On the last episode were talked about a few ladies who happened to be among the top richest woman in Africa among which are * **Folorunsho Alakija** C.E.O of The Rose of Sharon Group, with and worth net of $1.5billion. * **Isabel Dos Santos** C.E.O of Zon multimedia, with and worth $2.8billion. * **Ngina Kenyatta** C.E.O of CBA, with a Net Worth of $1billion. *** **Today's Episode we are going to see who's next on the list.** *** But before this list would be given out, must women worldwide have learned the importance of being financially independent and a great asset to there husbands (*like I said most of them anyway*) and they happen to be the backbone of many great men today. I want to use this to encourage every woman out there reading this post that you are that you have every bit of greatness in you only if you strong mentally. To all women out there you have my full respect. So to our list today. ***

Haija Bola shagaya

*** https://news.education.investing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/article-image-rich-women-Haija-Bola-Shagaya-768x499.jpg [Source](https://news.education.investing.com/top-25-richest-women-in-africa/4/?ref=next) * Company: Bolmus Group International * Net Worth: $630 million > Haija Shagaya is one of Nigeria’s most eminent fashionistas. She is also a business-woman withholding and several board memberships. Her business industries mainly focus on real estate. She was born in Nigeria. Her mother was a seamstress and her father a public servant in Nigeria. She has her degree in economics from Armstrong College in the United States. Shagaya’s first career was at the Central Bank of Nigeria, where she worked as an auditor. She then went into commercial sales doing import and export work, introducing Nigeria to Konica, a brand of photography products. She has board memberships with Unity Bank. She is also a contributing member of the Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria, also known as FADAN, and she also has membership status in the Order of the Niger. [Source](https://news.education.investing.com/top-25-richest-women-in-africa/4/?ref=next) **UP NEXT** ***

Wendy Appelbaum

*** https://news.education.investing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/article-image-rich-women-Wendy-Appelbaum-768x499.jpg [Source](https://news.education.investing.com/top-25-richest-women-in-africa/4/?ref=next) * Company: Liberty Investors * Net Worth: $259.3 million > Wendy Appelbaum is the richest woman living in South Africa today. She was the director of Liberty Investors, Ltd. She has also worked in several other industries. She was the deputy chair of Connection Group Holdings Ltd. After such a long background in finance and business, she has become a philanthropist with her millions. Appelbaum owns a profitable wine farm in South Africa. She is known for being close friends with famous feminist activist Gloria Steinem. Appelbaum has made it clear in interviews that her wealth does not define her. Her recent philanthropic endeavors have included providing free annual breast exams and checkups for female farmers. She has set up breast exam clinics near her home and throughout South Africa to help migrant farmers stay healthy. [Source](https://news.education.investing.com/top-25-richest-women-in-africa/4/?ref=next) ** UP NEXT IS A FUNNY ONE. I just had to add her because of her hard work in the music industry around Africa.** ***

Tiwa Savage

*** https://news.education.investing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/article-image-rich-women-Tiwa-Savage-768x499.jpg [source](https://news.education.investing.com/top-25-richest-women-in-africa/6/?ref=next) * Occupation: Musician * Net Worth: $5 million > Tiwa Savage is a famous Nigerian pop star who was born in Ikeja. She attended the University of Kent’s Berklee College of Music. She was always interested in music, and she played the trombone in her high school band. Savage emerged onto the music scene in 2006. This what most people did not know how far she had to work for what she is today. She appeared on the UK’s The X Factor, and she made it to the final twenty-four, though she struggled with the limelight. She was cut before making it to the final twelve, never gave up on her music. She eventually managed to get a recording deal with Sony. A few years later, she was signed by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label. She has since collaborated with American and African artists. She is involved in charity, particularly charities focusing on youth development in Africa. [source](https://news.education.investing.com/top-25-richest-women-in-africa/6/?ref=next) **UP NEXT IS** ***

Wendy Ackerman

*** https://news.education.investing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/article-image-rich-women-Wendy-Ackerman-768x499.jpg [Source](https://news.education.investing.com/top-25-richest-women-in-africa/7/?ref=next) * Company: Pick N Pay Holdings Ltd. * Net Worth: $190.2 million > Wendy Ackerman is the director of the financial company Pick N Pay Holdings Ltd. She was born in Cape Town, South Africa, and she received her degree from the University of Cape Town and UNISA. She was a teacher for several years, teaching in Soweto. When she was a college student, she taught English for night school in South Africa. Her husband, Raymond, bought Pick N Pay, and she joined him to help him in his business venture. Wendy was in charge of employee affairs, and she developed the corporation’s employee benefit plan and welfare plan She became the director of Pick N Pay in 1981. She is also a philanthropist, starting the Educational Trust Fund that helps underprivileged students get to school. She is also a patron of the Jewish Women’s Union. [Source](https://news.education.investing.com/top-25-richest-women-in-africa/7/?ref=next) Get her on [Twitter](Wendy Ackerman @CapeTalk / Twitter.com) **UP NEXT** ***

Irene Charnley

*** ![](https://images2.weku.io/DQmaDFAo4dRvLgD7CMJJG8oP5rQ2d4kMhrQ6rm3CfbuYKjZ/image.png) [Source](https://news.education.investing.com/top-25-richest-women-in-africa/8/?ref=next) * Company: Smile Telecoms * Net Worth: $150 million > Irene Charnley was born in South Africa in 1960. She was part of a trade union, and she is one of South Africa’s richest businesswomen. Her first business experience was union-related. She negotiated for the National Union of Mineworkers in South Africa, a position she held for thirteen years. She then took that experience and transferred to the telecom sector. She became the director of MTN Group. MTN Group is the largest telecom corporation in Africa, and she helped connect multiple African and Arab countries to MTN. She was involved in making the company public for underprivileged African residents to buy shares, increasing their wealth. She now is the CEO of the telecom company Smile Telecom Holdings, Ltd., which operates in the Congo, Uganda, Nigeria, and other countries. Get her on [Twitter](Irene Charnley @TweetLikeChinwe / Twitter.com) [Source](https://news.education.investing.com/top-25-richest-women-in-africa/8/?ref=next)

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