Top 10 Richest Women in Africa 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 […]
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
Top 10 Richest Women in Africa 2025 Summary
It can be noted that most of the wealthiest women in Africa are from Nigeria.
Also almost all of them are entrepreneurs with only a few managing generational wealth.
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