Top 10 Richest Women in Africa 2025

April 22, 2025

This article is about the richest women in Africa in 2025

Africa is a continent filled with opportunities and a very youthful population. With many countries being major producers of essential minerals, Africa is a continent that one can easily become successful

Richest Women in Africa are those who have distinguished themselves by either founding successful companies or excelling in their field of endeavors

Top 10 Richest Women in Africa 2025

Folorunsho Alakija

Net Worth: $1 Billion

Chief Folorunso Alakija is a Nigerian businesswoman and philanthropist. She is currently the group managing director of The Rose of Sharon Group and also serves as executive vice chairman of Famfa Oil Limited

Madam Alakija has worked diligently over the years to grow her business empire. She oversees several business endeavours such as: FAMFA Oil Limited, her family’s oil exploration and production business as the Vice Chairman, seeing to its strategic planning and day to day administration.

Ngina Kenyatta

Net Worth: $1 Billion

Ngina Kenyatta, popularly known as “Mama Ngina”, is the former First Lady of Kenya. She is the widow of Kenya’s first president, Jomo Kenyatta, and mother of the fourth president Uhuru Kenyatta who served from 2013 to 2022

Mama Ngina became a Roman Catholic, and was known to attend Mass every Sunday in the Catholic mission with some of their children. She also became one of the richest individuals in Kenya, owning plantations, ranches, and hotels.

Bola Shagaya

Net Worth: $950 Million

Hajia Bola Muinat Shagaya MON is a Nigerian businesswoman and fashion enthusiast. She is one of the richest women in Africa. She is the founder and CEO of Bolmus Group International, a conglomerate with holdings in real estate, oil and gas, banking and photography.

She is the founder and CEO of Bolmus Group International, a diversified conglomerate with interests in real estate, oil and gas, banking, and photography.

Daisy Danjuma

Net Worth: $900 Million

Danjuma is married to the former Nigerian military general and minister of defence of Nigeria, Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma founder of the oil exploration company, South Atlantic Petroleum.

Daisy Ehanire Danjuma is a Nigerian politician who was the senator representing the Edo South Senatorial District of Edo State at the Nigerian Senate from 2003 to 2007.

Senator Daisy Ehanire Danjuma is a law graduate of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and an alumnus of the Lagos Business School

stella chinyelu okoli

Net Worth: $800 million

Stella Chinyelu Okoli is a Nigerian pharmacist, philanthropist and entrepreneur. She is the founder and current chief executive officer of Emzor pharmaceutical manufacturing company founded in 1977

Wendy Appelbaum

Net Worth: $260 Million

Wendy Appelbaum is a South African businesswoman and philanthropist. The daughter of Donald Gordon of the Liberty Group, she has led the De Morgenzon wine estate in Stellenbosch since 2003. Appelbaum is one of the richest women in South Africa.

She made her wealth through her family inheritance and business interests

Wendy Ackerman

Net Worth: $200 Million

Wendy Ackerman is a Non-Executive Director of Pick n Pay Holdings Limited. She is recognised by SA Nature Foundation for outstanding achievement and contribution to environmental conservation. She is also acknowledged by WWF (SA) as a Diamond Custodian of Table Mountain.

Irene Charnley

net worth: $150 million

Irene Charnley is a former trade unionist and businesswoman from South Africa.

Charnley first made her mark on the African business community as a negotiator for South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers where she spent 13 years coordinating various divisions of union operations. She went on to become an executive director for the MTN Group, which is Africa’s largest telecommunications company

Bridgette Radebe

Net Worth: $100 Million

Bridgette Radebe is a South African businesswoman of Tswana descent and the sister of South African businessman Patrice Motsepe and First Lady of South Africa Tshepo Motsepe