Aniru Sahib Sahib Conteh (August 6, 1942- April 4, 2004) was a Sierra Leonean physician who was considered the world’s leading expert on Lassa fever, a disease endemic to West Africa. For over two decades, Conteh risked his life running the only dedicated Lassa fever ward in the world during the Sierra Leone Civil War and the civil war in neighboring Liberia. With little funding and few supplies, Conteh successfully reduced mortality rates, saving thousands of lives until his own death from the disease in 2004.
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Aniru Conteh
King Mensah
Known as “The Golden Voice of Togo,” King Mensah is one of the most popular musical acts from Togo, West Africa. Though based in Lomé, he regularly records and promotes his albums in Paris, and has embarked on several world tours since 2005. Singing in Ewe and French, King Mensah’s sound fuses elements of traditional Ewe music (Agbadza and Akpessé), and Kabye dance-drum music, with funk, reggae, and West African Afropop. King Mensah’s lyrical themes are steeped in religion and hopeful encouragement for the orphaned, oppressed, and downtrodden.
Born Ayaovi Papavi Mensah (August 12, 1971) to a father from Togo & mother from Benin. Mensah began performing with a ‘ballet’ of traditional Togolese folkloric music at age 9. In his formative years, he was a member of the band ‘Les Dauphins de la Capitale’. He acted with Ki-Yi M’Bock Theatre in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (early 1990’s), then traveled Europe, Japan, French Guiana, France, and Benin as an actor & singer.
In 2005 Mensah founded a philanthropic organization called “Foundation King Mensah” in Togo dedicated to the protection and education of orphans, including an orphanage in Agbodrafo (25 km East of Lome).
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Monty Jones
Dr. Monty Jones (born February 5, 1951 in Freetown) is a Sierra Leonean plant breeder and executive director of FARA (Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa). The main developer of NERICA (New Rices for Africa), a set of high-productivity rices adapted to West Africa’s growing conditions, Jones was a co-recipient of the 2004 World Food Prize.
In 2004, Jones was named a co-recipient (with Prof. Yuan Longping of China) of the World Food Prize.
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