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Number 31 on the 2025 list
Colin Asare-Appiah is a co-founder from Ghana, named to the AFN 100 in 2025 for bringing AJABU to Johannesburg and Cape Town with 50 scholarships for African drinks workers.
Ghana-born, London-raised Colin Asare-Appiah co-founded AJABU, a pan-African cocktail and spirits festival that returned in March 2025, in Johannesburg from 9 to 12 March and Cape Town from 12 to 16 March. Ten Cape Town bars hosted guest bars from cities including Accra, Nairobi and London. The 2025 edition offered 50 scholarships for African drinks workers, 70% of them reserved for women, and announced a November edition.