While the general populace in some countries live on less than $2 per day, some politics has become a very lucrative career. Some political...
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While the general populace in some countries live on less than $2 per day, some politics has become a very lucrative career. Some political leaders are not only powerful, but also rich. Today’s African political leaders make plenty of money in a continent where many live in abject poverty.
Here are the top 5 political earners in Africa.
1) Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa ($272,000 per year)
Jacob Zuma’s annual income is a whopping $272,000. He is the highest paid African president and among the world’s top 10. In 2012, he approved a 5.5 percent salary increase for top public servants.
2) Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria ($168,000 per year)
Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been the fifth President of Algeria since 1999. The annual salary of the President of Algeria is around $168,000.
3) Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya ($132,000 per year)
Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is the fourth and the current President of Kenya. He assumed charge on April 9 2013. Kenyatta’s earns $132,000 annually. He led by example in 2014 by taking a pay cut. His basic salary of $14,000 per month was reduced to around $11,000.
4) Ikililou Dhoinine, President of Comoros ($115,000 per year): Ikililou Dhoinine has been the President of Comoros since 2011. He earns $115,000 per year. At his inauguration, he pledged to stop corruption. Dhoinine is a pharmacist by training. Comoros is one of the smallest countries in Africa.
5) Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of Rep. Congo ($110,000 per year)
Denis Sassou Nguesso has been the President of the Republic of the Congo since 1997. Global Witness recently reported that one month of personal consumption spending by Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso, son of the President, could have paid for vaccinations against measles for 80,000 Congolese babies. The President earns $110,000 annually. - Online Sources
Jacob Zuma’s annual income is a whopping $272,000. He is the highest paid African president and among the world’s top 10. In 2012, he approved a 5.5 percent salary increase for top public servants.
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2) Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria ($168,000 per year)
Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been the fifth President of Algeria since 1999. The annual salary of the President of Algeria is around $168,000.
3) Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya ($132,000 per year)
Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is the fourth and the current President of Kenya. He assumed charge on April 9 2013. Kenyatta’s earns $132,000 annually. He led by example in 2014 by taking a pay cut. His basic salary of $14,000 per month was reduced to around $11,000.
4) Ikililou Dhoinine, President of Comoros ($115,000 per year): Ikililou Dhoinine has been the President of Comoros since 2011. He earns $115,000 per year. At his inauguration, he pledged to stop corruption. Dhoinine is a pharmacist by training. Comoros is one of the smallest countries in Africa.
5) Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of Rep. Congo ($110,000 per year)
Denis Sassou Nguesso has been the President of the Republic of the Congo since 1997. Global Witness recently reported that one month of personal consumption spending by Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso, son of the President, could have paid for vaccinations against measles for 80,000 Congolese babies. The President earns $110,000 annually. - Online Sources
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