Which African do you most admire?

Which African do you most admire? Is it former South African president and anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela, who was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1993?

How about Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan politician and environmental activist who was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize for Peace?

Or is it Desmond Tutu -- the archbishop who received the Nobel Prize for Peace for his role in the opposing apartheid in South Africa?

But it's not just about winning Nobel Prizes. Some of you might admire a sportsman like Cameroonian Samuel Eto'o. The three-time African Footballer of the Year has played for some of the world's top clubs including Barcelona and Inter Milan.

What about those Africans who use their fame to do good?
Cobhams Asuquo is one of Nigeria's leading music producers, songwriters and musicians. The blind musician works to be a role model for blind Nigerians.
"It is time to bring to the fore the needs of people with special needs and just how much they can contribute to growing Nigeria as a nation and the world," he says.

But the person you most admire needn't be famous at all. How about someone like South African Imtiaz Sooliman? He launched the Gift of the Givers Foundation in 1992. The relief agency has delivered aid to 32 countries and is the single biggest disaster relief group of African origin.

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(CNN) -- Each week African Voices brings you inspiring and compelling profiles of Africans across the continent and around the world. Now, we want to hear from you. Let us know which African you most admire, and why. Your comments could end up on a future episode of African Voices.

There are some obvious choices -- Nobel Prize winners such as Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu, who have tirelessly fought for human rights, or those like Wangari Maathai, who have helped change attitudes towards the environment.

But the African you admire needn't be a politician or activist. They could be an artist, author, athlete or musician, who has inspired or moved you in some way.

They needn't even be famous. How about someone you work with, a neighbor or family member, who is doing what they can to help make their country or community a better place?

So let us know which Africans you most admire, and why, by leaving a comment below.

Your comments could end up on a future episode of African Voices...