The article cited "Paul Biya among the top 10 richest African heads of state in 2014 according to the Forbes rankings" published by Cameroon - info.net October 6, has created mixed emotions in Cameroon and Africa in general. And the topic continues to fuel debates on social networks.

President Paul Biya, who does not like to "make comments" responded on his Facebook page, issuing the disclaimer on the article published by Forbes without saying anything more. Cameroonians have made various comment to the post as well.

"Our father is the first Cameroonian athlete, etc... it is normal that he is among the richest. 32 years of power and a free life can make the economy grow and if he invests properly, he can become multi billionaire. Let him just enforce article 66 before leaving", can be read among the 60 or so comments posted on Facebook page of Paul Biya.

Nigerian president denied blatantly on Thursday 9 October the information from the internet site richestlifestyle.com awarding him a fortune of 100 million dollars (78 million euros)" indicated Jeune Afrique in its publication of October 9, 2014. "The president Jonathan has never been a businessman or entrepreneur" indicated the Nigerian Presidency in a statement.

This classification indicated "that the president has been enriched through corruption since he took office (in 2010), which is certainly not the case" said the press release. Threats of Abuja towards richestlifestyle.com forced the American magazine to remove the name of Goodluck Jonathan from the said classification.

"Please note that this list was compiled based on information from Forbes.com, ForeignPolicy.com, CelebrityNetWorth.com and Cabinda.net ' richestlifestyle wrote.