9 Richest African Presidents With An Accumulated Net Worth Over $25B

Robert Mugabe Country: Zimbabwe Years in Power: 26 He is a part of a very wealthy family. His net worth is around $10 million. Idriss Deby Country: Chad Years in Power: 23 His net worth is estimated at $50 million. Deby is a member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He launched a “Roadmap for Power Sector Reform,” the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria and the Transformation Agenda. King Mswati Country: Swaziland Years in Power: 28 He has 13 lavish palaces and an estimated net worth of $100 million. In the 2014 budget, parliament allocated $61 million for the king’s annual household budget. His luxury car collection includes a $500,000 Daimler Chrysler’s flagship Maybach 62. Goodluck Jonathan Country: Nigeria Years in Power: 4 His net worth is around $100 million. He owes his fortune to smart stock investments, substantial property holdings and lucrative endorsement deals with CoverGirl cosmetics. He also owns several restaurants (such as the Fat Jonathan Burger chain in Abuja) and a football team, the Otueke Angels. He has launched his own brand of vodka, Pure Wonderjonathan (Nigeria), and is tackling the juniors market with a top-selling perfume "With Love from Goodluck" and a fashion line called “Goodluck Jonathan Seduction," according to mediamass.com. Paul Biya Country: Cameroon Years in Power: 31 The politician is worth $200 million. His wealth is mostly based in Europe, where he owns several mansions. Uhuru Kenyatta Country: Kenya Years in Power: 1 The family of the second president of Kenya owns stakes in the country's largest dairy company Brookside Dairies, media company Mediamax, Heritage Hotels, Commercial Bank of Africa and hundreds of thousands of acres of prime Kenyan land. His net worth is $500 million. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Country: Equatorial Guinea Years in Power: 34 His personal fortune is more than $600 million. He has overseen the emergence of the nation as an important oil producer, beginning in the 1990s. Equatorial Guinea is Africa’s second-richest nation. Mohammed VI Country: Morocco Years in Power: 15 The king of Morocco is also the country's leading businessman. His investments in Société Nationale d’Investissement (SNI) contribute to his net worth being more than $2.5 billion. Jose Eduardo dos Santos Country: Angola Years in Power: 34 His net worth is greater than $20 billion, according to Cabinda Online. His daughter, Isabel dos Santos, is the wealthiest woman in Africa, with a net worth of $3.8 billion.

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