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Top 10 African Richest Women by Immanueladebol(m): 12:02pm On Nov 02, 2016
On this article is richest women in Africa.Africa is really a great continent as we used to sing when we were young, You must have known the richest man in Africa how about the richest woman in Africa? Without doubt women has also prove it that them too can stand out without the assistant of man hmm.
These women has stood as a lead to other
women proven that women can still
accomplish their dream unlike old days when women don’t do anything or attend schools with a saying that a woman’s education end’s up in the kitchen. Above all we must agree that God is the give of all gift and these woman has obtain favor of being the richest women in Africa.


1. Isabel Dos Santos
Isabel Dos Santo is from Angola, she is the oldest daughter of the rich Angolan President, Jose Eduardo dos Santos. She is a member of the board directors of a number of companies in Angola, as well as Portugal Isabel. Dos Santos happen to be the richest woman in Africa as we speak she has a net worth over $3.7 billion. Isabel Dos Santo was born in April 20, 1973 and she is currently 43 years old. She is a lady that has good passion for business and has good management skills, she has forth to keep the wealth of he family growing. She heads a number of major banks and media companies. She also has good interest in diamonds and oi business.


2. Folorunsho Alakija
Folorunsho Alakija is a Nigerian fashion designer and also has oil company that is involved in oil production and exploration. Her net worth is over $2.5 billion. She is a Nigerian business woman who happen to be in the position of second richest woman in Africa. Folorunsho was born in 1951 to the family of Chief L. A. Ogbara in Ikorodu, Lagos State Nigeria, she is 64 years of age and still retaining the position of second richest woman in Africa. Folorunsho Alakija is a fashion designer and also the Executive Director of FAMFA Oil. She was the secretary of the International Merchant Bank before the bank was dissolved.


3. Ngina Kenyatta
Ngnina Kenatta who is known as Mama Ngina is the third richest woman in Africa popularly, she is from Kenya and happened to be former First Lady of Kenya. She is the widow of the country’s first president, Jomo Kenyatta She . Ngina
Kenyatta (Mama Ngina) was born in 1933 and currently 82 years of age, but does not declare most of her wealth.


4. Hajia Bola Shagaya
Hajia Bola Shagaya is a Nigeria business woman who was born October 10,1959 (age 57), She is a top fashionenthusiast and she is standing among the richest women in Africa. Hajia Mola Shagay is married to Alhaji Shagaya, a Kwara State-based transport mogul and she has a company that focuses on real state and oil. She head as the CEO of Bolmus Group International, Her company has interest in banking, real estate and oil.


5. Wendy Appelbaum
Wendy Appelbaum is from South Africa and she take over her father’s as a director of herreal estate and insurance companies. She is the daughter of Donald Gordon, who happened to be a South African billionaire.Wendy Applelbaum has seen every reason to keep her dad wealth growing and she has been of great improvement to her dad companies.
She among the richest Women in Africa, her company is listed on Johannesburg Securities Exchange and the company that has asset in excess of R 1 billion.


6. Wendy Ackerman
Wendy Ackerman was born in Capetown SouthAfrica she started her career as a student, and she is now the Executive Director of Pick N Pay
Holdings Limited , Her company has
branches in many African countries,
including Nigeria. She is worth $190.2
million. She is in charge of the Ackerman
Family Trust.


7. Irene Charnley
Irene Charnley is a business woman, she is
the executive director of the largest
telecommunication company in Africa
MTN. Irene Charnley was born in
Captown South Africa May 6, 1960 (age 57
years old). GLHer telecommunication
company is all over afriica including
Nigeria. she is worth $150 million.
She is one of the forces that ensured MTN
could spread across several African
countries. She was a director at FirstRand
Bank and a host of other companies.


8. Bridget Radebe
Bridget Radebe is
among the richest
women in africa
she was born in
1960 and she is
the founder of
Mmakau Mining in South Africa Coompany,
her company is a mining company with
interest in chrome, coal, uranium, platinum
and gold mining. She is presently the
president of South African Mining
Development Association. She is strong n
terms of business management and has never
seen a reason to be relotant in area of
development.


9. Sharon Wapnick
Sharon Wapnick
net worth is over
$43.1 million.
She is a partner
at TWB Attorneys
which is a law firm based in Johannesburg
South Africa, and also has shares in many
stock companies. She made her fortune in
real estate and investments. She has good
interest in management and development.


10. Elizabeth Bradley
Elizabeth Bradley is the 10 th richest woman
in Africa with a net worth of $32 million. Her
father, Albert Wessels, was who brought
Toyota to South Africa in year 1961. She
made her wealth via assets and investments.
She has interest for development.
source: http://www.informationhood.com/10-richest-women-africa/

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Re: Top 10 African Richest Women by Nobody: 12:05pm On Nov 02, 2016
No sauce how do you expect the food to be sweet?
Re: Top 10 African Richest Women by ccffwx: 12:55pm On Nov 02, 2016
I will be one very soon.

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