ANNUAL LIST OF AFRICA’S BEST 100 LEADERS & AFRICA’S BEST 100 COMPANIES
Africa’s Best is Olatorera Consultancy Limited’s prestigious annual list of 100 great companies and 100 great leaders in Africa. The list is non-biased, progress-based, developmentally fit for public use and well-aligned with public knowledge. The list is compiled annually by 3 or more senior consultants at Olatorera Consultancy Limited (OCL) and approved by the executive leadership team and the board of directors. In compiling this list of Africa’s Best, OCL Consultants conducted interviews and research with clients, employees, Africa’s growth enthusiasts and subject-matter-experts knowledgeable about the nominated best leaders and nominated best businesses. The “Africanists” at Olatorera Consultancy Limited are highly assertive on providing the seal and stamp of “Africa’s Best” to great businesses in Africa and the diaspora.
AFRICA’S BEST 100 LEADERS
| Africa’s Best 100 Leaders 2019 | Country | |
| 1 | Paul Kagame | Rwanda |
| 2 | Pedro De Verona Rodrigues Pires | Cape Verde |
| 3 | Joyce Banda | Malawi |
| 4 | John Dramani Mahama | Ghana |
| 5 | Pravind Jugnauth | Mauritius |
| 6 | Tidjane Thiam | Ivory Coast |
| 7 | Ian Khama | Botswana |
| 8 | Atta Mills | Ghana |
| 9 | Desmond Tutu | South Africa |
| 10 | Macky Sall | Senegal |
| 11 | Thomas Yayi Boni | Benin |
| 12 | Mo Ibrahim | Sudan |
| 13 | Olusegun Obasanjo | Nigeria |
| 14 | Abdiweli Mohamed Ali | Somalia |
| 15 | Joaquim Alberto Chissano | Mozambique |
| 16 | Frederick Sumaye | Tanzania |
| 17 | Prince Moulay Hicham | Morocco |
| 18 | Sahle-Work Zewde | Ethiopia |
| 19 | Sir Anerood Jugnauth | Mauritius |
| 20 | Jakaya Mrisho | Tanzania |
| 21 | Strive Masiyiwa | Zimbabwe |
| 22 | Issab Rebrab | Algeria |
| 23 | Manu Chandria | Kenya |
| 24 | Amina Mohammed | Nigeria |
| 25 | Kenneth Kaunda | Zambia |
| 26 | Julius Bio | Sierra Leone |
| 27 | Dawda Jawara | Gambia |
| 28 | Jean-Claude Kassi Brou | Ivory Coast |
| 29 | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi | Egypt |
| 30 | Marc Ravalomanana | Madagascar |
| 31 | Xavier Luc-Duval | Mauritius |
| 32 | Roch Marc Kabore | Burkina Faso |
| 33 | Hifikepunye Pohamba | Namibia |
| 34 | Leopold Senghor | Senegal |
| 35 | Yoweri Musevini | Uganda |
| 36 | Joaquim Chissano | Mozambique |
| 37 | Ibrahim Boubacar Keita | Mali |
| 38 | Idriss Deby | Chad |
| 39 | Festus Mogae | Botswana |
| 40 | Danny Faure | Seychelles |
| 41 | Moussa Kousa | Libya |
| 42 | Joao Lourenco | Angola |
| 43 | Mokgweetsi Masisi | Botswana |
| 44 | Moussa Faki | Chad |
| 45 | Raila Odinga | Kenya |
| 46 | Abdelaziz Bouteflika | Algeria |
| 47 | Alan John Kyerematen | Ghana |
| 48 | Uhuru Kenyatta | Kenya |
| 49 | Jorge Carlos Fonseca | Cape Verde |
| 50 | Alpha Conde | Guinea |
| 51 | Alassane Ouattara | Ivory Coast |
