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Moky Makura<\/h1>

Executive Director<\/h4>

Africa No Filter<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t
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Speaker Biography<\/h3>

Moky Makura is the Executive Director of Africa No Filter. She was born in Nigeria, educated in England and has lived in London, Johannesburg and Lagos. Before her role at ANF, Moky was the Deputy Director for Communications Africa at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation where she was responsible for building and managing the foundation\u2019s reputation on the continent. She took on an interim role as the foundation\u2019s Country Representative to South Africa in 2017, leading on government relations and internal program coordination.<\/p>\n

Before joining the Gates Foundation, Moky worked as Communications Director for the Tony Elumelu Foundation in Nigeria. She has also worked as a well-known TV presenter, producer, author, publisher and a successful entrepreneur in her own right. Moky holds an Honours degree in Politics, Economics and Law from Buckingham University in the UK. She serves on the advisory boards of the Junior Achievement Africa, the Houtbay Partnership and the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation.<\/p>

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