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Which African do you most admire?

Updated 11:30 AM ET, Mon January 23, 2012
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Which African do you most admire? Is it former South African president and anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela, who was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1993? getty images/file
How about Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan politician and environmental activist who was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize for Peace?
Or is it Desmond Tutu -- the archbishop who received the Nobel Prize for Peace for his role in the opposing apartheid in South Africa? AFP/Getty Images
But it's not just about winning Nobel Prizes. Some of you might admire a sportsman like Cameroonian Samuel Eto'o. The three-time African Footballer of the Year has played for some of the world's top clubs including Barcelona and Inter Milan. AFP/Getty Images
What about those Africans who use their fame to do good?
Cobhams Asuquo is one of Nigeria's leading music producers, songwriters and musicians. The blind musician works to be a role model for blind Nigerians.
"It is time to bring to the fore the needs of people with special needs and just how much they can contribute to growing Nigeria as a nation and the world," he says.
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But the person you most admire needn't be famous at all. How about someone like South African Imtiaz Sooliman? He launched the Gift of the Givers Foundation in 1992. The relief agency has delivered aid to 32 countries and is the single biggest disaster relief group of African origin.