The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of African mining giant, Nguvu Mining Limited, Angela List, has been conferred with the 2025 Global Power Female Award, which celebrates accomplished businesswomen worldwide.
The prestigious award was presented to her at a ceremony in New York, the United States, on Thursday, September 25, this year, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
The awards scheme is a collaboration among the Global Power Forum (GPF), a premier high-level platform convened by the Centre for Economic and Leadership Development (CELD), and the African Leadership Organisation (ALO).
The annual event features Heads of State, First Ladies, Global Business Leaders and Change Makers from Africa, South America, the Caribbean Islands and the global diaspora.
Ms List is the first Ghanaian to win the award, designated as “a tribute to trailblazers who have boldly reshaped the narrative of leadership, empowered communities and created enduring change”.
Event
This year’s GPF was headlined by former Tanzanian President, Dr Jackson Kikwete, and the current Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Philip Davis.
Other prominent speakers included the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Judith Suminwa and the First Lady of Guatemala, Lucrecia Peinado.
Also in attendance were the First Lady of Sierra Leone and President of OAFLAD, Dr Fatima Maada Bio, amongst other dignitaries.
According to the awarding organisations, the recognition was on account of Ms List's "journey, accomplishments and bold leadership”.
She was also inducted into the Global Power Women Network (GPWN), a premier platform of influence, capital and strategic partnerships for women in the world.
Gold Standard Leadership
Ms List’s involvement in mining spans at least twenty-five years, during which she has demonstrated excellent business leadership and entrepreneurial fervour to reach the very top of the mining industry.
Nguvu Mining, the company she leads, operates assets in Mali, Liberia, Burkina Faso, among others.
The Adamus Resources Limited, one of the most prolific mines in Ghana, and the Northern Ashanti Mines, which comes on stream in the first quarter of 2026, are part of her portfolio of assets.
Nguvu Mining currently produces about 150,000 ounces of gold from its combined operations around West Africa.
This will be ramped up to at least 200,000 ounces when Northern Ashanti goes into full production.
“I can only thank my staff at Nguvu Mining.
Their commitment to our operations, adherence to mining safety, and shared prosperity in communities we operate are what drive me.
We are devoted to the communities we work in,” Ms List said after receiving the award.
Ms List is building an unmatched profile in running multiple assets in different jurisdictions, a feat that makes her the most standout female African mining entrepreneur.
While she counts her blessings, she is inspired to hold open the doors of opportunity for more female entrepreneurs and miners to reach the top.
Speaking on the challenges of the African woman in climbing up the ladder of the mining industry, Angela noted, “You know our industry is male-dominated and nobody gives you an inch.
There are challenges, but at Nguvu, we are here to go the long haul. All industries have their unique challenges.
Mining is no different, but with the right leadership, regulatory compliance and access to capital, Nguvu will remain at the very top of the mining chain,” she stated.
She added, “there can be no excuses. I am blazing the trail for many more women to become mining entrepreneurs.
We have to perform as is expected of us. I know this will come to some good very soon because there will be many more women in the mining space as engineers, management suite executives and mining professionals.”
