Nigerian business mogul Folorunsho Alakija is Africa’s most powerful woman, followed by Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as Mauritius’ President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim comes in third according to Forbes list of 100 most powerful women in the world.
List puts together the names of the smartest and toughest female business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, scientists, philanthropists and CEOs making their mark in the world today.
The top five most powerful women in the world include Germany’s Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton Presidential candidate in the United States, Chair at the Federal Reserve in the United States Janet Yellen, Melinda Gates the Cochair at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and fifthly, Mary Barra the CEO of General Motors in the United States.
