Meet Africa's 24 Richest People in 2016

Just one female from Nigerian and another from Angola made the list of Africa's 24 Richest People as Mike Adenuga shines.

Founder of Globacom, Mike Adenuga

 

Nigerians are really making waves in Africa and the world. In the list of Africa's richest billionaires released by Forbes, Mike Adenuga, founder of Globacom, a telecom company is now worth $10 billion, up from $4 billion a year ago as Aliko Dangote maintains a hold at the top with $14.4 billion this year.

Angolan investor Isabel dos Santos and oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija of Nigeria still remain the only two female billionaires on the continent.

 

Here is the complete list of Africa's 24 Richest People

 

1. Aliko Dangote, Nigerian 

Net Worth: $14.4 billion

 

2. Mike Adenuga, Nigerian

Net Worth: $10 billion

 

3. Nicky Oppenheimer, South African

Net Worth: $6.6 billion

 

4. Christoffel Wiese, South African

Net Worth: $6.2 billion

 

5. Johann Rupert, South African

Net Worth: $5.3 billion

 

6. Nassef Sawiris, Egyptian

Net Worth: $4.1 billion

 

7. Nathan Kirsch, Swazi

Net Worth: $3.7 billion

 

8. Isabel dos Santos, Angolan

Net Worth: $3.1 billion

 

9. Issad Rebrab, Algerian

Net Worth: $3.1 billion

 

10. Naguib Sawiris, Egyptian

Net Worth: $3 billion

 

11. Mohammed Mansour, Egyptian

Net Worth: $2.5 billion

 

12. Othman Benjelloun, Moroccan

Net Worth: $1.9 billion

 

13. Mohamed Al Fayed, Egyptian

Net Worth: $1.9 billion

 

14. Femi Otedola, Nigerian

Net Worth: $1.85 billion

 

15. Youssef Mansour, Egyptian

Net Worth: $1.73 billion

 

16. Folorunsho Alakija, Nigerian

Net Worth: $1.55 billion

 

17. Allan Gray, South African

Net Worth: $1.49 billion

 

18. Koos Bekker, South African

Net Worth: $1.47 billion

 

19. Yasseen Mansour, Egyptian

Net Worth: $1.39 billion

 

20. Aziz Akhannouch, Moroccan

Net Worth: $1.25 billion

 

21. Patrice Motsepe, South African

Net Worth: $1.15 billion

 

22. Abdulsamad Rabiu, Nigerian

Net Worth: $1.1 billion

 

23. Onsi Sawiris, Egyptian

Net Worth: $1.09 billion

 

24. Mohammed Dewji, Tanzanian

Net Worth: $1.09 billion

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