Folorunsho Alakija, Nigerian Businesswoman

Nigerian Businesswoman, Folorunsho Alakija

Folorunsho Alakija is a Nigerian businesswoman who is the second richest African woman after Isabel Dos Santos and also the third richest woman of African descent in the world. She is involved in oil, fashion, and printing industries. Her net worth exceeds $2.1 billion making her the wealthiest woman in Nigeria and the second most powerful next to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

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Amira Elmissiry, Zimbabwean Businesswoman

Amira Elmissiry

Zimbabwean Amira Elmissiry is Special Assistant to the President of the African Development Bank (ADB), a multilateral development finance institution established to promote the economic development and social progress of African countries. Elmissiry advises ADB President Donald Kaberuka on issues regarding policy, operations, and strategy.

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