| 52 | Faustin Touadera | Central African Republic |
| 53 | Andry Rajoelina | Madagascar |
| 54 | Ismaïl Omar Guelleh | Djibouti |
| 55 | Isaias Afwerki | Eritrea |
| 56 | Abiy Ahmed | Ethiopia |
| 57 | Joshua Osih | Cameroon |
| 58 | Abdessalam Jalloud | Libya |
| 59 | Pakalitha Mosisili | Lesotho |
| 60 | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | Liberia |
| 61 | Sam Nujoma | Namibia |
| 62 | Abdul Satar Dada | Botswana |
| 63 | Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka | South Africa |
| 64 | Phuthuma Nhleko | South Africa |
| 65 | Guy Scott | Zambia |
| 66 | Mahamadou Issoufou | Niger |
| 67 | Beji Caid Essebsi | Tunisia |
| 68 | Aziz Akhannouch | Morocco |
| 69 | Bola Tinubu | Nigeria |
| 70 | Patrice Motsepe | South Africa |
| 71 | Patrice Talon | Benin |
| 72 | Jim Ovia | Nigeria |
| 73 | Thabo Mbeki | South Africa |
| 74 | Benjamin Mkapa | Tanzania |
| 75 | Muhammadu Buhari | Nigeria |
| 76 | Mwai Kibaki | Kenya |
| 77 | Mohammed Elbaradei | Egypt |
| 78 | Salim Ahmed Salim | Tanzania |
| 79 | Denis Mukwege | Congo |
| 80 | Amadou Kane | Senegal |
| 81 | David Oyedepo | Nigeria |
| 82 | Donald Kaberuka | Rwanda |
| 83 | Cyril Ramaphosa | South Africa |
| 84 | katuutire kaura | Namibia |
| 85 | Adama Barrow | Gambia |
| 86 | Aliko Dangote | Nigeria |
| 87 | Patrick Njoroge | Kenya |
| 88 | Jakaya Kikwete | Tanzania |
| 89 | Patricia Poku-Diaby | Ghana |
| 90 | Mohammed Dewji | Tanzania |
| 91 | Najib Balala | Kenya |
| 92 | Thulani Maseko | Swaziland |
| 93 | Graça Machel | Mozambique |
| 94 | Azali Assoumani | Comoros |
| 95 | Jose Mario Vaz | Guinea-Bissau |
| 96 | Gabriel Nse Obiang Obono | Equatorial Guinea |
| 97 | Faure Gnassingbé | Togo |
| 98 | Alexis Sinduhije | Burundi |
| 99 | Salva Kiir Mayardit | South Sudan |
| 100 | Patience Dabany | Gabon |
AFRICA’S BEST 100 COMPANIES
| Africa’s Best 100 Companies (Mostly Indigenous) | Country | |
| 1 | First Rand | South Africa |
| 2 | Sontrach | Algeria |
| 3 | Banque Maroc (BMCE) | Morocco |
| 4 | Bidvest Group | Angola |
| 5 | Steinhoff Group | Algeria |
| 6 | MTN Group | South Africa |
| 7 | Standard Bank Group | South Africa |
| 8 | Dangote Group | Nigeria |
| 9 | Prosuma Group | Ivory Coast |
| 10 | Attijariwafa Bank | Morocco |
| 11 | GTBank | Nigeria |
| 12 | Arab Contractors | Egypt |
| 13 | Cocoa Processing Co. | Ghana |
| 14 | Orascom Construction | Egypt |
| 15 | Agoco (Arabian Gulf Oil Company) | Libya |
| 16 | Maroc Telecom | Morocco |
| 17 | Zenith Bank | Nigeria |
| 18 | Safaricom | Kenya |
| 19 | Qalaa Holdings | Egypt |
| 20 | Groupe Loukil | Tunisia |
| 21 | United Bank for Africa (UBA) | Nigeria |
| 22 | Telecom Egypt | Egypt |
| 23 | Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures | Cameroon |
| 24 | IBL Group (Ireland Blyth Limited) | Mauritius |
| 25 | Kenya Commercial Bank | Kenya |
| 26 | Econet Wireless | Zimbabwe |
