When President Muhammadu Buhari recently
announced that he and his deputy would take a
pay cut, it was not entirely surprising for a man
known for his austerity, and who faces a
challenge cutting back the excess in the country’s
finances.
But President Buhari is not the first African leader
to announce a pay-cut. In fact, it is a popular
recourse for others trying to shore up their
popularity, or facing tough economic times.
The Africa Review has compiled and analysed
salaries of African leaders to try and see what
they tell about the relationship between those in
power and the governed.
The data below is the best obtainable version that
could be found, either through the
correspondents, or online.
Cameroon: US$610,000 – Paul Biya
Morocco: US$480,000 – King Mohammed VI
South Africa: US$272,000 – Jacob Zuma
Tanzania: US$192,000 – Jakaya Kikwete
Algeria: US$164,000 – Abdel Aziz Bouteflika
Equatorial Guinea: US$150,000 – Theodore
Nguema
Kenya: US$132,000 – Uhuru Kenyatta
Somalia: US$120,000 – Hassan Sheikh
Mohamoud
Comoros: US$115,000 – Ikililou Dhoinine
Congo Republic: US$110,000 – Denis Sassou
Nguesso
Namibia: US$110,000 – Hage Geingob
Zimbabwe: US$108,000 – Robert Mugabe
Mauritius: US$104,838 – Ameenah Gurib
Cote D’Ivoire: US$100,000 – Alassane Ouattara
Liberia: US$90,000 – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Rwanda: US$85,000 – Paul Kagame
Angola: US$81,075 – José Eduardo dos Santos
Ghana: US$76,000 – John Dramani Mahama
Malawi: US$75,348 – Peter Mutharika
Egypt: US$72,000 – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Nigeria: US$70,000 – Muhammadu Buhari
Mali: US$69,609 – Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
Botswana: US$66,713 – Ian Khama
Gabon: US$65,000 – Ali Bongo Ondimba
Zambia: US$56,000 – Edgar Lungu
Dr.Congo: US$52,97 – Joseph Kabila
Swaziland: US$52,128 – Mswati III
Mozambique: US$47,500 – Filipe Nyusi
Ethiopia: US$44,472 – Mulatu Teshome
Lesotho: US$36,000 – Letsie III
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