Opposition leader Raila Odinga is the most influential African in the world.

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According to smithrise.com, Raila emerged tops in the just release list which was compiled in consultation with a jury made up of African leaders from 27 countries across the world.

The list ranks the top 10 most influential African leaders who are creating change and making sure it translates into making the lives of other people better across 10 distinct categories.

On social media 87% of these Africans are on Facebook, with a combined following of over 18million, while 86% have over 16million followers on twitter as at July 2016, when the data was compiled on July 15, 2016.