoons and speaks in schools, and prisons. Rokhaya continued to challenge the French debate about national identity in 2011, publishing her book Racisme mode d’emploi (Racism Instructions). Rokhaya is an active columnist and commentator for Canal Plus TV and the only black journalist to regularly contribute to France’s main radio station, RTL, discussing education, culture and foreign policy.


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