President of Malawi, Mrs. Joyce Banda has been positioned as the
most powerful woman in Africa.
Banda who attained first on the list of Forbes’ 100 world most
powerful women was ranked number 47 in the world. She climbed 24 places from
last year’s list to reach number 47 most
powerful woman in the world
Other African women on the list are Nigeria’s Minister of
Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Helen Johnson-Sirleaf at number 83
and 87 respectively.
German Chancellor, Mrs. Angela Merkel, was the first on the
list; Brazillian President, Mrs. Dilma Rousseff, came second. Melinda Gates,
Mitchelle Obama and Hilary Clinton came third, fourth and fifth on the list,
respectively.
Forbes said, “Our annual snapshot of the 100 women with the most
impact comprises top politicians and chief executive officers, activist
billionaires and celebrities who matter. In roughly equal measure, you’ll find
the next gen entrepreneurs and media mavens, technologists and leaders in
philanthropy — all ranked by dollars, media momentum and impact.
“We’ve selected women that go beyond the traditional taxonomy of
the power elite (political and economic might). These change-agents are actually
shifting our very idea of clout and authority and, in the process, transforming
the world in fresh and exhilarating ways.”
This year’s list featured nine heads of state that run nations
with a combined Gross Domestic Product of $11.8tn. It also listed 24 corporate
CEOs controlling $893bn in revenues with 16 of the women that founded their own
companies, including two of the three new billionaires, Tory Burch and Spanx’s
Sara Blakely.
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