Top 10 richest women in Africa

Mama Ngina

     Mama Ngina, the widow of Kenya's first president is now the richest woman in Africa. After the death of her husband in 1978, she was able to manage the family's business. She manages the Commercial Bank of Africa, which is the largest private bank in Kenya. Others are the upmarket hotel chain heritage and Brookside Dairies. Mama Ngina is now moving into real estate where she is overseeing the construction of the 500-acre Northlands City, which will be the largest upmarket gated community in the region. Mama Ngina, who is a philanthropist never revealed the full extent of her investments. 
   Second on the list is the eldest daughter of the Angolan president. Isabel Dos Santos who is 39, is worth $170 million. She owns chains of businesses in oil, diamonds, Angola cement company and also has shares in Portuguese banks. Third on the list is Nigeria's richest businesswoman, Hajia Bola Shagaya who runs chains of businesses both in Nigeria and abroad. Others on the list are Folorunso Alakija, Wendy Appelbaum, Wendy Ackerman, Bridget Radebe, Sharon Wapnick, Elisabeth Bradley, Irene Charnley.