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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span><\/a>The Africa Report\u2019s inaugural ranking of the top Africans who control the levers of power across politics, business and the arts: from billionaire barons to unpredictable peacemakers and soft-power superstars.<\/p>\n

In September 2018, Bristow\u2019s Randgold Resources signed a $6.5bn merger with Canada\u2019s Barrick Gold Corp. When the opening bell rang on the New York Stock Exchange on 2 January, GOLD \u2013 the new stock for the merged company \u2013 was worth $23.75bn and Bristow was CEO of the world\u2019s biggest gold miner by market cap.<\/p>\n

In March, Barrick Gold withdrew its $18bn bid for its biggest rival Newmont Mining, ending a hostile takeover effort that sought to make it the world\u2019s largest gold miner.<\/p>\n

The two companies instead inked a deal to create a joint venture for their operations in Nevada, which will be operated and majority owned by Barrick Gold.<\/p>\n

If Masiyiwa stands out as a Zimbabwean success story \u2013 he is the country\u2019s first billionaire and now worth $2.3bn \u2013 today it is his philanthropy that matters.<\/p>\n

Through his Higherlife Foundation, he has provided scholarships for more than 100,000 young Africans; funded education, health and agriculture initiatives; and mentors on Facebook.<\/p>\n

Now he has entered the third phase: as thought leader he is on boards including the Africa Progress Panel, The Rockefeller Foundation and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa.<\/p>\n

We are working every day to invest in our communities and rural communities are no different because we believe in leaving no one behind in achieving Africa\u2019s prosperity.<\/p>\n

A lawyer and banker, Ogunlesi formed the private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) in 2006 and earned the nickname \u201cthe man who bought Gatwick Airport\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ogunlesi, a quiet billionaire, has still not been able to keep out of the headlines \u2013 first by being part of Donald Trump\u2019s ill-fated Strategic and Policy Forum, which disbanded after Twitter sackings in 2017, and second by luring World Bank president Jim Yong Kim to summarily leave his job and join GIP as vice-chairman in February.<\/p>\n

Insiders say Ogunlesi made Jim an offer he couldn\u2019t refuse. In 2014 Egypt was suspended from the African Union (AU) due to its \u201cunconstitutional\u201d ousting of President Mohamed Morsi. Five years later the country\u2019s strong-man president is chairing the organisation.<\/p>\n

His predecessor, Rwandan president Paul Kagame, showed the potential for AU chairmanship in furthering his own and his country\u2019s interests and Sisi is sure to follow his example, though his focus will be on security rather than internal reform.<\/p>\n

Sisi supports the Continental Free Trade Area but faces a battle with South Africa\u2019s Cyril Ramaphosa (#16) to get it ratified. Meanwhile at home, constitutional amendments that would allow Sisi to remain president until 2034 were approved in a referendum in April.<\/p>\n

After the Arab Spring the Egyptian telecoms billionaire founded the Free Egyptians Party, promoting a liberal, secular agenda. He got sidelined in politics and now mainly uses TV interviews as a soapbox \u2013 recently declaring that Trump was right over China, and that he was ready to invest in Venezuela as soon as President Nicola\u0301s Maduro was gone.<\/p>\n

People listen when Sawiris talks, as his capacity to invest can help a country\u2019s fortunes: he says no to Saudi Arabia, but may put $300m into the Italian economy.<\/p>\n

On 25 February his investment bank, Beltone Financial, was allowed to resume trading on the Egyptian bourse after being suspended over irregularities in an IPO.<\/p>\n

A lot more influential than he was a year ago \u2013 when he had just taken on an ailing South Africa and the controversial cabinet of his predecessor, Jacob Zuma, which was mired in corruption \u2013 Ramaphosa has doggedly worked at untangling the country\u2019s political and economic problems.<\/p>\n

He explained the situation when launching the African National Congress\u2019 (ANC) 2019 election manifesto: \u201cAfter a period of doubt and uncertainty, we have arrived at a moment of hope and renewal\u201d.<\/p>\n

At 60%, his approval rating is higher than that of the ANC itself. His victory in the May presidential elections has also raised his profile on the global stage.<\/p>\n

South Africa has significantly more clout than its continental peers on the global diplomatic scene: it is the only African country in the G20 and became a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2019-2020. Ramaphosa will further widen his sphere internationally when he becomes the chair of the African Union in 2020.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Lesotho. The Africa Report\u2019s inaugural ranking of the top Africans who control the levers of power across politics, business and the arts: from billionaire barons to unpredictable peacemakers and soft-power superstars. In September 2018, Bristow\u2019s Randgold Resources signed a $6.5bn merger with Canada\u2019s Barrick Gold Corp. 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