The President of Cameroon Paul Biya has been ranked as the highest-paid African President.
The BI report states that Cameroonian President Paul Biya’s annual earnings at $620,976 – an equivalent of about US$51,748 per month.
It stated that “One thing of concern is that the annual salaries of most leaders are well above the country’s GDP per capita or average wages. This is why many young citizens are curious to discover how much African leaders earn so that they can compare their pay packets with the average salaries and GDPs of other respective countries.“
Below is the full list of highest-paid President in Africa:
- Paul Biya, Cameroon earns $620,976
- King Mohammed VI, Morocco earns $488,604
- Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa earns $223,500
- Uhuru the President of Kenya earns $192,200
- Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda – $183,216
- Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President of Algeria – $168,000
- Teodoro Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea -$152,680
- Emmerson Mnangagwa president of Zimbabwe – $146,590
- Denis Sassou, President of the Republic of Congo – $108,400
- Alassane Ouattara, President of Ivory Coast – $100,000
- George Weah, President of Liberia- $90,000
- Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda -$85,000
- Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana – $76,000
- Lazarus Chakwera, President of Malawi – $74,300
- Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria – $69,000