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Number 27 on the 2024 list
Amaka Nwakalor-Egemba is a president from Nigeria, named to the AFN 100 in 2024 for becoming president of the Culinary Arts Practitioners Association of Nigeria.
In October 2024, around International Chefs Day, Amaka Nwakalor-Egemba became president of the Culinary Arts Practitioners Association of Nigeria, taking over from Rukayat Momoh, whose term since 2021 brought reforms to culinary education and the association's awards. The founder of Dish L'Afrique, she set out plans to recruit members, give Nigeria's culinary sector more visibility and structure, and build local and international partnerships.