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These 19 African presidents earn higher salaries than Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari

At least 19 African presidents earn higher salaries than the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari despite announcing a salary cut in 2015.

Unlike the typical African worker whose salary per annum varies from over $14,000 in South Africa to less than $2,400 in Egypt, African presidents earn between $12,000 and $600,000 a year.

A report by Africa Review team for Daily Monitor Newspaper in Uganda, revealed Cameroon’s President, Paul Biya as the highest paid African President with a sum of $610,000 (Ksh61 million) per annum.

Biya’s annual salary is almost three times that of South Africa’s counterpart, despite the South African economy is 10 times bigger than Cameroon’s.

In 2015, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari had announced a pay cut in the salaries of himself and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

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See the annual salaries of these 20 African presidents.

Cameroon

President: Paul Biya

Salary: $630,000 per annum, $52,500 per month

Morocco

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President: King Mohamed IV

Salary: $450,000 per annum, $37,500

South Africa

President: Cyril Ramaphosa

Salary: $272,000 per annum, $22,666

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Tanzania

President: John Magufuli

Salary: $192,000 per annum, $16,000

Algeria

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President: Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Salary: $164,000 per annum, $13,666

Equatorial guinea

President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

Salary: $140,000 per annum, $11,666

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Kenya

President: Uhuru Kenyatta

Salary: $132,000 per annum, $11,000

Comoros

President: Azali Assoumani

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Salary: $111,000 per annum, $9,250

Congo Republic

President: Joseph Kabila

Salary: $110,000 per annum, $9,166

Namibia

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President: Hage Geingob

Salary: $110,000 per annum, $9,166

Zimbabwe

President: Emmerson Mnangagwa

Salary: $108,000 per annum, $9,000

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Mauritius

President: Ameenah Gurib

Salary: $104,000 per annum, $8,666

Côte D'Ivoire

President: Alassane Ouattara

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Salary: $100,000 per annum, $8,333

Liberia

President: George Weah

Salary: $98,000 per annum, $8,166

Rwanda

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President: Paul Kagame

Salary: $95,000 per annum, $7,916

Angola

President: João Lourenço

Salary: $81, 000 per annum, $6,750

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Ghana

President: Nana Akufo-Addo

Salary: $76,000 per annum, $6,333

Malawi

President: Peter Mutharika

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Salary: 75,000 per annum, $6,250

Egypt

President: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

Salary: 72,000 per annum, $6,000

Nigeria

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President: Muhammadu Buhari

Salary: $70,000 per annum, $5,833

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