African presidents earn better than any public servant in their respective countries.The salaries,however,vary across countries with Cameroonian president earning the highest salary.
The Africa Review has compiled and analyzed salaries of African leaders to try and see what they tell about the relationship between those in power and their subjects.
In Kenya, President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto last year announced a voluntary 20 per cent salary cut and invited other top government officials to follow suit. A few did, reluctantly.
In Tunisia, former President Moncef Marzouki, then facing an economic crisis in the post-revolution period, announced a two-thirds pay cut, slicing his annual pay from around $176,868 (Ksh 17m) to ‘just’ $58,956 (Ksh5.8m).
Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari recently announced that he will take a voluntary salary pay cut, which is a good gesture.
When most African leaders get into power, the first thing they do is to increase their salaries. Among the leaders who have done so include King Mswati of Swaziland, King Mohammed VI of Morocco and President Eduardo dos Santos of Angola
African presidents are among the highest paid presidents in the World despite the continent being ranked the poorest.
Below is a brief summary of African Presidents salaries:
Country Net pay per year ($)
Cameroon 600,000
Morocco 460,000
South Africa 272,000
Tanzania 192,000
Algeria 164,000
Equatorial Guinea 150,000
Kenya 132,000
Comoros: 115,000
Congo Republic 110,000
Namibia 110,000
Zimbabwe 100,000
Mauritius 104,558
Cote D’Ivoire 100,000
Liberia 90,000
Rwanda 85,000
Angola 81,075
Ghana 76,000
Malawi 75,543
Egypt 72,000
Nigeria 70,000
Mali 69,609
Botswana 66,713
Gabon 65,000
Zambia 56,000
Dr.Congo 52,797
Etc
