Agence Ecofin Keeps Faure Gnassingbé and Kako Nubukpo in its Top 50 Most Trusted African Personnalities List

Economic governance

Wednesday, 27 September 2023 18:32

Agence Ecofin Keeps Faure Gnassingbé and Kako Nubukpo in its Top 50 Most Trusted African Personnalities List

(Togo First) - The Agence Ecofin released the second edition of its Top 50 Most Trusted African Personalities ranking on September 26. In this edition, like in the previous one, the Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé and the Togolese economist, Kako Nubukpo, are featured in the ranking.

Gnassingbé and Nubukpo ranked 49th and 37th, respectively, thus losing 4 and 7 places compared to 2022 (they were 45th and 30th).

A morphing List

The survey panel is made up of Agence Ecofin's 88,000 subscribers, and this edition received 684 valid votes. Ten new names were added to the list from the first edition last February, allowing for a partial renewal.

"We drew up the list of 50 personalities from the first Ecofin Barometer conducted in February 2023, adding 10 alternative names. We then invited our 88,000 subscribers to select the 5 personalities they trust most from these 60. The selection was based on the responses of 684 voters. Multiple votes were eliminated," wrote Agence Ecofin.

Key Actors

The top three most trusted personalities on the ranking are Senegalese writer Fatou Diome (3rd), Cameroonian Journalist, Alain Foka (2nd), and Aliko Dangote (1st). Diome gained seven places compared to the previous edition. The fourth most trusted personality is Tidjane Thiam, whose influence grows with the coming presidential elections in Côte d’Ivoire in 2025.

Youssou N’dour, meanwhile, lost 19 places, falling to the 38th position. It would seem that leaving Senegal’s ruling party cost N’dour, in terms of trust.

ECOFIN TRUST INDEX
September 2023

1	Aliko Dangote	=
2	Alain Foka	=
3	Fatou Diome	+7
4	Tidjane Thiam	+3
5	Assimi Goïta	-1
6	Paul Kagame	-1
7	Tony Elumelu	+4
8	Sadio Mane	-5
9	Nathalie Yamb	+4
10	Samuel Eto’o	-4
11	Ousmane Sonko	+6
12	Akinwumi Adesina	+3
13	Paul Fokam	-5
14	Laurent Gbagbo	+8
15	Mo Ibrahim	-6
16	Denis Mukwege	-4
17	Didier Drogba	-3
18	Alassane Ouattara	-2
19	Mohammed VI	+5
20	Francis Ngannou	+1
21	Vincent Aboubakar	+2
22	Alpha Blondy	-2
23	Rebecca Enonchong	+15
24	Angélique Kidjo	-6
25	Elon Musk	+7
26	Stanislas Zeze	new.
27	Aminata Touré	+8
28	Macky Sall	-2
29	Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala	+14
30	George Weah	+18
31	Paul Biya	=
32	Mamane	-7
33	Salif Traoré (A’Salfo)	+4
34	Lionel Zinsou	+5
35	Patrice Talon	-7
36	Mohamed Bazoum	new.
37	Kako Nubukpo	-7
38	Youssou N’Dour	-19
39	Makhtar Diop	+5
40	Idrissa Nassa	+2
41	Lupita Nyong'o	=
42	Ons Jabeur	new.
43	Claudy Siar	-10
44	Nana Akufo-Addo	+2
45	Kamel Daoud	+5
46	Michel Gohou	-12
47	William Ruto	new.
48	Charles Blé Goudé	+1
49	Faure Gnassingbé	-4
50	Walid Regragui	-14

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