Paul Onwuanibe

Paul Onwuanibe has built Landmark Group into a diversified African business spanning real estate, hospitality and leisure, while pursuing an expansion strategy that increasingly reaches beyond Nigeria. His story also illustrates the physical realities of building across borders: after the demolition of the Lagos coastal road affected Landmark's flagship beach property in 2024, Onwuanibe was forced to rethink the group's footprint and pursue opportunities elsewhere. His inclusion is also fitting because Landmark provides the physical setting for this conversation about borderless Africa. Onwuanibe belongs on the list because building a more connected continent requires physical destinations, businesses and infrastructure, not just digital networks.