Echika Obijiaku

Biography

Echika is a visionary entrepreneur, leading Mwanga to revolutionize credit use in Africa. Through ethical, digital-first collections, Mwanga has empowered over 1.5 million individuals to become debt-free, with a bold mission to help 10 million more by 2030.In addition to this, she is connecting Africans to global BPO economic opportunities through the Yapha Academy. Having engaged 1,400+ Africans from 13 countries, her goal is to get 5 million Africans into jobs by 2030.

Named one of the top 100 women in business in Nigeria by the Power Woman Network in 2022 and one of 15-female led startups in Africa to watch out for in 2023, Echika remains passionate about empowering individuals, impact-focused systems and promoting change. She was also named as one of 50 Impact entrepreneurs driving change by the African Women CEOs Network. She has an MBA from the University of Oxford, Said Business School and was one of the two Co-chairs of the Oxford Africa Business Alliance in 2023/2024. She is