AFRICA MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
1. Folorunsho Alakija A woman with dignity and honor from the Africa's largest country comes the most powerful woman in the continent. (Folorunsho Alakija) ranks number 80 in the world’s 100 most powerful women in the world. Blooming at 65, Mrs. Alakija net worth of 1.73 billion dollars after investing in the oil industry. She is the vice chair of a Nigerian oil exploration company, Famfa oil, that is in one of Nigeria’s largest deep water oil discoveries. 2. President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf In second place is Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf who comes in 83rd on the global list. The 77 year old formidable leadership in rebuilding Liberia post-civil war and amidst crippling debts landed her on the list and was as well recognized for her efforts by the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. Mrs. Johnson Sirleaf has been able to negotiate settlements, rebuild infrastructure, lift sanctions and rebuild women‘s rights. “She (Sirleaf) came under fire for cronyism a