Here Are Africa’s Most Powerful Daughters

By JEMEDARI Mwanawakiume

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1. Aya Abdel Fattah

She is the only daughter of Aya Abdel Fattah al Sisi, current president of Egypt.

2. Isabel Dos Santos

She is the daughter of Angola’s president Jose Eduardo dos Santos. Santos is currently the only female billionnaire from Africa according to Forbes

3. Faith Elizabeth Sakwe

She is the oldest daughter of President Goodluck Jonathan, who recently got married to fiance, Godswil Osim Edwards.

4. Bona Mugabe

The 25 year old is the first child of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace. She studied finance at the City University of Hong Kong and currently works at a dairy firm in Mazowe, Zimbabwe.

5. Zahra Buari

This 21 year old is a recent medical microbiology graduate of the University of Surrey, United Kingdom.

6. Anastasia Brenda Biya

The daughter of the President of the Republic of Cameroon is also addicted to the famous social network in vogue and is followed by almost 3,000 followers. Indeed, Brenda Biya opened his Instagram account in 2012 and publicly shared photos to her student everyday family life or reflections and thoughts.

7. Malika Bongo Odimba

She is the only daughter of Gabonian President Ali Bongo Odimba and his French wife Sylvia. The 32 year old is passionate about African women and is a rights activist in her own right.

8. Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini

Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini is the eldest daughter of King Mswati III of Swaziland. She is the first of his 30 children, and her mother is the first of King Mswati’s 10 queens.

9. Thuthukile Zuma

Thuthukile Zuma is the chief of staff in the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services and youngest of South African president Jacob Zuma’s four daughters with ex-wife Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. She is known for being the youngest head of a minister’s office ever appointed in South Africa. Her appointment was criticised for due to her young age, alleged lack of experience for the position, and close personal relationship with the president.

10. Ngina Kenyatta

The 25 year old leads a low key life since her father was elected president and photos of her clubbing were leaked on social media.