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Higest Paid Presidents in Africa:Salaries for African presidents

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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 โ€˜justโ€™ $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 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Net pay per year ($)
Cameroonย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  600,000
Moroccoย ย ย ย ย ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย ย  460,000
South Africa ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  272,000
Tanzaniaย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  192,000
Algeriaย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย  164,000
Equatorial Guinea ย  150,000
Kenyaย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  132,000

Comoros:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  115,000

Congo Republicย ย ย ย ย ย ย  110,000

Namibiaย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  110,000

Zimbabweย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  100,000

Mauritiusย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  104,558

Cote D’Ivoireย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  100,000

Liberiaย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  90,000

Rwandaย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  85,000

Angolaย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  81,075

Ghanaย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  76,000

Malawiย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  75,543

Egyptย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  72,000

Nigeriaย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  70,000

Maliย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  69,609

Botswanaย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  66,713

Gabonย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  65,000

Zambiaย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  56,000

Dr.Congoย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  52,797

Etc

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