Stunning Ghanaian lady makes Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Africa
- Scilla Owusu, a Ghanaian-born British producer has made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Africa
- The 23-year-old lady made the list out of 3,000 nominations that were forwarded to Forbes
- At her young age, she has accomplished several great feats, making Ghana very proud
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Ghanaian-born British music producer Scilla Owusu has been named in Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2020 for Africa out of 3,000 people whose nominations were gathered.
Pulse.com.gh indicates that Scilla Owusu works as a screenplay writer and was able to feature on the list after her application successfully made it in the top 30 after being forwarded to Forbes at the start of this very year.
It is indicated that the list features 120 young African change-makers for the first time, increasing from a list 90 young Africans last year; with 30 finalists in each of the four categories – business, technology, creatives, and sport.
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Priscilla Owusu, known as Scilla Owusu is a 23-year-old, British-Ghanaian Director, Screenwriter & Producer born in London, UK. Set on changing the conversation through film & music videos with her creative talents & intricate eye for detail.
Starting her career at 18, through screenwriting, Scilla was later awarded the prestigious screen nation award in 2016 for best web series category for her online series 'A Lesson Learnt'.
Scilla Owusu furthered her career in producing, working with other independent film-makers in London.
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During her gap year after college, from 2016 - 2018, Scilla also dived into the world of music video production, producing videos with some of Africa's most renowned musicians including the likes of Wande Coal, Fuse ODG, Mr Eazi, Patoranking and many more.
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Reports gathered by Nutraingredients-asia.com and Myjoyonline.com show that coconut is the food that contains the highest amount of lauric acid, which is a chemical very relevant in the fight against COVID-19.
Lauric acid, (dodecanoic acid) a medium-chain fatty acid, or medium-chain triglyceride (MCT), is found in coconut, human breast milk and also soaps.
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