| 27 | Catoca Mining Company | Angola |
| 28 | IHS Group | Mauritius |
| 29 | North Mara Mining Company | Tanzania |
| 30 | Shoprite Group | South Africa |
| 31 | Choppies Entreprises | Botswana |
| 32 | Tarkwa Gold | Ghana |
| 33 | Axian Group | Madagascar |
| 34 | Sudatel Telecom Group | Sudan |
| 35 | Vodacom | Congo |
| 36 | Sasol Chemicals | South Africa |
| 37 | Namibian Power Corporation | Namibia |
| 38 | Copperbelt Energy Corporation | Zambia |
| 39 | National Bank of Egypt | Egypt |
| 40 | Press Corporation | Malawi |
| 41 | Imperial Holdings | South Africa |
| 42 | Royal Swaziland Sugar Corporation | Swaziland |
| 43 | Vodacom | South Africa |
| 44 | Guelb Moghrein Copper-Gold Mine | Mauritinia |
| 45 | Atlantic Bank Group | Togo |
| 46 | Sahara Bank | Libya |
| 47 | BMCE Bank | Morocco |
| 48 | International Commercial Bank | Egypt |
| 49 | Bank of Kigali | Rwanda |
| 50 | MMI Holdings | South Africa |
| 51 | Naspers | South Africa |
| 52 | DSTV | South Africa |
| 53 | Sonatel | Senegal |
| 54 | Tororo Cement | Uganda |
| 55 | Mohammed Enterprises (METL) | Tanzania |
| 56 | Aiteo Group | Nigeria |
| 57 | Twiga Cement (TPCC) | Tanzania |
| 58 | Tongaat Hulett | South Africa |
| 59 | The Resort Group | Cape Verde |
| 60 | AngloGold Ashanti | South Africa |
| 61 | BUA Group | Nigeria |
| 62 | Bidfoods | South Africa |
| 63 | Ibeto Group | Nigeria |
| 64 | Ooredoo | Tunisia |
| 65 | Seplat Petroleum Development Company | Nigeria |
| 66 | Kumba Iron Ore | Nigeria |
| 67 | Umeme Electricity Distribution Company | Uganda |
| 68 | Kansanshi Mining | Zambia |
| 69 | University of Cape Town | South Africa |
| 70 | Sibanye Gold | South Africa |
| 71 | Bujagali Energy | Uganda |
| 72 | Ethiopian Airlines | Ethiopia |
| 73 | DBSA (Development Bank of Southern Africa) | South Africa |
| 74 | Congelcam | Cameroon |
| 75 | South African Airlines | South Africa |
| 76 | Rand Water | South Africa |
| 77 | First Bank | Nigeria |
| 78 | Press Corporation | Malawi |
| 79 | Benamor Group | Algeria |
| 80 | Access Bank | Nigeria |
| 81 | Zamburi Cement | Kenya |
| 82 | Innscor Africa | Zimbabwe |
| 83 | Sudatel Telecom | Sudan |
| 84 | Sun International | South Africa |
| 85 | American University in Cairo | Egypt |
| 86 | Invicta Holdings | South Africa |
| 87 | MMI Holdings | South Africa |
| 88 | First National Bank | Botswana |
| 89 | Tiger Brands | South Africa |
| 90 | Letshego Holdings | Botswana |
| 91 | SPAR | South Africa |
| 92 | Royal Swaziland Sugar Corporation | Swaziland |
| 93 | Air Seychelles | Seychelles |
| 94 | Kenya Airways | Kenya |
| 95 | Ecobank | Togo |
| 96 | Mass Mart | South Africa |
| 97 | Egypt Air | Egypt |
| 98 | Aspen Pharmacare Holdings | South Africa |
| 99 | Royal Air Maroc | Morocco |
| 100 | Air Mauritius | Mauritius |
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